What is PBIS?

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, data-driven framework proven to reduce disciplinary incidents, increase a school's sense of safety, and support improved academic outcomes.  More than 1,000 Georgia schools and 27,000 nationwide have been trained in PBIS.  Implementation of PBIS is saving countless instructional hours otherwise lost to discipline.  The premise of PBIS is that continual teaching, combined with acknowledgment or feedback of positive student behavior will reduce unnecessary discipline and promote a climate of greater productivity, safety, and learning.  PBIS schools provide a multi-tiered approach to prevention, using disciplinary data and principles of behavior analysis to develop school-wide, targeted, and individualized interventions and support to improve school climate for all students.

PBIS Factsheet:

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Stockbridge High School PBIS Mission Statement:

The mission of the SHS PBIS team is to foster and promote a safe and positive school environment that enhances student learning by teaching and recognizing positive behavior, increasing student connectivity, and establishing an effective system of social and emotional learning supports.