Vision: The ultimate goal of implementing PBIS data, systems, and practices is to improve behavioral, social, emotional, and academic growth; positive school climate; and/or fewer office discipline referrals. 

Mission: Our mission is to provide a positive, safe, healthy, nurturing, and respectful environment in which all students have the opportunity to become productive members of society. We believe academic and behavioral student success can be achieved by using a proactive approach to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment. 

PBIS offers a set of evidence-based practices that help educators accomplish great things. It allows schools to create school-wide behavioral goals, outline expectations with students, announce faculty, and then provide ongoing teaching and support to help students meet those behavioral goals. Rather than simply punishing negative behaviors, the PBIS system focuses on preventative support, teaching important skills like self-regulation, and reinforcing positive behaviors. 

Establishing shared, uniform expectations through a school-wide PBIS framework ensures that certain groups of students are not unfairly targeted for disciplinary actions. The tiered system of support also means that resources can be targeted to match the needs of each individual student. Schools can more consciously allocate limited resources to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed with their peers. 

The multi-tiered system of support allows schools to provide targeted interventions based on students' individual needs. PBIS is broken into three tiers of supports:

Tier I: Universal Supports

This tier encompasses school-wide strategies that are designed to promote positive behavior outcomes for all students, regardless of need. Examples of universal support includes school-wide expectations, PBIS rewards for middle school students (Class Dojo), and implementation of a social-emotional learning (SEL) framework (PBIS Matrix). 

Tier II: Targeted Supports

Targeted support is a series of strategies implemented for students who still demonstrate negative behaviors even after receiving universal support. Examples of targeted support include small group interventions and increased access to academic support. 

Tier III: Intensive Supports

When a student needs additional support, they move into Tier 3 - intensive support. These strategies usually involve ongoing individual support and can involve counselors or additional support professionals. Examples of intensive support include counseling services, individualized behavior plans, and specialized assessments.