School Wide Positive Behavior High School

Hello and Welcome to My High School PBIS Blog,

My name is Rhonda Wright, I'm an Intervention Specialist at Franklin Heights High School. I've been teaching special needs students for 31 years. I am also a retired Colonel from the Army Reserve, of 34 years. I wanted to share some ideas of what I have been doing for the last 5 years at school, especially PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) and Link Crew. That's me in the middle with two of my colleagues accepting the highest award given by the Ohio Department of Education for PBIS. I am the lead facilitator of a team of 12 teachers and staff that coordinate PBIS activities/incentives/training's for the student body and staff throughout the year. We also track behavior data to focus on areas that need improvement.

Mission Statement

Our PBIS Mission Statement

To foster and promote a safe and positive environment that enhances student learning through teaching and recognizing positive behavior.

What is PBIS?

PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and stems from the language used in a 1997 amendment to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This portion of IDEA was very specific in its methods of identification and support of positive behaviors in the classroom.

The educational research community has been developing and studying Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) ever since. PBIS seeks to reduce or eliminate poor behavior school wide through the encouragement of positive behaviors.

Improving School Climate

The goal of PBIS is to create a positive school climate, in which students learn and grow. However, school climate can vary widely from school to school. A number of factors affect school climate, including school location, neighborhood culture, instructional methods, student diversity, and school administration.

Changing school climate may seem like a daunting task. Employing the PBIS framework can make the task more manageable. The key to an effective PBIS implementation is an “all-in” mentality among teachers and administrators in a school. For PBIS to produce positive change in a school’s climate, it needs to be employed schoolwide and with consistency.

School climate has bearing on attendance rates, academic achievement, and graduation rates. Regardless of socioeconomic status, students in a positive school climate are more likely to have higher test scores and greater academic success. In addition, positive school climate helps students to develop the social and emotional skills they will need to become productive members of society.

In short, positive school climate includes:

-A feeling of safety

-Respect

-Engagement in learning

-Involvement in school life

-Shared vision

-Involvement of teachers, students, and families

https://www.pbisrewards.com/blog/what-is-pbis/

PBIS Resource - What is PBIS? - Flyer

Explains tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 at Franklin Heights High School

Perfect Attendance Certificate

Given to student's, from staff, with perfect attendance for each term. Students are also given the opportunity to have smoothies or Falcon PRIDE Swag (water bottles, sunglasses, t-shirts, pencils, etc.).

What Can Students Do With Their PRIDE Cards?

These cards are passed out by staff to students who exhibit the qualities of P.R.I.D.E. The cards can be turned in to the school store to purchase items or for events such as the dodge ball tournament, volleyball tournament, talent show, senior vs. staff basketball game and quest games. Teachers complete the information on the front of the card, and give to the students. Each student will then be responsible for holding onto the card(s) for incentive purchase power. Falcon PRIDE Card recipients will be positively recognized according to the FHHS PBIS Matrix. Teachers should strive to distribute at least 10 cards each week.