Five Elements
PBIS emphasizes five inter-related elements: equity, systems, data, practices, and outcomes.
Equity
When you implement PBIS with fidelity, it fits seamlessly within your local context. To do that requires a focus on aspects of culture and equity. Leadership teams work with members of the school or program community — students, families, and community members — to prioritize valued outcomes and promote high expectations for all students. Centering equity also means supporting educators’ roles in implementation, adapting practices to meet students’ individual needs, and disaggregating data by student group to ensure success for everyone.
As you think about equity in your PBIS implementation, ask yourself: How can we enhance the experiences and outcomes of each educator and student?
Systems
Your foundational systems establish the way your schools and programs operate. Systems include teaming structures, training, coaching, and other supports for educators. In PBIS, these systems support accurate, durable implementation of practices and the effective use of data to achieve better outcomes.
As you think about the systems supporting your PBIS framework, ask yourself:
What can we do to sustain our implementation over the long haul?
What can we do to sustain our implementation over the long haul?
Data
Your school or program generates a wide range of data about your students every day. Within the PBIS framework, teams use data to select, monitor, and evaluate outcomes, practices, and systems across all three tiers.
As you think about the data available to you, ask yourself:
What information do we need to make effective decisions about our PBIS implementation and outcomes?
What information do we need to make effective decisions about our PBIS implementation and outcomes?
Practices
The school and classroom practices you implement are critical to supporting students and creating a positive school climate. In PBIS, these interventions and strategies are backed by research and target the outcomes you and your community want to achieve.
As you think about the evidence-based practices you implement, ask yourself:
How will we support our students’ behavioral, social, emotional, and academic growth?
How will we support our students’ behavioral, social, emotional, and academic growth?
Outcomes
The ultimate goal of implementing PBIS data, systems, and practices is to improve outcomes. Families, students, and educators set goals and work together to achieve them. In PBIS, outcomes might include behavioral, social, emotional, and academic growth; positive school climate; or fewer office discipline referrals.
As you think about the outcomes you want to achieve, ask yourself:
What is important to each of our communities?
What is important to each of our communities?