Research/Articles about PBIS
Evaluation Brief: If discipline referral rates for the school as a whole are reduced, will rates for students with disabilities also be reduced? "The results of this study indicate that if schools that are using SWIS ... reduce their rates of major ODRs, the number of students in special education who receive ODRs... will be reduced over time. This is important because students in special education generally tend to be over-represented in disciplinary incidents..." Tobin, Horner, Vincent, Swain-Bradway.
Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying. The US Department of Education (April 2015) has released data showing a decrease in bullying victimization rates nationwide.
Restraint and seclusion of students with a disability continue to be common in some school districts - patterns remain relatively consistent despite recent policy changes. University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository.
Decreasing Dropout Rates for Minority Males with Disabilities - National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, Fall 2014
Suspending Kids Doesn't Fix Bad Behavior: Schools Look for Answers Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to some of the most persistent challenges in public education. It is produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network, a New York-based nonprofit that works to spread the practice of solutions-oriented journalism. Education Lab is funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
High School Tries New Approach to Discipline - Suspensions Drop 85%
Integrating Social-Emotional Learning into High School. Ed Week, May 2014. "The convergence of academic, social, and emotional learning serves all students well, we found. It misses the point to embrace SEL largely as a behavior-management or character-development tool for at-risk students in urban schools, though certainly such programs play a part in closing the achievement gap. Our five study schools demonstrate the power of SEL to enrich student learning, aspiration, and engagement across the entire spectrum of students."
School Climate Data is an Equity Issue Ed Week Blog, May 2014. "The School Climate Bill of Rights banned a trend of suspending students for minor infractions, which were negatively impacting many of our at-risk youth and particularly boys of color. And it demands the district prioritize better outcomes for students of color, invest in alternatives to suspensions and collect and publish data around issues that impact a school's learning environment."
This brief article describes how school teams can use ODR data as early as October to intervene and prevent chronic problems in students. Best Practices: October Catch by Dr. Kelsey Morris
This is a monograph related to building connections between PBIS and Mental Health Services. “Advancing Education Effectiveness: Interconnecting School Mental Health and School Wide Positive Behavioral Supports.”
The Best Antidote to Bullying? Community-Building - Ed Week
The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide: What we know and what it means for schools. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Newtown anniversary: US schools keep trying wrong fixes to deter school shootings, experts say NBC News
Positive Psychology and School Discipline: Positive Is Not Simply the Opposite of Punitive by George Bear, National Association of School Psychologists Publications
"For Whom is PBIS Successful? Under What Conditions Has PBIS Had the Best Impact?" National Center on Intensive Intervention.
Exploring the School Climate - Student Achievement Connection. Alliance for the Study of School Climate. "... the quality of the climate appears to be the single most predictive factor in any school's capacity to promote student achievement."
Best Practices for Fair and Effective Discipline. Punish-Based Discipline Does Not Improve School Safety, Learning or Behavior (National Association of School Psychologists)
PBIS in High Schools - Monograph
Mystery Motivators Work! Research support for this evidence based practice.
Student Reports of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying. The US Department of Education (April 2015) has released data showing a decrease in bullying victimization rates nationwide.
Restraint and seclusion of students with a disability continue to be common in some school districts - patterns remain relatively consistent despite recent policy changes. University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository.
Decreasing Dropout Rates for Minority Males with Disabilities - National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, Fall 2014
Suspending Kids Doesn't Fix Bad Behavior: Schools Look for Answers Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to some of the most persistent challenges in public education. It is produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network, a New York-based nonprofit that works to spread the practice of solutions-oriented journalism. Education Lab is funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
High School Tries New Approach to Discipline - Suspensions Drop 85%
Integrating Social-Emotional Learning into High School. Ed Week, May 2014. "The convergence of academic, social, and emotional learning serves all students well, we found. It misses the point to embrace SEL largely as a behavior-management or character-development tool for at-risk students in urban schools, though certainly such programs play a part in closing the achievement gap. Our five study schools demonstrate the power of SEL to enrich student learning, aspiration, and engagement across the entire spectrum of students."
School Climate Data is an Equity Issue Ed Week Blog, May 2014. "The School Climate Bill of Rights banned a trend of suspending students for minor infractions, which were negatively impacting many of our at-risk youth and particularly boys of color. And it demands the district prioritize better outcomes for students of color, invest in alternatives to suspensions and collect and publish data around issues that impact a school's learning environment."
This brief article describes how school teams can use ODR data as early as October to intervene and prevent chronic problems in students. Best Practices: October Catch by Dr. Kelsey Morris
This is a monograph related to building connections between PBIS and Mental Health Services. “Advancing Education Effectiveness: Interconnecting School Mental Health and School Wide Positive Behavioral Supports.”
The Best Antidote to Bullying? Community-Building - Ed Week
The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide: What we know and what it means for schools. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Newtown anniversary: US schools keep trying wrong fixes to deter school shootings, experts say NBC News
Positive Psychology and School Discipline: Positive Is Not Simply the Opposite of Punitive by George Bear, National Association of School Psychologists Publications
"For Whom is PBIS Successful? Under What Conditions Has PBIS Had the Best Impact?" National Center on Intensive Intervention.
Exploring the School Climate - Student Achievement Connection. Alliance for the Study of School Climate. "... the quality of the climate appears to be the single most predictive factor in any school's capacity to promote student achievement."
Best Practices for Fair and Effective Discipline. Punish-Based Discipline Does Not Improve School Safety, Learning or Behavior (National Association of School Psychologists)
PBIS in High Schools - Monograph
Mystery Motivators Work! Research support for this evidence based practice.