Sponsored Projects and Initiatives
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Positive Behavior Support School-Wide Positive Behavior Support is a successful approach to improving student behavior and academic performance by building communities of cooperative, collaborative learners. By focusing on adult behaviors and using data to act proactively, schools assess their values, goals, and procedures to create a climate that meets their desired outcomes. The goal of PBS is to define, teach, and support appropriate behaviors in a way that establishes a culture of competence within schools. In this environment students are more likely to support appropriate behavior and discourage inappropriate behavior by their peers. The teachers find themselves working with the majority of students, rather than continually trying to control the entire student body.
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To request a copy of the Positive Behavior Support brochure, contact the Office of Public Affairs at abrous2@lsu.edu.
Student behavior and school responses to conduct are significant contributors to student success or failure. The legislature directed the development of a Master Model Plan for improving behavior and discipline in schools. This plan was to include positive behavior supports and other effective disciplinary tools.
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Elements of SWPBS |
| • Common purpose and approach to discipline • Clear set of positively stated expectations and behaviors • Procedures for explicitly teaching expected behaviors • Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behaviors • Continuum of procedures for discouraging inappropriate behaviors • Procedures for teaching expected behaviors |
| Louisiana State University, Special Education Programs, has been involved in the development and implementation of positive behavioral support programs since 1995. Our current program has trained individuals in behavioral support practices across the state and continues to support the implementation of these practices in over 600 elementary, middle, and high schools in Louisiana. |  |
“SWPBS has been a benefit to our school helping to keep consistent rules and discipline throughout the school and offering short term incentives that boost the morale of both the students and the teachers.”
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"SWPBS has provided a level playing field for teachers and students. It helps to clarify the “gray” area so everyone knows the expectations and consequences for behavior on campus."
Glen Joiner, Principal |
Faculty
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