Moore CORE/PBIS refresher

At Moore, we believe that all students can and should behave responsibly and appropriately while they are on school property. We follow the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) system. We will create a culturally relevant community here at Moore. One key feature of a successful PBIS school is that procedures, routines, and expectations are clear and consistent among every member of the Moore staff and community.

What is PBIS?

PBIS is a process of creating proactive, schoolwide systems that focus on preventing inappropriate behaviors and recognizing appropriate behaviors. Schools that participate in the PBIS process seek to create and sustain positive school climates by defining, teaching, and reinforcing a universal set of behavioral expectations. They do this through three basic steps: building effective systems, supporting those systems with evidence-based practices, and using data for monitoring and decision-making.

First, schools build effective systems for handling discipline. They create consistency by clarifying the expectations for both staff and students through a set of universal behavior expectations.

Second, PBIS schools use evidence-based practices. Staff members receive training in supervising effectively and fostering positive staff-to-student interactions.

Third, schools involved in PBIS continually monitor their progress. Data is regularly collected and used to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of behavior support systems so that instructional time can be increased and student achievement improved.

What is the Objective?

Here at Moore, we will strive to improve classroom management, and decrease both office referrals and school suspensions. Moore Magnet Elementary School has 283 (276 last year) office referrals and 106 (208) suspensions (28 (96) out-of-school suspensions, 78 (112) were in-school suspensions) for the 2023- 2024 school year. The goal for Moore Magnet Elementary School for the 2024-25 school year is to decrease our office referrals from 283 to 226, which equates to a 20% decrease. Additionally, we wish to close the gap between the White and Black Students with discipline referrals.

We will also build relationships among students, parents, teachers, and administration by identifying, establishing, and maintaining positive behaviors in Classrooms, Hallways, Cafeteria, Bathrooms, Outside, and on Buses.

Thank You,

PBIS Team

PBIS Mission Statement

Moore’s Mission is to cultivate school-wide academic achievement and

behavior program. We will help all students achieve critical social and academic

goals that will enable them to become productive, responsible citizens.

WSFCS Positive Behavior Intervention & Support

WHAT IS PBIS?

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidenced-based three-tiered framework to improve and integrate all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. PBIS creates schools where all students succeed.

TIERS:

Tier 1: practices and systems establish a foundation of regular, proactive support while preventing unwanted behaviors. Schools provide these universal supports to all students, school-wide.

Tier 2: practices and systems support students who are at risk for developing more serious problem behaviors before those behaviors start. These supports help students develop the skills they need to benefit from core programs at the school.

Tier 3: students receive more intensive, individualized support to improve their behavioral and academic outcomes. At this level, schools rely on formal assessments to determine a student’s need.

WHAT’S EXPECTED

A school-wide management plan based on the C.O.R.E at Moore.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PBIS:

A. Effectiveness supported by research!

B. Data Based Decisions for systems change

C. High expectations for appropriate behavior

D. Team approach to problem-solving and implementation

E. Given specific steps, yet enough flexibility to fit each school’s needs. Not a specific curriculum or packaged program.

INTEGRATION OF PBIS & MTSS:

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a framework that helps educators provide academic and behavioral strategies for students with various needs. MTSS grew out of the integration of two other intervention-based frameworks: Response to Intervention (RtI) and PBIS. Both PBIS and MTSS will incorporate the tiers of interventions that can be amplified in response to levels of need, provide ongoing data collection and continual assessment, offer a consistent schoolwide approach to expectations and support, and facilitate parent involvement.

What we want to see:

Routines and expectations that are clear
Use silent signals to remind your students to pay attention and remain on task
Quiet Corrections/ Precorrects
Positive phrasing
Increased adult supervision
Use of class dojo for positive communication with parents (Must be done at least twice a week)
At least a 20% decrease in oﬃce referrals!

PBIS as a Part of MTSS:

As part of an MTSS framework, PBIS can help educators build an awesome school culture and positively address behavioral challenges. These interventions, when paired with the academic assistance found in RtI, can help students improve in all areas. The tiered structure of a PBIS initiative helps educators provide students with the help they need to develop the behavioral skills necessary for success. This social-emotional learning coincides with academics, and each can help strengthen the other.

Schoolwide expectations, tiered systems of support, and consistent data analysis are all hallmarks of PBIS. These factors are critical to the success of MTSS, as well. Employing the MTSS framework helps to focus educators and students alike on positive interactions, creating a school climate focused on student success.

Moore Elementary School