User:Jparada210/Positive behavior interventions and supports

Culturally responsive PBIS (CR-PBIS) is also a framework aimed at restructuring school culture much like PBIS. However, CR-PBIS emphasizes change through understanding and interacting with the community. PBIS is an implementation framework that is designed to enhance academic and social behavior outcomes for all students by (a) emphasizing the use of data for informing decisions about the selection, implementation, and progress monitoring of evidence-based behavioral practices; and (b) organizing resources and systems to improve durable implementation fidelity.

Over the past decade, school culture and climate has become an important factor for overall school success and student achievement. Creating a positive school climate is widely recognized as an essential part of promoting an effective learning environment. A positive school climate is one in which community members (i.e. students, staff, and families) feel safe and supported, experience connectedness, and share in the decision‐making process Providing an environment in which all cultures are acknowledged, respected, and celebrated is important in building the bridge between home culture and school culture. Historically, the traditional response to students’ problem behavior in schools was to only implement increasingly aversive consequences, which was ineffective in reducing problem behavior and in many cases exacerbated existing problems. In fact, research has documented that teachers who interact more positively with students have students who do better academically and socially.

To ensure all students succeed, an understanding of their various cultural beliefs and practices are a must. According to a research study conducted by the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University, the study found that implementing PBIS school wide systems would lead to students feeling increased safety and support at school. When someone engages in culturally responsive practice, they are forming an understanding about the values, beliefs, and behaviors of other people than themselves. One must also consider the fact that PBIS can only work successfully if it is done with fidelity.

Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Are some areas under- or over-developed?

The article clearly states the goal of PBIS as a way to "establish a positive school climate".

Is it written neutrally?

The article offers both sides of the debate if PBIS "works" in schools. The article explains the contrast of what PBIS is and explains that detentions, suspensions, or expulsions in fact, separate students from their peers. PBIS is a positive behavior intervention and supports program that is designed to prevent problem behaviors before they happen to increase the opportunity for students to learn by keeping themselves in the classroom setting.

Does each claim have a citation? Are the citations reliable?

Not every claim made in the article has a citation along with it. There are several included in the article, but there are still quite a few missing.

Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?:

The article discusses PBIS and its use in a school wide system, however, it does not go into great detail about how it can be utilized and differentiated to best support Special Education students or students with learning and/or language disabilities.

Article Selection: I selected an article about PBIS because this is a current topic and debate on campus at my school. Many professionals feel strongly about how students should be disciplined and our school as adopted a school-wide PBIS initiative this year.

Tone and Balance: The tone and balance of this article remains neutral. Since PBIS can be considered a controversial topic with varying points of view and collected research to support both claims of it being effective or ineffective with students--specifically students with learning disabilities, it is important that the research and information provided is both factual and precise.

Sources: The sources provided are both legitimate and have links that work.

Overall impressions: My overall impressions of the article is that it provides clear and concise information related to PBIS, defines what PBIS is and how it can and should be utilized in a classroom setting. It clearly articulates to the read the importance of having a positive environment for students to learn in and part of learning is understanding how our emotions and feelings affect us. This is where a student-centered, positive behavior school wide system may be beneficial to our school.

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In contrast to PBIS, many schools used exclusionary discipline practices including detentions, suspensions, or expulsions to separate students from the classroom and from peers. PBIS emphasizes preventing problem behaviors before they happen to increase the opportunity for students to learn by keeping them in the classroom. '''Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) are two of the most widely-adopted, evidence-based approaches that have been advocated to address student mental health. ''' PBIS is a team-based framework for schools that borrows elements from response to intervention, an intervention that uses diagnostic data to develop personalized learning plans for all students.