5 Essential Components of School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports

5 Essential Components of School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports is a two-day training designed for school-wide behavior teams.

Training Goals

This training will provide many opportunities for your school team to collaborate.

Become familiar with core components of SWPBS

Use the TFI to evaluate current implementation

Make an action plan for improving implementation

What is the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI)?

* Fidelity checklist used to measure the application of the core features of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS)

* Divided into three sections: (Tier 1: Universal SWPBIS Features; Tier 2: Targeted SWPBIS Features; and, Tier 3: Intensive SWPBIS Features)

* Used to guide both initial implementation and sustained use of SWPBIS

Topics Covered

What to Bring

*If your school has not created many of these things, we will discuss them during the training

  • Current school-wide expectations, behavior matrix, etc.
  • Discipline policy/procedure: handbook, flowchart, referral form, behavior definitions, etc. 
  • Discipline data or any other school-wide behavior data (e.g. class observations/walkthroughs)
  • Lesson plans for teaching school-wide expectations
  • Calendar for staff PD on school-wide behavior supports or classroom management
  • School-wide reward and recognition programs for students and staff (e.g. Student of the week, Fun Fridays, STAR tickets, and school store)

Videos to Help Your Team Get Started

Intro to Behavior RTI

This video provides an introduction to the components of RTI for behavior. 

Tier 1 Behavior Team Creation

This video will guide you in Tier 1 behavior team composition.

Upcoming SWPBS Training Options

A team leader or administrator should click on the training their team wishes to attend. Next, open the Google registration form to register the entire team. After submission, a private ESCWorks link will be sent to team members.