PBS stands for Positive Behavior Support, which seeks to support and reinforce appropriate behavior in school and eliminate negative, problem behaviors. Focusing on reinforcing and teaching the behaviors that lead to learning and school success, PBS has proven to be significantly better than the old methods of punish and suspend.
Positive Behavior Support can be class-wide or school-wide. Of course, teachers will write behavior plans in collaboration with behavior specialists or psychologists that will support individual students, call BIP's (Behavior Intervention Plans) but a class wide system will put everyone in the class on the same path. Many schools have school wide positive behavior support plans, and students can win points for positive behavior which they an use toward CD or MP3 players donated by local businesses.
