Welcome! Just what is PBIS?

PBIS is a decision-making framework that guides selection, integration, and implementation of the best evidence-based academic and behavioral practices for improving academic and behavioral outcomes for all children. It is a three-tiered model which follows the public health approach to prevention by providing more intensive supports for children not responding adequately to a universal system of support. PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective school wide, classroom, non-classroom, and children-specific discipline plans. There are more than 10,000 schools in at least 44 states across the U.S. implementing universal school wide PBIS.

School-wide Positive Behavior Support: Reaching All Students (video)

This 30 minute video with George Sugai is a great introduction to the thinking and research behind School-wide Positive Behavior Supports and how your school environment is connected to maximized academic engagement and achievement.

Maine POP/PBIS

Find out more about the Maine POP/PBIS grant, including the Executive Summary, brochure, and schools served on our Resources page ME POP/PBIS section.

PBIS Impact Sheet

Click image below to download PDF.

Contacts:

Project Coordinator:
Corda Ladd Kinzie, Syntiro, corda@roadrunner.com or
(207) 446-2160

Aroostook County:
Dave Ouellette, CACE, david.w.ouellette@umpi.edu or (207) 768-9590

Washington County:
Leigh Alley, WCC,
wcc.literacy@gmail.com
or (207) 255-1440

Northern Penobscot County:
Ann Davis, NWP, adavis@pwless.net or (207) 764-3511

Southern Penobscot County:
Owen Maurais, PREP, owen.maurais@umit.maine.edu or (207) 581-3651

Piscataquis, Hancock, Somerset or Waldo Counties:
Laurie Brophy, TR CDS lbrophy@cdsofcentralme.org or (207) 404-5020

Maine coast from the Belfast/Searsport area south as far as West Bath plus the islands of Islesboro, North Haven and Vinalhaven:
Christine Anderson Moorehouse, MR PDC christine.b.anderson@maine.edu or (207) 542-0454

Union 76 and 93; RSU 24 and 25:
Susan Smith, DEEP ssmith@rsu24.org or (207) 460-8222

Upcoming Events

Support for Educational Technicians: Supporting Student Behavior
March 6, 2012
Presenter: Joan Morin
(Registration Deadline: February 28, 2012)
4:00 – 7:00 P.M.
UMPI
>>Register Online

Maine PBIS Summit
May 7, 2012
Wells Common, UMO; Virtual at UMM, UMPI, and Mid Coast
9:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum
May 17-18, 2012
Crowne Plaza
100 Berlin Road
Cromwell, CT 06416
>>Save the Date

Summer PBIS Summit is featured on Channel 7!

Jim Artesani & Sharon Lampros' comments made it into the article!
Read the Channel 7 news article here>>

Ellsworth High School PBIS

Recognition "Gotcha" Trees

Each of the "Gotcha Cards" on the trees were given by faculty to EHS students for demonstrating positive behaviors within the realm Responsibility, Respect, and Citizenship.

Session Evaluations

If you have recently attended a session on PBIS, please visit the Evaluations page to find the link to your session evaluation. Your feedback

is critical to improving PBIS for students!