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The Positive Behavior Support workgroup manages projects focused on:
a) Research to define applications of positive behavior support to both reduced problem behavior, and enhanced educational, social, and employment outcomes;
b) Research focused on application of positive behavior support practices to improved outcomes in high school;
c) Research on use of data for decision-making in school contexts;
d) Model development in the use of positive behavior support for students with more intense behavior support needs;
e) Inclusion of positive behavior support within packaged programs such as “First Step to Success";
f) Technical assistance to states and districts working to adopt school-wide positive behavior support;
g) Technical assistance to states working to scale-up evidence-based practices.
PBS efforts currently are being implemented in over 7,000 schools across 44 states, with each school working toward development of a positive social culture that will promote effective learning. Research and evaluation results suggest that implementation of positive behavior support in schools is:
a) Practical and feasible;
b) Associated with reductions in problem behavior;
c) Associated with increased sense of “safety” by students and;
d) Associated with improved academic outcomes.
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