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This project builds from the technical, organizational and collaborative accomplishments of the initial Center, and addresses directly the need to solidify and expand the school-wide PBS initiative. A core feature of the Center is development of a "brokerage approach" to technical assistance that will facilitate expanded implementation of school-wide PBS. In addition, knowledge development and evaluation activities will focus on expanding the (a) levels of effective school-wide PBS to those students with the most extreme behavior support needs, (b) contexts where school-wide PBS is effective to include the unique challenges in urban schools and high schools, and (c) accessibility of school-wide PBS practices, systems and outcomes through a coordinated system of dissemination efforts.
Specific objectives and outcomes of the PBIS Center will be:
Objective 1. Identify and enhance knowledge about, and practical demonstration of, school-wide PBS practices, systems and outcomes along the three-tiered continuum (primary, secondary, tertiary).
1. An annual report examining the current status of school-wide PBS implementation across the nation.
2. School-wide PBS implemented in at least 4000 schools across 35 states/districts.
3. Three programs of research addressing (a) function-based support at the secondary and tertiary levels, (b) district level implementation, implementation in urban settings, and (c) implementation in high schools.
4. A "state-of-the-science" text edited by a network of researchers synthesizing the empirical knowledge available related to school-wide PBS.
5. Annual reports identifying trends and themes in school-wide PBS based on information from a national database on office discipline referrals and other discipline outcomes.
Objective 2. Develop, conduct and evaluate technical assistance and dissemination efforts that allow evidence-based practices to be implemented on a large scale wi
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