Implementation

This page provides educators and administrators with **implementation checklists** and effective ways to get started with PBIS.

School-wide PBIS Implementation Guide This resource allows educators across the state of Michigan access to a detailed plan to implement PBIS within their own school or district. This booklet is often used as the guiding force during initiation of PBIS. (Dunlap, K., Goodman, S., McEvoy, C., & Paris, F. (2010). //School-wide positive behavioral interventions & supports implementation guide. // Retrieved from [] )

This State of Michigan Department of Education document suggests the following **seven step process** to establish an effective positive behavior interventions and support program at your school:


 * 1) Establish Commitment
 * 2) Establish the PBIS Team
 * 3) Establish Data Collection System
 * 4) Teach Positive Behavior Expectations
 * 5) Positive Acknowledgments
 * 6) Predictable Consequences
 * 7) Data-Based Decision Making (Dunlap et al., 2010, p. iv).

Here is an example **implementation timeline** that could be modified and used to help organize the initiation of PBIS in your school setting:

Part of establishing commitment within the school community includes **surveying** stakeholders (teachers, parents, etc.) to help identify trends, established beliefs, and problem areas from different view points. Here is an example **survey** that was given to Northwood teachers before PBIS was implemented in our school:

We plan on giving the survey and collecting data on these probes yearly to record changes in staff attitude, commitment, and understanding.