High Schools
Schoolwide positive behavior interventions and supports (SWPBIS) are an increasingly popular framework for school improvement practices, but many high schools are still lagging behind their elementary counterparts. High school leadership teams can struggle with merging the SWPBIS framework with current operations, and there are limited examples of how schools have overcome the challenges. Implementation does not happen all at once but in stages marked by specific activities. Through a series of case examples, this article details the stages, challenges, and corresponding strategies that eight high schools used to improve implementation of the SWPBIS framework. Click here to read.
Articles- Flannery, K. B., Sugai, G. (2009). SWPBS Implementation in High Schools: Current Practice and Future Directions. (pp 7-22). University of Oregon.
- Flannery, K. B., Hershfeldt, P., & Freeman J. (2018). Lessons Learned on Implementation of PBIS in High Schools: Current Trends and Future Directions. Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education). Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Press.
- Relationship Between School-Wide PBIS and Academic, Attendance, and Behavior Outcomes in High Schools
- Implementing Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in High Schools Contextual Factors and Stages of Implementation. Jessica Swain-Bradway, Christopher Pinkney, and K. Brigid Flannery. TEACHING Exceptional Children, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 245–255.
- Flannery, K. B., Sugai, G. (2009). SWPBS Implementation in High Schools: Current Practice and Future Directions. (pp 7-22). University of Oregon.
- Flannery, K. B., Hershfeldt, P., & Freeman J. (2018). Lessons Learned on Implementation of PBIS in High Schools: Current Trends and Future Directions. Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education). Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Press.
- Relationship Between School-Wide PBIS and Academic, Attendance, and Behavior Outcomes in High Schools
- Implementing Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in High Schools Contextual Factors and Stages of Implementation. Jessica Swain-Bradway, Christopher Pinkney, and K. Brigid Flannery. TEACHING Exceptional Children, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 245–255.
Additional Resources
Websites
Webinars
- Academic Seminar webinar recordings: a webinar series on readiness, implementation and progress monitoring of Academic Seminar, the Tier II intervention for middle and high school students to build academic self-management and work completion skills.
- High School webinar recordings
- Preparing Students for Graduation & Post-High School Success: Linking PBIS with College & Career Readiness (CCR) by Jennifer Freeman and Allison Lombardy (University of Connecticut)
APBS High School Network Information
