PBIS Bayside
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Bayside on Target
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) is a program of supporting behavior through teaching specific expectations for classroom and non-classroom settings. The mission statement for PBIS follows:
Bayside PBIS Mission Statement
The purpose of implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports at Bayside Middle School is to:
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Develop a common language which is universally implemented
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Create a respectful, responsible, and safe learning community
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Promote and teach a clear and consistent behavioral system
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Create a community in which students, staff, and family all feel a sense of ownership and pride
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Reinforce positive behaviors
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Use data to guide our decision making
Universal Behavior Expectations
All universal behavioral expectations will be taught a minimum of three times annually by classroom teachers: within the first six weeks of school, in January, and immediately following spring break vacation. These “Cool Tools” or behavioral lesson plans are written so that all students are instructed in a common language.
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Bayside On Target is the behavior matrix for expected behaviors.
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Behavioral Expectations will be taught three times during the year. There will be an initial lesson in September, a booster lesson in January (during homeroom), and another in April (during homeroom). Booster lessons can also be scheduled as needed throughout the school year.
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Cool Tool lessons the Bayside staff will teach throughout the year.
Positive Behavior Acknowledgements within PBIS
Why do we acknowledge good behavior?
Students who are following school expectations can earn Bulls Bucks. These tickets are used to assist and encourage students to behave according to expectations. Bulls Bucks can be given by any staff member to students or classes to acknowledge positive behavior and behavioral skill mastery. Student’s can redeem tickets on Wednesdays before school. After redemption, the PBIS administrator will put all tickets in a box in the office for the monthly drawings. Not every student gets a name drawn, but does have the experience of being acknowledged for good things prior to the drawing.
Within a PBIS system, we do not assume that students know appropriate behavior; we instruct them to become behaviorally proficient.
Teachers may also have personal classroom behavior management systems.
Behavior Documentation Process
**Please see the BMS Handbook for Behavior Matrix for Minor/Majors and Technology Violations.
Minor Referral (Minor Behaviors)
When students need reminders to learn Bayside on Target, a Minor Referral may be made by ANY member of the staff (custodians, bus drivers, aides, teachers, support staff, cafeteria workers, or substitute teachers) for any area of the school ,school grounds, and bus. The behaviors that staff members may refer students for are outlined in the Bayside Minor/Major Behavior Classification.
A Minor Referral can be made for any student who has made a choice that falls under “Minor Behavior” in the Bayside Behavior Classification. (See Bayside Minors and Majors Behavior Classification for Minor Behaviors.) Parents will be notified by email by the issuing staff member (Minor Referrals will be discussed during weekly advisor periods using Follow Up Agreement on referral form). Minor Referrals should not be written for incidents requiring immediate administrative support.
Major Referral
A major referral can be made for any student who has made a choice that falls under “Major Behavior” in the Bayside Behavior Classification. (See Bayside Minors and Majors Behavior Classification for Major Behaviors.) The office will notify parents via phone to communicate each major referral to parents. Major behavior referrals should be made for any student who makes choices which require immediate attention.
Bayside On-Target (PBIS) lessons will be taught at least three times annually: Throughout the first six weeks of school, in January, and immediately following spring break. If additional learning experiences are necessary, a reteaching session will be run by a staff member to assist students to learn appropriate behaviors. The intent is NOT to ‘serve time’, but to assist with additional instruction to relearn behaviors and to provide restitution or facilitate resolution of the conflict to others who may have been harmed.
Students with behavior intervention plans written in an IEP will be handled according to the legal documentation. (See case manager with questions)
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