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Implementing Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support

SWPBS is a structured, long-term, whole-school professional development program. It is guided by a school leadership team with the school principal and an SWPBS coach actively involved at every stage of the program.

The role of the school leadership team is to guide the school in the implementation of schoolwide positive behaviour support.

SWPBS is implemented in a school over a three to five-year period and must involve:

a committed school leadership team comprised of 10 members, including staff, parents and community representatives
a trained SWPBS coach to assist the school in implementation
accurate and consistent implementation of SWPBS practices by all staff members
the school principal as an active participant
reviews of school data at least monthly in order to guide decision making and planning.

SWPBS is not a specific model but a compilation of effective practices, interventions, and change strategies that have been demonstrated to be effective and efficient. Schools that implement school-wide systems of positive behaviour support focus on taking a team-based system approach and teaching appropriate behaviour to all students in the school.

A SWPBS school:

Has a maximum of three to five positively stated school rules (new window)
defines expectations for student behaviour (new window)
teaches expected school behaviour to all students (new window)
has clear and consistent consequences for problem behaviour (new window)
implements effective behavioural support consistently
uses meaningful data for decision-making (new window)

Follow this link to a media site presentation overview of SWPBS and how to get it started in a school.

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