Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Respect     Responsibility     Safety

The statewide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program guides the behavioral intervention and management program at The Providence Center School, centering on the traits of respect, responsibility and safety. PBIS provides the framework for implementing best practices that improve behavioral and academic outcomes and optimize students’ success.

Features of PBIS:

• Positive approaches to problem solving
• Proactive intervention strategies
• An engaging, responsive and productive learning environment
• Behavioral and academic expectations set with each student’s history and special needs in mind
• Feedback, modeling and encouragement by school faculty and staff
• Compliment “tickets” or small age-appropriate incentives for exhibiting positive behaviors