What is PBS?

PBS stands for Positive Behavior Support. It places emphasis on school-wide systems of support that include proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors in order to create and maintain a positive school environment. All areas of the school including the classroom and areas common to all students (such as hallways, restrooms, cafeteria, etc.) have expectations appropriate to that area. At Brushy Creek, our behavior expectations focus around three qualities: respect, responsibility, and integrity.

Attention is focused on keeping those systems of support in place and reminding students of them in order to help improve lifestyle results for all children. School-wide expectations are posted throughout the school. 

Within a PBS school, adults introduce the desired behaviors, model them, and then reinforce the positive social behavior with all students at the school. Teaching behavior expectations and rewarding students with praise is a more positive approach than waiting for misbehavior to occur and then responding. The main purpose of PBS is to provide a framework in which appropriate behaviors are the school norm, thus creating a positive climate for all who belong.

What can I do as a parent to support PBS?

1. Use our common terminology at home!  Respect, responsibility and Integrity are words your children should be familiar with, and the terms are universal!

2. When visiting our campus, be mindful of our hallway expectations, and understand that your children are expected to walk silently in line with their class.  Encourage all of our BCE students to show respect, responsibility, and integrity.

Behavior Expectation Matrix