School-Wide Positive Behavior is a nationally recognized, research-based system designed to enhance the capacity of schools to educate ALL children by developing school-wide, non-classroom, classroom, and individual systems. SWPBS focuses on prevention and teaching appropriate student behavior in order to provide a predictable, safe, positive and consistent environment.
Students are able to earn “rewards” for various positive behaviors, including perfect attendance and taking pride in school appearance. Rewards are given to students when they are seen following one of the school rules.
Rather than focus on inappropriate behavior, the provisions of SWPBS allows the staff at each school to recognize appropriate behavior from its students. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for ALL students and staff.
Attention is focused on creating and sustaining primary (school-wide), secondary (classroom), and tertiary (individual) systems of support that improve lifestyle results (personal, health, social, family, work, recreation) for all children and youth by making problem behavior less effective, efficient, and relevant, and desired behavior more functional.
SWPBS is NOT a program or curriculum. It IS a team-based process for systemic problem solving, planning, and evaluation.
It is an approach to creating an environment within which school-based teams are trained in the following:
Systems change
Effective behavior management principles and practices
Application of research validated instruction and management practices
 
Hawkins County has teachers trained by Partnerships for EdExcellence at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in many facets of SWPBS. We are proud to be one of only seven districts in Tennessee to have a district level initiative in implementing SWPBS. |
District SWPBS Coordinator
423-272-7629 Ext. 141
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