The Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) was initially funded in 1998. In October of 2018 a new five-year funding cycle was launched. The purpose of the new Center is to improve the capacity of state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools to establish, scale-up, and sustain the PBIS framework to (a) scale up tier 2 and 3 systems to improve outcomes for students with or at-risk for disabilities, (b) enhance school climate and school safety, and (c) improve conditions for learning to promote the well-being of all students. (If you are new to PBIS, find out how to get started)
The Center on PBIS is grounded in the values of comprehensive prevention, based on human-centered science, and implemented through collaborative partnerships, centered in equity, to improve social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes.
The Center on PBIS achieves its aims through:
*Educator is a broad term that includes all individuals within a school setting who support students (e.g., teachers, educational aides, administrators, counselors, school psychologists, administrative assistants, community mental health providers).
Mohamed Soliman, Office of Special Education Programs
Heather George, University of South Florida
Tim Lewis, University of Missouri
Kent McIntosh, University of Oregon
Brandi Simonsen, University of Connecticut
Robert Horner, University of Oregon
George Sugai, University of Connecticut
Susan Barrett, Mid-Atlantic PBIS Network, Old Dominion University
Lucille Eber, Midwest PBIS Network
Jennifer Freeman, University of Connecticut
Steve Goodman, MiMTSS
Nikole Hollins-Sims, Midwest PBIS Network
Don Kincaid, University of South Florida
Kathleen Lane, University of Kansas
Brian Meyer, Midwest PBIS Network
Ruthie Payno-Simmons, MiMTSS
Kelly Perales, Midwest PBIS Network
Bob Putnam, The May Institute
Maria Reina Santiago-Rosario, University of Oregon
Brenda Scheuermann, Texas State University
John Seeley, University of Oregon
Mark Weist, University of South Carolina
Kim Yanek, Mid-Atlantic PBIS Network, Old Dominion University
Robert O'Neill, University of Utah
Gwen Cartledge, The University of Ohio
Lise Fox, University of South Florida
Wendy Reinke, University of Missouri