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In this brief, we share lessons learned from a federally funded model demonstration designed to integrate school mental health practices within an existing PBIS framework (Weist et al., 2022). The purpose of this brief is to provide district and school leaders with strategies to consider when supporting PBIS implementation across different contexts, specifically when interconnecting mental health systems in a rural middle school setting. To illustrate these strategies and the district supports that enabled them, we highlight the core features of a rural PBIS school and discuss the key implementation successes and challenges.

This regional demonstration describes how an intermediate school district (ISD) servicing a large county in the Midwest supported the implementation of a multi-tiered positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) framework to help schools reduce their use of restraint and seclusion and foster positive learning environments. This brief (a) highlights the regional infrastructure developed to provide and sustain PBIS at the local level, (b) demonstrates how supports were quickly pivoted in response to new state legislation, and (c) describes high-impact PBIS practices found to be associated with creating positive learning environments and reductions in the use of restraint and seclusion within this regional system of support.

The purpose of this planning guidance document is to provide educators with considerations for reestablishing the learning environment and supporting student’s return to school following a crisis incident. We define a crisis incident as a serious event (e.g., school shooting, natural disaster) that substantially disrupts the learning environment.

This series of engagement opportunities will bring together national, state and local leaders, practitioners, and partners to elevate practical strategies and real-world lessons that can inform policy and practice focused on the intersection of PBIS, crisis prevention, and school safe

New webinar series from the Center on PBIS and Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)!

The Center on PBIS is happy to announce the 2025-2026 Community of Practice series of virtual events focusing on district leadership.