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Centering Equity within the PBIS Framework: Overview and Evidence of Effectiveness

Racial and ethnic inequities in school discipline are widespread and persistent, even in schools implementing PBIS with fidelity. Yet integrating components of a multicomponent equity-centered approach into existing tiered frameworks is showing promise for improving equity in student outcomes. This brief describes the Center on PBIS’s 5-Point Equity Approach and the evidence for its positive effects on discipline disproportionality.

Topic(s):

Equity

School-Wide

Published:

July 21, 2022

Revised:

July 21, 2022

Location:

Keywords:

Climate
Discipline
Ethnicity
Evaluation
Research
Tier 1

Suggested
Citation:

Santiago-Rosario, M. R., McIntosh, K., & Payno-Simmons, R. (July, 2022). Centering Equity within the PBIS Framework: Overview and Evidence of Effectiveness. Center on PBIS, University of Oregon. www.pbis.org

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