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Scaling PBIS Districtwide to Support All Students, Including Students with Disabilities

This evaluation brief describes how a district in receivership (state takeover) invested in PBIS to (a) enhance their systems to support staff, (b) implement evidence-based practices to support students, (c) use data to guide their implementation, and (d) ensure equitable supports for all students, including students with disabilities, to experience improved outcomes. We introduce Southbridge Public Schools, describe districtwide support structures, and highlight how these efforts supported the middle school to improve students’ experience and outcomes.

A big thank you to members of the team who contributed to this work: Jeffrey Villar and Jeff House of Southbridge Public Schools and Susannah Everett and Jennifer Freeman of the University of Connecticut.

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Students with Disabilities

District & State PBIS

Published:

April 29, 2025

Revised:

April 29, 2025

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Implementation
Fidelity
Assessment
Exemplar

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Derian-Toth, M., Williamson, K., Meyer, K., Houle, S., Moore, T.D., & Simonsen, B. (April 2025). Scaling PBIS Districtwide to Support All Students, Including Students with Disabilities. Center on PBIS, University of Oregon. www.pbis.org.

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