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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) is being implemented in over 23,000 (>20%) schools across the United States, and this number continues to grow. In a time where many educational initiatives are abandoned, the implementation of SWPBIS has sustained. This is due in large part to the fact that SWPBIS is not a packaged intervention or curriculum; rather, it is a framework for selecting and implementing evidence-based interventions (e.g., Check & Connect). Interventions within SWPBIS are matched to the intensity of student support needs across multiple tiers, often referred to as the continuum of supports.

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  1. Gresham-Barlow School District, Gresham, OR, USA

    Cody Gion

  2. Department of Child and Family Studies, University South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Heather Peshak George

  3. Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

    Rhonda Nese

  4. Educational and Community Supports, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

    Mimi McGrath Kato

  5. Jemtegaard Middle School, Washougal, WA, USA

    Michelle Massar

  6. Special Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

    Kent McIntosh

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    Amy L. Reschly

  2. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, Burnsville, MN, USA

    Angie J. Pohl

  3. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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Gion, C., George, H.P., Nese, R., McGrath Kato, M., Massar, M., McIntosh, K. (2020). School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. In: Reschly, A.L., Pohl, A.J., Christenson, S.L. (eds) Student Engagement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37285-9_10

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