Homepage    District-Wide PBS     PBS PowerPoints    PBS Units        Commitment to PBS        Universal Expectations        Office Referral Procedures        School-Wide Acknowledgement System        School-Wide Social Skills Instruction        Active Supervision        Enforcement of Expectations        Data-Based Decision Making        Safe and Welcoming Culture    Behavior Instruction    Contact Us    Related Links

PBS Tier One Unit - Data-Based Decision Making

Data-Based Decision Making

A fundamental principal of PBS is that all decisions regarding the effectiveness of disciplinary practices or the need for additional behavioral supports should be made based on relevant data.  PBS Teams must become adept at reviewing a variety of discipline data including: Office Referral, suspension, and expulsion. 

Typically as teams become more sophisticated in analyzing and responding to data, they begin to seek out additional data to inform their decisions.  This information generally includes: program evaluation and survey results, audits, observations, walkthroughs, and interviews.  When teams come to the realization that "everything is data" they will know that PBS is becoming deeply embedded into their thought processes.

This page provides a number of resources to assist teams in reviewing and responding to data.  Because data-based decision making is a process which drives implementation of all PBS units, it is structured somewhat differently.

Related Professional Reading

• Data-Based Decision Making for High Schools Implementing Positive Behavior Support by Kristyn Moroz.  University of Oregon Unpublished manuscript.  Bohanon-Edmonson, H., Flannery, K.B., Eber, L., & Sugai, G. (2004). 

PowerPoints

Program Evaluation Tools

• School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET)
• PBS Framework
• Sample Audits

Additional Resources

• How to Review Office Referral Data (series of staff handouts)
• How to Write a School/Team Goal (sample/template)