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behavior. We aren’t allowed to belittle students or
be sarcastic to kids. This creates tension because
change causes tension but the end results are great.
We already are seeing the pay off. My advice to
other teachers is that with investing time in PBIS,
you’ll reap that time tenfold in instructional time. As
teachers, we have a chance to teach differently and
we have a chance to teach responsibility and create a
good society.
What are your next steps for implementation?
What is your advice for other educators who
want to implement PBIS at their schools or in
their districts?
Principal Rubalcaba: We must build leadership
capacity. It is a team effort and the principal must
support the charge but allow the team to lead it.
There are also must be systems in place and data
plays a major role. Currently, we are tracking office
discipline referrals by Excel sheet but we are hoping
to move this system online this year. So far, since the
beginning of the year in September, we have had 40
referrals.
The important t