Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture that’s needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional and academic success. Attention is focused on creating and sustaining primary (school-wide), secondary (classroom), and tertiary (individual) systems of support that improve lifestyle results (personal, health, social, family, work, recreation) for all youth by making targeted misbehavior less effective, efficient, and relevant, and desired behavior more functional.

One of the foremost advances in school-wide discipline is the emphasis on school-wide systems of support that include proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments. Instead of using a piecemeal approach of individual behavioral management plans, a continuum of positive behavior support for all students within a school is implemented in areas including the classroom and non-classroom settings (such as hallways, buses, and restrooms).

WATCH D.O.G.S. is an innovative father involvement, educational initiative of the National Center for Fathering.

WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at our school.

Our WatchDOGS provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important. They also provide an extra set of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying.

Learn more at: WATCH D.O.G.S. Website