At Pattison Elementary, we use a framework to teach and encourage expected behavior called PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Support). PBIS is an implementation framework for maximizing the selection and use of evidence-based prevention and intervention practices along a multi-tiered continuum that supports the academic, social, emotional and behavioral competence of all students (PBIS.org, 2018).   

We know it in our building as "The Pattison Path.”

Important components of PBIS include: 1.) A set of school-wide expectations; 2) Direct, explicit teaching of behaviors that represent these expectations across school settings; 3) A system for acknowledging these behaviors; and 4) A system for supporting students who are struggling to learn these behaviors.