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July 01, 2008

Moving Schools to Care for All Students Well-being

The Education Law Center of PA (ELC) is leading an effort to launch a statewide push for Positive Behavior Support.  School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a research-based, highly effective, approach to creating, teaching, and reinforcing students’ social, emotional, and academic learning skills that improves and sustains academic achievement and mental and emotional wellbeing of all students.

Other states that have implemented PBS have reduced disciplinary referrals, increased students' academic achievement, and improved school climate and safety. Pennsylvania has already started to implement PBS through a small pilot project.  Every school in Pennsylvania needs PBS. This will require state level commitment and leadership, and the resources to implement PBS throughout the Commonwealth. Read the Report.  If you want to help get PBS in your school email ELC at dklehr@elc-pa.org or call (215) 238-6970.