Welcome students! Today we’re launching into PBIS—our Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports program. We’ll learn what PBIS is, why it matters, and how each of you can help spark success in our classroom and school.

Explain PBIS as a system: proactive, positive, structured. Emphasize that it teaches expected behaviors rather than just punishing misbehavior. Invite questions.

Walk through each bullet: how safety and respect feel in the school, share examples. Ask students if they’ve noticed differences in classrooms with positive support.

Describe the tiered model. Use an analogy of a fountain: Tier 1 is the broad base, Tier 2 the mid-level flow, Tier 3 the narrow top stream. Stress that Tier 1 is our focus today.

Highlight how Tier 1 happens in every classroom: posters of expectations, morning routines, 'caught being good' moments. Ask for examples from the class.

Explain Tier 2 as extra support for students who need more than universal strategies. Mention examples: peer tutoring groups, check-in/check-out systems.

Clarify that Tier 3 is for a few students requiring tailored plans. Emphasize confidentiality, collaboration, and data monitoring.

Discuss what makes praise specific and powerful. Model a generic vs. specific praise statement. Ask students why specific praise feels better.

Pause to give students time to think. Encourage diversity of responses: listening, helping peers, using inside voices, etc.

Explain group formation and card distribution. Transition smoothly by collecting attention and reminding students of the time.