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Article: Measuring school-wide positive behavior support implementation: development and validation of the benchmarks of quality.(Report)
- Article from:
- Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
- Article date:
- September 22, 2007
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Abstract: School-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) has been implemented in more than 4,000 schools as a means of addressing problem behavior in a systemic fashion. Preliminary outcomes (e.g., office discipline referrals, suspensions) indicate the effectiveness of SWPBS in decreasing school-wide behavior problems and creating a positive school climate. Although the results of a majority of the program evaluations yielded significant findings, there has been a lack of measurement of treatment fidelity, possibly due to the absence of expedient, effective assessment tools. This article describes the theoretical background and development, including a qualitative pilot ...