District presents PBIS "data to action" review; teams set targets after mixed results

Sept. 9, 2025 — The district's director of student services and the supervisor of counseling and wellness presented a second-year review of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), describing multiple data sources the district uses to move "data to action" and set annual goals for each school. Why it matters: PBIS is the framework the district uses to organize universal and targeted behavioral supports. District leaders said PBIS is intended to be proactive and to provide a continuum of behavioral health services; the data the teams collect guide interventions, goal setting and resource allocation. Dr. McCullough, the director of student services, said, "PBIS is the whole framework, and that's how we deliver a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health services in our schools," and described the tiered structure (tier 1, tier 2 and, at most schools, tier 3) used to match supports to student needs. Presenters reviewed multiple data sources used at different levels: - Satellite-level reports that provide districtwide context, including the PAES student self-report survey on substance use and behavioral health and an annual behavioral health…