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Anthony Wayne schools highlight PBIS work; buildings report fewer office referrals and growing student incentives program
Summary
A districtwide presentation described Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at Anthony Wayne Local, showing building-level practices from preschool through high school, examples of classroom and campus expectations and data that school leaders say show fewer office referrals and rising numbers of positive-behavior tickets.
Superintendent and building leaders presented the district's Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program at the Anthony Wayne Local School Board meeting, describing a districtwide behavioral framework they say improves school climate and reduces office referrals.
"PBIS is just that, is making sure that the emotional safety is just as important as the physical safety," one district presenter told the board while introducing the program and its tiered supports.
Presenters from Monclova, Waterville Primary, White House Primary, Fawn Timbers Middle School and the high school described coordinated practices:
- Monclova Dean Jill Bigelow said staff spend substantial time "pre-teaching" expectations and that the school has reduced office referrals by about half since starting PBIS in 2014-15. "Every student at Monclova knows that they have to be respectful, be responsible, be safe in all areas of our school building," Bigelow said.
- Waterville Primary counselor Jillian Cowell described daily routines such as "morning meeting," "quiet time" and interactive modeling that teachers use to teach and re-teach expectations. She said responsive-classroom practices and classroom-based supports are the district's most effective preventive measures.
- White House Primary Dean Michelle Daymayer highlighted use of ClassDojo for positive communication and regular tier 2/tier 3 behavior meetings to monitor students on plans.
- Fawn Timbers principal Matt Smith described a house system and an expanding "General Way" ticket program; the district tracks positive-ticket distribution and uses ticket redemptions and quarterly rewards to reinforce behavior. Smith said tickets passed out across the district rose substantially over recent years (the district reported roughly 6,700 tickets distributed in an earlier year and rising thereafter).
- High school counselor Lauren Morawski said the high school pairs PBIS with restorative practices and tiered team meetings (MTSS and at-risk teams) to support students who need more intensive intervention.
Why it matters: PBIS is an evidence-based, multi-tiered framework that many Ohio districts use to set common expectations, teach behaviors proactively and reduce disciplinary referrals. Presenters told the board PBIS aligns with the district's portrait of graduate competencies and provides both small-group interventions and schoolwide recognition programs.
Board members thanked presenters and said they would continue to support staff efforts to refine and expand the program.
