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Winton Woods presents PBIS data showing fewer office referrals after districtwide rollout
Summary
PBIS coordinator Tanya Bray told the school board the district—s tiered positive behavior framework has coincided with a drop in office referrals, and outlined Tier 1—3 supports, data monitoring, and opportunities for community volunteers.
Tanya Bray, district PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) coordinator, presented the Winton Woods City Schools— PBIS framework and recent referral data during the March 31 board meeting.
"PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports," Bray said, and she described PBIS as a research-based, school-wide framework intended to proactively teach and reinforce desirable behaviors and support academic outcomes. Bray explained PBIS—s multi-tiered structure: Tier 1 for all students, Tier 2 for a targeted subset (approximately 5—15 percent), and Tier 3 for individualized intensive supports (about 1— percent).
Bray said the district measures office and bus referrals to guide implementation. Using a March 3 snapshot spanning several school years, she said Winton Woods recorded 3,856 referrals in 2022-23, a decline of nearly 500 referrals the following year after the district—s PBIS leadership team began meeting monthly. Bray encouraged community volunteer involvement through the district—s community engagement coordinator, Drew Jackson.
Board members probed equity and special-education considerations: board member questions asked whether students with disabilities were overrepresented in the referral counts and how individualized education plans affect interventions. Bray replied that the referral counts include all students and that interventions for students with disabilities are shaped by each student—s Individualized Education Program (IEP) and by building-level data.
Bray also shared building-level Tier 3 counts (week before spring break): ECCC (Early Childhood Central Campus) 18 students (~4%), South Campus 37 students (~2%), middle school 15 students (~2%). She said those figures align with research expectations for a small Tier 3 population.
The district played a short PBIS video featuring school leaders describing expectations, acknowledgments and incentives. Bray closed by asking community members interested in volunteering to contact Drew Jackson, the district—s community engagement coordinator.
