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Stockton Unified recognizes 26 schools with California PBIS awards, two reach platinum
Summary
Stockton Unified trustees and staff celebrated 26 school sites honored with California PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) recognitions — bronze, silver, gold and two platinum awards — citing schoolwide work to support student behavior, attendance and engagement.
Stockton Unified School District trustees and staff on Sept. 24 recognized 26 district schools that earned state-level Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) recognition, highlighting a district push to strengthen social-emotional supports and school climates.
Dina Kobayashi, the district’s PBIS coordinator, told the board the recognized sites implemented evidence-based PBIS practices across tiers and engaged students, families and staff in those efforts. “These school sites are being recognized for their commitment to foster a positive and effective learning environment for our students,” Kobayashi said during the presentation.
Why it matters: PBIS is an evidence-informed framework districts use to reduce office referrals, improve attendance and build consistent behavioral expectations. Trustees noted the honors reflect cross-department teamwork, from mental health services to site leadership, and emphasized the awards as part of the district’s broader “whole child” approach.
The district called individual school teams to the front of the boardroom to accept certificates and applause. Schools were grouped by recognition tier. Principal and site leaders from Van Buren, El Dorado and Edison High were among those cited for bronze-level achievement; a larger number of sites received silver and gold designations. Spanos and McKinley were called out as the district’s first platinum-recognition sites — a district official said Stockton Unified has not previously had a school recognized at that top level by the state.
Board members and administrators urged schools to use the recognition as a springboard for continued staff development, family engagement and transparent reporting on outcomes. Karen Coleman, director of mental health and behavioral support services, noted PBIS work ties to counseling, attendance initiatives and summer programming across sites.
The district will follow up with a group photo and recognition events at the schools. No formal board action was required; the presentation was informational and ceremonial.
The board moved on to other agenda items, including public comment and consent business.
Ending: Trustees said they would continue to monitor site-level implementation and to highlight PBIS as a district priority in reports to the board and the community.
