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RSU 24 highlights PBIS gains as suspensions fall and climate indicators improve
Summary
District presenters told the board that PBIS implementation has coincided with measurable improvements: staff report classroom‑friendly behavior rose from 55% to 68%, elementary students reporting they like school rose from 57% to 71%, and district suspensions fell from near 285 to 100 since PBIS began.
District educators on the RSU 24 board presented year‑end data showing improvement after implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and urged continued investment to sustain the gains.
Sharon Showalter led a district PBIS spotlight, reporting survey highlights she called "encouraging": 93% of families say their school has clear behavior rules; the share of staff who reported that "students demonstrate behaviors that allow teachers to teach and students to learn" rose from 55% last spring to 68% this spring; and the percentage of elementary students who say they like school climbed from 57% to 71%.
Speakers also pointed to a sharp fall in suspensions: "You can see from the graph that the number of suspensions the year before we began PBIS...was close to 300," a presenter said, and the district count dropped to about 131 after year one and to 100 this year. The presenters stressed that PBIS implementation included teams, coaches at each building, data review and family communication.
Administrators said the drop in suspensions was achieved without an administrative ban on all necessary removals: "At no point did we tell administrators not to suspend students," one presenter said, adding that some suspensions remain appropriate. The board commended staff for the work and asked for follow‑up to ensure procedures remain in place after the PBIS cohort ends.
