PBIS Leadership & System Support 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which action best demonstrates a school leader using a 'systems' approach to address chronic absenteeism within PBIS?
- Calling parents of absent students individually each day
- Analyzing attendance data by tier and implementing targeted multi-level supports (Correct answer)
- Adding attendance to the list of infractions with detention consequences
- Asking teachers to track attendance separately from the school system
Correct answer: Analyzing attendance data by tier and implementing targeted multi-level supports
A systems approach analyzes patterns across tiers and deploys matched, data-informed interventions rather than case-by-case reactive responses.
Question 2: What is the recommended minimum frequency for a school PBIS team to review behavioral data?
- Annually during the school improvement planning process
- Monthly to allow timely adjustments to supports (Correct answer)
- Weekly at staff-wide faculty meetings
- Only when a crisis event occurs
Correct answer: Monthly to allow timely adjustments to supports
Monthly data review allows teams to catch emerging trends and adjust supports in a timely manner without being overwhelmed by daily fluctuations.
Question 3: How should leadership address a veteran teacher who is resistant to PBIS universal practices?
- Exempt experienced teachers from PBIS expectations
- Privately discuss the data showing outcomes and invite their input (Correct answer)
- Publicly recognize their resistance as a learning opportunity for others
- Assign them to lead the PBIS team to increase ownership
Correct answer: Privately discuss the data showing outcomes and invite their input
Private, data-informed conversations that invite the resistant staff member's perspective build relationships while addressing implementation gaps.
Question 4: Which component is essential for a school PBIS team to function effectively?
- A team composed entirely of special education staff
- Representation from multiple roles including administration, general ed, and support staff (Correct answer)
- A team led exclusively by the school counselor
- Membership limited to staff who volunteered for extra duties
Correct answer: Representation from multiple roles including administration, general ed, and support staff
Effective PBIS teams include diverse roles to ensure decisions reflect perspectives from across the whole school system.
Question 5: A district leader wants to evaluate whether PBIS is producing equitable outcomes. Which data source is most relevant?
- Aggregate school-wide discipline totals only
- Disaggregated discipline data by race, disability status, and gender (Correct answer)
- Teacher satisfaction surveys about student behavior
- Number of students receiving positive behavior recognition
Correct answer: Disaggregated discipline data by race, disability status, and gender
Disaggregated data reveals disproportionality in discipline that aggregate totals can mask, which is critical for equity-focused leadership.
Question 6: What is a 'coaching' role within PBIS system support?
- A coach who manages the school's sports program and discipline
- A trained individual who supports implementation fidelity through observation and feedback (Correct answer)
- An administrator who evaluates teacher performance annually
- A counselor who provides therapy to students in crisis
Correct answer: A trained individual who supports implementation fidelity through observation and feedback
PBIS coaches observe implementation, provide data-based feedback, and help teams problem-solve to maintain fidelity.
Question 7: When allocating professional development time, a PBIS-aligned leader should prioritize which approach?
- One large annual training event to cover all PBIS topics at once
- Ongoing, job-embedded training connected to current implementation data (Correct answer)
- Purchasing pre-packaged online modules for independent staff completion
- Training only newly hired staff each fall
Correct answer: Ongoing, job-embedded training connected to current implementation data
Job-embedded, ongoing professional development tied to current data is most effective for sustaining and deepening PBIS implementation.
PBIS Leadership & System Support 3
Which action best demonstrates a school leader using a 'systems' approach to address chronic absenteeism within PBIS?