Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) is a proactive approach to put behavioral/social skills strategies in place for all students while also building in support for those at risk for and/or those who receive special education services.

Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support

The mission of Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (MO SW-PBS) is to assist schools and districts in establishing and maintaining school environments where the social culture and behavioral supports needed to be an effective learning environment is in place for all students.

Keep up with MO SW-PBS events, timelines as well as have ready access to tips and information in our 2010-2011 calendar!

Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support's first newsletter: Positive Focus is now available!

Summer Team Training Materials Are HERE!

Please note that for long term access to Tier 1 Training Materials you will want to bookmark the Coaches Corner or SW-PBS Resources pages!

Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Summer Institute 2010

The MO SW-PBS Summer Institute 2010 Putting Together the Pieces of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support: Increasing Student Social & Academic Success  was held on June 7-9 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Learn more at our Calendar Page  or peek at the Summer Institute 2010 Program Here!

Meet the Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Statewide Team!

MO SW-PBS State Team
Back Row (going up the stairs): Barb Mitchell, Tier 2 Consultant; Terry Bigby, Tier 2 Consultant; Susanna Hill, Southwest SW-PBS Consultant; Belinda Von Behren, Northwest SW-PBS Consultant; Karen Westhoff, St. Louis SW-PBS Consultant; and Bob Rethemeyer, Central SW-PBS Consultant
Middle Row: Mary Richter, MO SW-PBS Coordinator; Julia LePage, Chris Renner, Heart of Missouri SW-PBS Consultant; Betty Ennis, Southwest SW-PBS Consultant; Jo Ann Anderson, South Central SW-PBS Consultant
Front Row: Linda K. Bradley, Clinical Associate, University of Missouri-Columbia; Susan Brawley, SW-PBS Consultant;Heart of Missouri  Debbie Lintner, Southeast SW-PBS Consultant;  Diane Feeley, Kansas City SW-PBS Consultant; Mary McConnel, Kansas City SW-PBS Consultant; Jill Miller, Northeast SW-PBS Consultant; Heather Herweck-Luckner, South Central SW-PBS Consultant; and Nanci W. Johnson, Web & Data Consultant

Navigating the MO SW-PBS Website

The MO SW-PBS website is on the GROW. Sometimes that means that a page or document you might be looking for has moved. Or it might mean that there are new pages recently added that you need to know about.  This new page is intended to help visitors find what they're looking for within the MO SW-PBS website! Look for this new page within the navigation list on the left hand side of each page.

What's New in SW-PBS?!

A NEWS take on what's going on in education in general, and in the world of SW-PBS specifically. Whether across Missouri or the nation we want to keep visitors in the know. To that end we hope to highlight the great work going on in SW-PBS schools across Missouri, as well as keep visitors updated regarding newsworthy events, new documents, or other items of interest! Check this page out today.

Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support and Response to Intervention

For a description of the how Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support and Response to Intervention work in unison please refer to SW-PBS and Response to Intervention: Making Best Use of Our Resources a document that briefly describes the intersection of these two processes.


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