PBIS & Wenatchee Learns

What is Wenatchee Learns?  What does it have to do with PBIS?

Wenatchee Learns is a revolution in how Wenatchee plans for and supports education.  The mission is to establish a permanent, community-driven approach to learning success.  If Wenatchee is to thrive in a changing world, we must rewire local learning for a global future.

The planning process is led by the Wenatchee School District, guided by community advisors, and driven by input from community members.  The Identity section was developed through feedback from the community on what does a successful education system include.  The Direction and Path sections were developed through Wenatchee Learns committees.

PBIS is an acronym for Positive Behavior Interventions & Support.  PBIS is the research and evidence based framework for school-wide positive behavior support.  It is supported by the U.S. Department of Education through funding, policy, and law.  The U.S. Department of Education exclusively recommends PBIS in the 2011-2014 Strategic Plan.  The National PTA discusses PBIS in the 2012 Public Policy Agenda - Federal Policy Recommendations.  Most states throughout the United States have initiatives and/or policy regarding PBIS or acknowledge PBIS as the research based best practice for school-wide behavior management.

On March 13, 2012, Wenatchee School District Superintendent Brian Flones recommended to the Board that a committee be formed to review and present a recommendation on the research based best practices for school-wide behavior support (i.e. PBIS) to the Board.

Currently, the District School-wide Behavior Management committee is working on this recommendation.  The correlation between the PBIS framework and Wenatchee Learns is compelling.  Below is the link to the Wenatchee Learns page on Positive Behavior Support.  The yellow highlighted areas on the flow chart are just some of the correlations.  The committee noted many more areas that should be highlighted as well.  It is very exciting that the work our committee is doing supports a large portion of the Wenatchee Learns process.

http://wenatcheelearns.com/behaviorsupport/

I would recommend checking out the Wenatchee Learns web site for more information and how you can provide your input. 

http://www.wenatcheelearns.com/

Sources of information:
Wenatchee Learns Facebook Page
U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov
National PTA http://www.pta.org/
National PBIS www.PBIS.org