ERIC Number: EJ1282615
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0279-6015
EISSN: EISSN-2372-966X
Scaling Up Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Costs and Their Distribution across State, Districts, and Schools
Sarah Lindstrom Johnson; Y. Natalia Alfonso; Elise T. Pas; Katrina J. Debnam; Catherine P. Bradshaw
School Psychology Review, v49 n4 p399-414 2020
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a widely used multitiered prevention framework that embeds a systems approach for establishing behavioral supports for all students, across all levels of need, to achieve social, behavioral, and academic success. A growing body of research has documented the effectiveness of PBIS in schools with regard to a range of student outcomes; however, few studies have rigorously examined the costs to implement PBIS. Further, as many states have scaled up PBIS, consideration of the costs borne by different organizational structures is critical for understanding PBIS implementation fidelity and sustainability. This study utilized an ingredients-based costing approach capitalizing on both qualitative and quantitative data from multiple stakeholders to examine the total societal costs to implement multiple tiers of PBIS. Also examined were the distribution of costs across the school, district, and state levels using the same ingredients-based costing approach. Findings suggest an annual cost of $48.16 per student, the bulk of which occurs at the school level (average cost $27,363 per year).
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Cost Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Sustainability, Student Behavior
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Related Records: ED650763
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (DOJ)
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305H150027; 2014CKBX0005