ERIC Number: EJ1306762
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-988X
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Centering Equity in School Discipline: The Michigan PBIS Equity Pilot
Payno-Simmons, Ruthie L.
Preventing School Failure, v65 n4 p343-353 2021
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are effective when schools address perceived obstacles for teachers, engage in the problem-solving process using disaggregated behavior data, and routinely use reliable measurement tools to evaluate its level of implementation. Although PBIS schools have made great strides in outcomes for students, discipline disproportionality and exclusionary practices adversely affecting culturally and linguistically diverse students, especially African American and Latino/a students, continue to exist across the country. Consequently, PBIS experts are expanding PBIS to consider racial disproportionality, equity, and racial bias. This article describes a promising multi-component approach for enhancing equity in school discipline and includes a case example that describes the three-year journey of a statewide project with a local school to reduce racial discipline disparities.
Descriptors: Discipline, Positive Behavior Supports, Disproportionate Representation, Racial Bias, Pilot Projects, Minority Group Students, Equal Education, Middle Schools, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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