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Sugai, George; Horner, Robert H. – Exceptional Children, 2020
Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) was first introduced with the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1997. In this article, we describe the 25-year history of the PBIS implementation experience, including the core features of PBIS as a multitiered framework and the process and outcomes for…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Program Implementation, Educational History, Sustainability
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Freeman, Jennifer; Sugai, George; Simonsen, Brandi; Everett, Susannah – Theory Into Practice, 2017
Improving educator effectiveness and school functioning requires continuous attention to practice selection, implementation fidelity, and progress monitoring, especially in the context of systemic school reform efforts. As such, supporting professional development must be targeted, comprehensive, efficient, and relevant. In particular, coaching…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Program Implementation, Educational Change
Fixsen, Dean; Blase, Karen; Horner, Rob; Sims, Barbara; Sugai, George – State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices Center, 2013
The purpose of this Brief is to define the variables a state or district leadership team may wish to consider as they determine if they are "ready" to invest in the scaling-up of an innovation in education. As defined here, "scaling up" means that at least 60% of the students who could benefit from an innovation have access to…
Descriptors: Scaling, Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Readiness
Fixsen, Dean; Blase, Karen; Horner, Rob; Sims, Barbara; Sugai, George – State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices Center, 2013
Students cannot benefit from education practices they do not experience. While this seems obvious (and it is), education systems have yet to develop the capacity to help all teachers learn to make good use of evidence-based practices that enhance the quality of education for all students. The purpose of this Brief is to provide a framework that…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Innovation, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Implementation
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Myers, Diane M.; Simonsen, Brandi; Sugai, George – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the characteristics, content, procedures, processes, and outcomes of effective educator preparation programs for teachers of students with behavioral disorders (BD). We emphasize the need for teachers of students with BD to be fluent with the identification and application of evidence-based practices and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Preservice Teacher Education, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques
Sugai, George; Horner, Robert H.; Dunlap, Glen; Hieneman, Meme; Lewis, Timothy J.; Nelson, C. Michael; Scott, Terrance; Liaupsin, Carl; Sailor, Wayne; Turnbull, Ann P.; Turnbull, H. Rutherford, III; Wickham, Donna; Ruef, Michael; Wilcox, Brennan – 1999
This paper discusses how educators can apply positive behavioral support (PBS) to students with and without disabilities and conduct functional behavioral assessments (FBAs). It begins by describing the challenges that educators face in educating an increasingly heterogeneous population of students, including students with external and internal…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems