Association between schoolwide positive behavioural interventions and supports and academic achievement: a 9-year evaluation |
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| Authors: | Kathleen Madigan Richard W Cross Lisa A Strycker |
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| Institution: | 1. Accountability Works, Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA;2. Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study evaluated the long-term impact of schoolwide positive behavioural interventions and supports (PBIS) on student academic achievement. In this quasi-experimental study, academic achievement data were collected over 9 years. The 21 elementary, middle, and high schools that achieved moderate to high fidelity to the Save & Civil Schools’ PBIS model were matched with 28 control schools to assess academic gains. There were 5 years of baseline data (no intervention in treatment schools) and 4 years of intervention data, including 1 year of maintenance. Results indicate that implementation of the PBIS programme was significantly associated with increased student academic achievement (p = .001) and that the rate of change for students’ academic achievement in treatment schools was greater than for students in control schools. This study suggests that PBIS programmes, such as Safe & Civil Schools’ Foundations, may complement other efforts to improve academic outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | Positive behaviour interventions and supports school discipline school safety behaviour management academic achievement |
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