Oct. 21, 2024 -- Each school in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District has earned the Bronze PBIS Recognition Award from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce and the Ohio PBIS Network for the 2023-2024 school year. 

According to the ODEW, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) is a research-based system that utilizes a positive approach to discipline, which leads to a reduction in office referrals and suspensions that decrease instructional time for students. The PBIS process emphasizes four integrated elements: data for decision making, evidence based interventions and practices that support varying student needs (multi-tiered), systems that support implementation, and progress monitoring to ensure outcomes are met. 

PBIS is an important part of CH-UH Schools’ climate and culture. It helps students make good decisions and provides a strategic way for staff to celebrate positive behavior.

"This award is a testament to our staff's dedication to implementing PBIS with fidelity, to our students' focus on achieving their goals, and to our families' commitment to their children's success," said Superintendent Liz Kirby. "I am so proud of our District's use of PBIS in promoting positive student outcomes and improving the climate and culture for our entire school community."

In 2024, the District began spotlighting schools' individual PBIS programs. Watch the videos produced so far: