Positive Behavior Support (PBIS)

Three-Tiered Model of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support

School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBIS) is a proactive approach based on a three-tiered model of prevention and intervention aimed at creating safe and effective schools with a primary purpose of supporting students with disabilities within the least restrictive environment. Emphasis is placed on teaching and reinforcing important social skills and data-based problem-solving to address existing behavior concerns. SWPBIS is being implemented in thousands of schools across the country and has been demonstrated to reduce discipline problems and increase time for instruction.

PBIS Pyramid showing three-tiered model of positive behavior interventions and support

Tier 1 All

Teach schoolwide positive behavior expectations and procedures
Positive reinforcement for all students
Consistent consequences for problem behaviors
Effective procedures and supervision in non-classroom areas
Effective instruction and classroom management
Expect Respect Bully Prevention
PBIS Clubs
Alternatives to Suspension

Tier 2 Some

Check In Check Out
Adult Mentors
Take a Break
Targeted Social Skills Instruction
Home/School Plans
Classroom Management Support

Tier 3 Few

Functional Behavior Assessment Multi-Component Behavior Plans
School-Based Wraparound
Emergency Intervention Plans
Intensive Academic Support

Wayne County PBIS Schools Directory

PBIS School List - 2023-24 (print version)(PDF, opens in new window)

Allen Park

Allen Park High School
Allen Park Middle School
Arno Elementary School
Bennie Elementary School
Lindemann Elementary School

Crestwood

Crestwood High School
Highview Elementary School
Hillcrest Elementary School
Kinloch Elementary School
Riverside Middle School

Dearborn

Bryant Middle School
Dearborn High School
Edsel Ford High School
Fordson High School
Haigh Elementary School
Howard Elementary School
McCollough/Unis Elementary School
Michael Berry Career Center/Dearborn Center for Math and Science
McDonald Elementary School
Nowlin Elementary School
Salina Intermediate School
Smith Middle School
Stout Middle School
Woodworth Middle School

Dearborn Heights #7

Annapolis High School
Bedford Elementary School
Best Middle School
Pardee Elementary School
Polk Elementary School

Detroit Public Schools Community District

A.L. Holmes Academy of Blended Learning
Academy of the Americas at Logan
Academy of the Americas K-3
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
Bates Academy
Barton Elementary School
Crocket High School
Bennett Elementary School
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School
Blackwell Institute Bow Elementary-Middle School
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts
Breithaupt Career and Technical Center
Brewer Academy
Ronald Brown Academy
Bunche Preparatory Academy
Burns Elementary-Middle School
Burton International Academy
Carleton Elementary School
Carver STEM Academy
Carstens Elementary-Middle School
Cass Technical High School
Charles R. Drew Transition Center
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
Central High School
Clippert Academy
Chrysler Elementary SchoolCody High School
Communication and Media Arts High School
Coleman A. Young Elementary School4
Cooke STEM Academy
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly
Davison Elementary-Middle School
Denby High School
Detroit Lions Academy
Dixon Elementary School
Detroit International Academy for Young
WomenDetroit School of Arts
Dossin Elementary-Middle School
Northwestern High School
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men
DPSCD Virtual School
Durfee Elementary-Middle School
Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham
Edison Elementary School
Earhart Elementary-Middle School
Edmonson Elementary School
East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney
Emerson Middle School
Fisher Magnet Lower Academy
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
Garvey Academy
Gardner Elementary School
Golightly Education Center
Gompers Elementary-Middle School
Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School
Hamilton Elementary-Middle School
Harms Elementary School
Henderson Academy
Henry Ford High School
Hutchinson Elementary-Middle School
J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy
John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
Jerry L. White Center
Keidan Special Education Center
Legacy Academy
Marion Law Academy
Mann Learning Academy
Marquette Elementary-Middle School
MacKenzie Elementary-Middle School
Mark Twain Elementary-Middle School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School
Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School
Mason Academy
Maybury Elementary School
Moses Field Center
Mumford High School
Munger Elementary-Middle School
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
Nichols Elementary-Middle School
Noble Elementary-Middle School
Nolan Elementary-Middle School
Osborn High School
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
Pasteur Elementary School
Pershing High SchoolPriest Elementary-Middle School
Pulaski Elementary-Middle School
Randolph Career and Technical Center
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
Renaissance High School
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy
Sampson-Weber Leadership Academy
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts
Southeastern High School
Spain Elementary-Middle School
Thirkell Elementary-Middle School
Turning Point Academy
Vernor Elementary School
Wayne Elementary School
West Side Academy of IT and Cyber Security
Western International High School
The School at Marygrove
Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School

Ecorse

Bunche Elementary School
Dr. Brenda Hague Early Learning Village
Ecorse High School
Grandport Elementary School

Flat Rock

Simpson Middle School

Garden City

Burger Baylor ASD Program
Burger Transition Center
Garden City Middle School
Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center

Gibraltar

Carlson High School
Chapman Elementary School
Hunter Elementary School
Parsons Elementary School
Shumate Middle School
Weiss Elementary School

Grosse Ile

Meridian Elementary School
Parke Lane Elementary

Grosse Pointe

Barnes Early Childhood Center
Brownell Middle School
Defer Elementary School
Ferry Elementary School
Kerby Elementary School
Maire Elementary School
Mason Elementary School
Montieth Elementary School
North High School
Parcells Middle School
Pierce Middle School
Richard Elementary School
South High School

Hamtramck

Dickinson East Elementary School
Dickinson West Elementary School
Hamtramck High School
Holbrook Elementary School
Horizon High School
Kosciuszko Middle School
Tau Beta K-8

Huron

Brown Elementary School
Ferguson Early Childhood Center

Lincoln Park

Beacon Day Treatment Center
Carr Elementary School
Foote Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School
Keppen Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School
Lincoln Park Middle School
Lincoln Park High School
Mixter Institute for Transition
Paun Elementary School
Raupp Elementary School

Livonia

Livonia Churchill High School
Cleveland Elementary School
Coolidge Elementary School
Cooper Upper Elementary School
Emerson Middle School
Frost Middle School
Garfield Skills Center
Grant Elementary School
Holmes Middle School
Hoover Elementary School
Jackson Early Childhood Center
Johnson Upper Elementary School
Kennedy Elementary School
Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School
Randolph Elementary School
Riley Upper Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Rosedale Elementary School

Melvindale/North Allen Park

Allendale Elementary School
Rogers Elementary School
Strong Middle School

Northville

Cooke School
Hillside Middle School
Meads Mill Middle School
Northville High School

Plymouth-Canton

Bentley Elementary School
Bird Elementary School
Discovery Middle School
East Middle School
Eriksson Elementary School
Farrand Elementary School
Field Elementary School
Hoben Elementary School
Hulsing Elementary School
Liberty Middle School
Miller Elementary School
Smith Elementary School
Pioneer Middle School
West Middle School
Workman Elementary School

Redford Union

Beech Elementary School
Hilbert Elementary School
Redford Union Junior High School
Redford Union High School
Elementary Day Treatment - Keeler School

River Rouge

Ann Visger Preparatory Academy
River Rouge High School
River Rouge Stem Academy
Sabbath Middle School

Romulus

Barth Elementary School
Halecreek Elementary School
Romulus Elementary School
Romulus Middle School
Romulus High School
Wick Elementary School

South Redford

Addams Elementary School
Fisher Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Pierce Middle School
Vandenberg Elementary School

Trenton

Anderson Elementary School
Arthurs Middle School
Hedke Elementary School
Trenton High School

Van Buren

Edgemont Elementary School
McBride Middle School
Owen Intermediate School
Rawsonville Elementary School
Savage Elementary School
Tyler Elementary School

Wayne-Westland

Adams Elementary School
Edison Elementary School
Elliot Elementary School
Franklin Middle School
Graham Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School
Hicks Elementary School
John Glenn High School
Memorial High School
Roosevelt-McGrath Elementary School
Schweitzer Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School
Taft-Galloway Elementary School
Walker-Winter Elementary School
Wildwood Elementary School
Wayne-Westland Innovative Academy
William D. Ford Career-Technical Center

Westwood

Daly Elementary School
Thorne Elementary School
Thorne Primary Intermediate

Woodhaven-Brownstown

Brownstown Middle School
Wegienka Elementary School
Woodhaven Upper Elementary School

Wyandotte

Garfield Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Jo Brighton Skills Center
Lincoln Center
Madison Center
MonroeRoosevelt HighSchool
Washington Elementary School
Wilson Middle School

Covenant House

Central High School
East High School
Southwest High School
Spectrum High School

Other PSAs

Barber Preparatory Academy (PK-8)
Dearborn Academy (3-12)
Detroit Community Schools
Inkster Preparatory Academy (K-8)
James and Grace Lee Boggs School
Oakland International (K-4)
Rutherford Winans Academy
Tipton Academy (Pk-3)

PBIS Meeting Schedule

2025-26 PBIS Coaches/Coordinator Meeting Schedule

All Meetings will be held in Boyd's Auditorium from 9 to 11 a.m.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026

Past Events

Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Wayne RESA offers PBIS resources and support to schools within Wayne County. Currently, over 280 Wayne County schools are implementing PBIS. Feel free to download any of the documents included on this page.