OCONOMOWOC, WI – June 19, 2019. The Oconomowoc Area School District is proud to announce that the Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center (Rtl) and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) selected all five elementary schools, Silver Lake Intermediate School, and Oconomowoc High School for their work accomplished through the implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
The Wisconsin Rtl Center's Recognized Schools program encourages schools to expand, refine, and sustain implementation of an equitable, multi-level system. The three levels of support are known in the state of Wisconsin as universal (tier 1), selected (tier 2), and intensive (tier 3). This research is necessary because the results show full implementation in improving student outcomes. There are four levels of recognition: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum.
- Bronze: At full implementation/fidelity in one content area at the universal level (tier 1) for at least one year
- Silver: At full implementation/fidelity in one content area at the universal level (tier 1) for at least two years and at selected (tier 2) level for at least one year
- Gold: At full implementation/fidelity in two content areas at the universal (tier 1) and selected (tier 2) levels for at least two years
- Platinum: At full implementation/fidelity in all three content areas, at all three levels (universal, selected, and intensive), and for at least three years
Wisconsin Rtl Center Recognized School Program- Silver Level: Behavior
- Greenland Elementary School, Ixonia Elementary School, Meadow View Elementary School, Park Lawn Elementary School and Summit Elementary School, one of 259 schools in the state to receive this award
- As a Silver Level school, these schools will receive a banner, listed in the summer PBIS Leadership Conference book and recognized on the Wisconsin Rtl Center's website
Wisconsin Rtl Center Recognized School Program- Bronze Level: Behavior
- Oconomowoc High School, one of 350 schools in the state to receive this award
- As a Bronze Level school, Oconomowoc High School will be listed in the summer PBIS Leadership Conference book and recognized on the Wisconsin Rtl Center's website
Wisconsin Rtl Center Recognized School Program- Silver Level: Reading
- Greenland Elementary School, one of 81 schools in the state to receive this award
- As a Silver Level school, Greenland Elementary School will receive a banner, listed in the summer PBIS Leadership Conference book and recognized on the Wisconsin Rtl Center's website
Wisconsin Rtl Center Recognized School Program- Bronze Level: Reading
- Ixonia Elementary School, Meadow View Elementary School, Park Lawn Elementary School, Silver Lake Intermediate School, and Summit Elementary School, one of 68 schools in the state to receive this award
- As a Bronze Level School, these schools will be listed in the summer PBIS Leadership Conference book and recognized on the Wisconsin Rtl Center's website
Wisconsin Rtl Center Recognized School Program- Bronze Level: Mathematics
- Park Lawn Elementary School, one of 57 schools in the state to receive this award
- As a Bronze Level School, these school will be listed in the summer PBIS Leadership Conference book and recognized on the Wisconsin Rtl Center's website
"The solid work of our schools in PBIS supports positive behavior and practices in our students to help build college and career readiness as early as elementary school!" said Lisa Dawes, OASD Director of Student Services. "Student that are engaged, safe, and recognized for doing the right thing are more likely to be successful in school and beyond. PBIS also supports the social/emotional learning in youth through interventions and wrap around with families. "
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About PBIS
PBIS is a process for creating safer, more effective schools by reinforcing positive behavior and preventing and addressing problem behavior. It is a system-wide proactive framework that enables schools to be more effective and responsive to student social and emotional needs by implementing a multi-level system of support for behavior. This proactive and consistent approach to school-wide discipline can lead to improved student achievement. Schools implementing PBIS have seen a decrease in office referrals, detentions, and suspensions. For more information, visit the website at http://www.wisconsinpbisnetwork.org.
