High School Teacher's Perception of a Tier 1 Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) Framework

This action research doctoral capstone project investigates the perceptions of a high school staff towards a Tier 1 PBIS framework that was previously implemented into the school. The importance of this action research was to determine the next steps needed within the implementation and progression of the PBIS framework. The research questions posed tried to identify the perceptions of high school staff members, how does the perception of the staff member’s impact recognizing students on a Tier 1 level, and the level of buy-in by the staff. These questions were analyzed by utilizing qualitative and quantitative convergence style of research, which allowed the researcher to triangulate the results for each research question. The methods used to obtain this data were through the Staff Perceptions of Behavior and Discipline (SPBD) Survey, created by Dr. Laura Feuerborn of the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) and Dr. Ashli Tyre of Seattle University, an interview of staff members, discipline data compiled from the researched high school’s student management system, and PBIS data from the same high school. Results showed three major threads, the first was buy-in by staff members, the second was continued administrative support and communication, and the last was the level, high school, in which the PBIS framework was implemented. This action research created opportunities for the researcher to continue evaluating the PBIS framework implemented, and other avenues to research, such as the student’s perception. Publisher