No statistically significant positive
findings
Meets WWC standards with reservations
For:
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IES Performance Measure (findings for School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS))
Rating:
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Meets WWC standards with reservations
because it uses a cluster quasi-experimental design that provides evidence of effects on clusters by demonstrating that the analytic sample of individuals is representative of the clusters and satisfying the baseline equivalence requirement for the clusters in the analytic intervention and comparison groups.
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Secondary school attendance outcomes—Indeterminate effect found for the domain
Outcome measure
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Comparison
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Period
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Sample
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Intervention mean
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Comparison mean
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Significant?
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Improvement index
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Evidence tier
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Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Aggregated sample: Elementary and Secondary 2011-12;
829,164 students
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9.78
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9.76
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No
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--
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Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Elementary - 2007-08;
390,588 students
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6.15
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6.20
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No
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--
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Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Elementary - 2008-09;
395,994 students
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6.12
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6.26
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No
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--
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Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Elementary - 2009-10;
406,502 students
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6.81
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7.33
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No
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--
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Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Elementary - 2010-11;
414,284 students
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8.00
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8.25
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No
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--
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Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Elementary - 2011-12;
419,991 students
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7.46
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7.31
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No
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--
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Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Secondary - 2007-08;
416,305 students
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12.49
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14.01
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No
|
--
|
|
Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
|
Secondary - 2008-09;
413,774 students
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13.47
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13.73
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No
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--
|
|
Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Secondary - 2009-10;
414,509 students
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12.77
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13.09
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No
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--
|
|
Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
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0 Days
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Secondary - 2010-11;
412,484 students
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13.22
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13.67
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No
|
--
|
|
Truancy rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
|
Secondary - 2011-12;
409,173 students
|
14.15
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14.53
|
No
|
--
|
|
Student engagement in school outcomes—Indeterminate effect found for the domain
Outcome measure
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Comparison
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Period
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Sample
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Intervention mean
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Comparison mean
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Significant?
|
Improvement index
|
Evidence tier
|
Suspension event rate
|
School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
|
Aggregated sample: Elementary and Secondary 2011-12;
829,164 students
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8.72
|
7.99
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No
|
--
|
|
Suspension event rate
|
School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
|
Elementary - 2010-11;
414,284 students
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4.33
|
4.72
|
No
|
--
|
|
Suspension event rate
|
School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
|
Elementary - 2011-12;
419,991 students
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4.35
|
4.61
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No
|
--
|
|
Suspension event rate
|
School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
|
Secondary - 2007-08;
416,305 students
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22.24
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23.28
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No
|
--
|
|
Suspension event rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
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Secondary - 2008-09;
413,774 students
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22.68
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20.42
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No
|
--
|
|
Suspension event rate
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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) vs.
Business as usual
|
0 Days
|
Secondary - 2009-10;
414,509 students
|
18.97
|
17.07
|
No
|
--
|
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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
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Race
Asian |
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5% |
Black |
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39% |
Native American |
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0% |
Other or unknown |
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8% |
White |
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48% |
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Ethnicity
Hispanic |
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8% |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
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92% |
Setting
The study takes place in elementary (grades K-5, K-6, and K-8 schools) and secondary schools (grades 6-8, 9-12, and 6-12 schools) in Maryland between the 2006-07 and 2011-12 school years.
Study sample
Students across the entire state of Maryland are included in the analysis. Across the intervention and comparison groups for elementary and secondary schools in the analytic sample, less than 0.5 percent were American Indian, 4.5 percent were Asian, 7.6 percent were Hispanic, 39 percent were African American, and 47.5 percent were White. Twelve percent of students were receiving special education services, and 38.5 percent were receiving free or reduced price meals (p. 45).
Intervention Group
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a school-wide intervention aimed at improving the school environment and promoting positive student behaviors. The PBIS framework is made up of three tiers: (1) a universal system of supports for students, (2) targeted preventative interventions for high-need students, and (3) intensive preventative interventions for high-need students. This study focuses primarily on implementation of the universal, school-wide tier given that there was limited training and support for tiers 2 and 3 available within the state of Maryland during the study period. The universal, school-wide component includes training of staff to set clear expectations for positive behaviors, establish a system to promote these behaviors,and develop and implement consistent plans to respond to behavioral infractions.
Comparison Group
The comparison condition consisted of schools that did not receive training in PBIS. The study does not describe what took place in comparison schools, so it will be assumed that the schools proceeded with their business as usual discipline systems.
Support for implementation
Staff at schools in the intervention condition received training and support through the PBIS Maryland Consortium, a collaborative of the Maryland State Department of Education, Sheppard Pratt Health System and Johns Hopkins University. The collaborative provided a two-day training for new teams and booster sessions for experienced teams. There were also quarterly full-day leadership meetings offered to district leaders, as well as quarterly trainings provided to school-wide PBIS coaches. Within school districts, the coaches and district leaders provided supports such as quarterly meetings or additional internal professional development (p. 44)