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Positive Behavior Support

Julie Arment

 Julie Arment,
Coordinator

From 1999 to 2004, several Columbia School District elementary schools participated in a collaborative research project with Dr. Tim Lewis to implement Positive Behavior Support (PBS). Dr. Lewis is the chair of the Special Education Department from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is a research partner in the PBS National Center.

As word of PBS spread, other schools expressed interest and began the process of implementing school-wide PBS. Columbia Public Schools went district-wide with PBS during the 2004-05 academic year with one half-time district-wide PBS coordinator, who continued the collaboration with Dr Lewis. During the 2005-06 academic year, the district implemented PBS across 18 elementary schools and several secondary schools, and several more are in various stages of preparation for implementation. The PBS coordinator has been joined by two full-time PBS facilitators to continue to provide technical assistance and professional development across the district. The collaboration with Dr. Lewis continues.

Positive Behavior Support Web page

Columbia Public Schools
Positive Behavior Support
1818 West Worley Street
Columbia, MO 65203

Coordinator: Ms. Julie Arment

Phone: (573) 214-3930
 
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