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MPUSD Schools Honored for their PBIS Work
Eight schools in the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District have been recognized by California PBIS Recognition System for their successful implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at the platinum, gold and silver levels.
“We are extremely proud of our schools and their commitment to implementing consistent PBIS practices,” said PK Diffenbaugh, Superintendent, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. “Receiving these awards reflect their excellence in the implementation of the core features of PBIS.”
The schools and their respective award designations are:
Platinum: Del Rey Woods Elementary, Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula, Monte Vista School, and Olson Elementary School
Gold: La Mesa School
Silver: Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy, Los Arboles Middle School, the former Walter Colton Middle School
MPUSD’s schools’ name are displayed on the California PBIS website and were posted prominently at the 8th annual California PBIS Conference in Sacramento earlier this month.
California PBIS initiated its first statewide effort in 2015 to implement a recognition system to acknowledge schools for implementing PBIS with fidelity to the national framework. Schools apply to be recognized as Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum PBIS schools.
“We sincerely appreciate your hard work and commitment to implementing PBIS with fidelity and creating the conditions to maximize social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for ALL students,” said California PBIS in a congratulatory letter. “Your dedication and commitment to the students, families, and communities of your respective districts is a major contributing factor to the excellence in education in the state of California.”
California PBIS defines PBIS as a framework for enhancing the adoption and implementation of a continuum of evidence-based interventions to achieve academically and behaviorally important outcomes for all students.
As a framework, the emphasis is on a process or approach, rather than a curriculum, intervention, or practice. An important component of this practice is the supportive relationship between positive school- and classroom- wide culture and individual student success.
ABOUT MPUSD
The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is built on a solid foundation of effective instruction, positive school culture, systems of supports, and collaborative leadership. We are building innovative schools that offer dynamic learning opportunities to all students. While our programs will evolve over time, our focus remains steadfast on increasing student achievement and eliminating performance gaps. The district was established July 1, 1966, and is home to 10 elementary schools, three transitional kindergarten - 8th grade schools, two middle schools, three comprehensive high schools, an alternative high school, three preschools, and an adult education program. MPUSD stretches from the city of Marina to the north to the city of Monterey to the south, and encompasses the communities of Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Sand City and Seaside.
ABOUT PBIS
California PBIS is a collaborative organization using evidence-based, culturally relevant practices to build the capacity for all stakeholders in the implementation of PBIS as a multi-tiered system following the National PBIS Blueprints for professional development, implementation, and evaluation. Learn more here.