This case study describes the leadership of a school counselor in implementing
positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) in a low-income, diverse
elementary school with a modest level of external supports. After initiating a
grade-level pilot program, the school counselor partnered with university-based
consultants to expand the PBIS initiative to all grades. This article presents
data from multiple measures of implementation fidelity to illustrate the 5-year
process of bringing school-wide PBIS to scale.
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