DESSA and PBIS Alignment Slides (Resource)

Overview

The DESSA System helps school districts track and complete PBIS program evaluation to understand what drives student behavior changes.

This resource is designed for administrators to share more about the DESSA Skills and PBIS alignment with their staff. Download this slide deck and follow the prompts in the notes section to facilitate a brief overview of the DESSA and PBIS and engage your educators in a meaningful discussion about supporting students. Customize the information for your site, as needed.

• Slide 3 explains why students need DESSA skills to meet school expectations.
• Slide 4 (optional) provides an example of aligning DESSA skills to expectations.
• Use Slide 5 to align your PBIS with DESSA skills. Populate the table with your own schoolwide expectations and classroom behaviors. Make copies of this, for participants to fill in the “DESSA Skills” column.

Download the full resource below.