“Supporting Families Impacted by Disasters and Other Crisis Events” is an example offering practical considerations and strategies to help school teams respond to families’ needs before, during, and after a crisis. Access the resource: https://tinyurl.com/fmlycrisis

The SEA Guide to Establishing Capacity for Crisis Response and Recovery in Schools offers practical guidance for state education agencies to strengthen partnerships, build local capacity, and help schools and districts move forward with confidence. Explore the guide: https://tinyurl.com/CRRecovery

The latest Expert Instruction Crisis Prevention Bonus Episode 4 is now available as part of the Center on PBIS engagement series. Listen to “Measuring What Didn’t Happen,” as Katie Meyer and Tona McGuire discuss schools using data and universal screening in prevention: https://tinyurl.com/dnthppn

This Center on PBIS practice brief offers practical, research-based strategies for preventing and responding to behavioral escalation. Read about approaches for supporting students and helping them return successfully to classroom routines: https://tinyurl.com/d-escalate

A new resource, "Ten Ways to Support Kids After a School Shooting" offers practical guidance for parents and caregivers, from maintaining familiar routines and talking about safety to following children’s lead and responding to stress with patience and care. Example: https://tinyurl.com/10supports

The Advanced Tiers School-Level Systems Readiness Guide provides separate Tier 2 and Tier 3 checklists to help school leadership teams assess readiness, identify next steps, and prepare for implementation. Access the guide: https://tinyurl.com/systmready

“Safe,” “responsible,” and “kind” can look and sound different throughout the school day. This lesson plan offers a collaborative process for creating a classroom matrix shaped by students and educators together. Explore this Back to School 2026 resource and more: https://tinyurl.com/ptnrwithkids

What do “be respectful,” “be safe,” and “be responsible” look like? One elementary school sends families a personal matrix that invites families to add examples from home. See the real-world example in the collection at PBIS.org: https://tinyurl.com/matrixex

Set the tone for the day. Greeting students by name and sharing a brief, friendly interaction can help students feel welcome, strengthen relationships, increase time on task, and reduce disruptions. Explore this resource from the Back to School 2026 collection: https://tinyurl.com/PBISgreetings

Creating a Classroom Teaching Matrix offers step-by-step guidance for identifying, defining, and teaching classroom routines, positive expectations, and critical social, emotional, and behavioral skills. From the Back to School 2026 collection: https://tinyurl.com/TeachMatrix

As the school year begins, strong professional development systems can help educators build the knowledge and skills needed to implement PBIS effectively. The PBIS Professional Development Blueprint provides resources to plan support implementation and more: https://tinyurl.com/PBISbprnt

Strong family-school partnerships support positive outcomes for students, families, and educators. Leveraging the PBIS Framework to Promote Equitable Family Engagement describes how PBIS teams can strengthen family engagement within the school community. The brief: https://tinyurl.com/PBISfrmwk

Our Back to School 2026 resource collection features Supporting and Responding to Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs, a guide to positive, proactive practices for classrooms and learning environments. Choose a practice to revisit with your team: https://tinyurl.com/PBISPractices

As schools prepare for a new year, the Back to School 2026 resource collection brings together planning tools, classroom resources, and family engagement materials that may be helpful in that work. More information here: https://tinyurl.com/BTSPlanning

Integrating mental health supports within an existing PBIS framework can look different across school contexts. Explore implementation successes, challenges, and considerations for supporting this work: https://tinyurl.com/rurlmntlhlth

The TFI 3.0 Action Planning Tool helps school teams turn fidelity assessment results into focused next steps for strengthening PBIS implementation. Explore the TFI 3.0 Action Planning Tool Manual: https://tinyurl.com/tfi3action

Effective teams don't stop at asking, "How are we doing overall?" Using equity-focused data helps teams identify opportunities to better support students and improve systems. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/equitysupports #CenterOnPBIS #PBIS #DataForImprovement #MTSS

One of the simplest and most powerful shifts teams described in the Community of Practice: Shared language changes everything. You can explore how other teams are approaching this work in the Community of Practice materials here: https://tinyurl.com/DL-CoP-MTSS

Recent Video highlight how teams are approaching implementation, coaching, and systems alignment in real contexts. Explore what this work looks like beyond the written guidance: https://www.pbis.org/video-examples/video

If you’re working on building systems, tools like the District Systems Fidelity Inventory (DSFI) can help make that work visible. A useful way to support system-building—not just measure it. Explore: https://www.pbis.org/resource/dsfi

Attendance tells part of the story. But averages don't always show us who is experiencing school differently. The goal isn't just collecting data; it's using data to better support students more effectively: https://tinyurl.com/equitysupports #CenterOnPBIS #PBIS #DataUse #MTSS #EducationalEquity

When districts expand PBIS to a full MTSS framework, teams often feel pressure to move quickly. Before launching new practices, take time to: • assess readiness • build shared understanding • align systems and structures In the early stages? Start with these materials: https://tinyurl.com/CoPDL26

The time to think about outside support is before a crisis occurs. This practice brief helps district leaders think about fit, alignment, and decision-making before they're met with offers. Considerations for Evaluating External Offers of Support in Crisis Recovery: https://tinyurl.com/recoverbrief

Sometimes the most helpful implementation support comes from seeing how other teams are doing the work. The PBIS Technical Assistance Center video library includes presentations, keynotes, and practical perspectives from across the field. Browse the library here: https://tinyurl.com/pbisexplore

Professional development works best when it’s intentional, not one-time. The PBIS Professional Development Blueprint helps leadership teams, trainers, and coaches design PD systems that support implementation over time. Explore the Blueprint: https://tinyurl.com/pbisbluprnt

How do you create space for meaningful conversation when topics are complex or sensitive? This resource offers practical tools and lesson plans to help educators guide civil, productive discussions about current events and community issues. Explore more: https://tinyurl.com/clsrmconvos

What’s happening in your district right now? Join us for the District Community of Practice, a collaborative space to talk through the real work of implementing PBIS and MTSS. May 8 | 12:00–1:30pm ET Register here: https://tinyurl.com/copdistrict

How much does recognition influence implementation? This evaluation brief examines the role of state recognition systems in scaling PBIS across schools and districts. Findings suggest states with recognition systems saw stronger growth in implementation: https://tinyurl.com/pbis-scale-up

Want to see TFI 3.0 in action? This recorded webinar walks through how to use the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) 3.0 to measure implementation and guide stronger action planning. Use the updated tool to reflect on current practices and identify next steps: https://tinyurl.com/measuretfi3

When schools take on new initiatives, the default is to form a new team. Over time, multiple committees create overlap, unclear responsibilities, and staff burnout. The Working Smarter Matrix is a self-assessment and action planning tool to help leadership take stock: https://tinyurl.com/worksmrtr