Video: TIPS Framework 1/8: TIPS Process Overviewwww.pbis.org/video/team-initiated-problem-solving-tips-overview
This video provides a brief overview of the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS): a research-based process to guide teams through high quality decision making to achieve better outcomes for students.
TIPS Framework 1/8: TIPS Process Overview. This video provides a brief overview of the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS): a research-based process to guide teams through high quality decision making to achieve better outcomes for students.…
Resource: TIPS Fidelity Checklistwww.pbis.org/resource/tips-fidelity-checklist
Word Doc: The Team Initiated Problem Solving Fidelity Checklist (TIPS-FC) is a progress-monitoring tool for a team and their coach to use as a guide for planning, implementing, and sustaining best practice meeting foundations and using data for problem solving and decision-making.
TIPS Fidelity Checklist.…
Video: TIPS Framework 3/8: TIPS Problem-solving Process Overviewwww.pbis.org/video/problem-identification-in-team-initiated-problem-solving-tips
This video describes how teams define the problem they want to solve with precision using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model.
TIPS Framework 3/8: TIPS Problem-solving Process Overview. This video describes how teams define the problem they want to solve with precision using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model. Running Time: 2:53. min. Topic(s): Data-based Decision Making.…
Resource: TIPS Meeting Minutes Templatewww.pbis.org/resource/tips-meeting-minutes-template
Word Doc: Meeting form to be used by school teams using the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) method. Useful for keeping the conversation focused to problem solving. Meeting minutes serve as documentation and guidance for decisions made during problem-solving and/or coordination/planning team meeting includes sections and prompts to guide and prompt recording of relevant, accurate, and succinct information across the following areas: demographics, systems status update, problem solving, action planning, evaluation, and housekeeping items
TIPS Meeting Minutes Template. Meeting form to be used by school teams using the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) method. Useful for keeping the conversation focused to problem solving.…
Video: TIPS Meeting Foundations Overviewwww.pbis.org/video/tips-meeting-foundations-overview
Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) is a model that addresses barriers by breaking down problem solving into six critical steps to guide teams through a data-based decision making process that leads to desired outcomes.
TIPS Meeting Foundations Overview.…
Video: TIPS Training Meeting 1www.pbis.org/video/tips-training-meeting-1
This video provides an example of a Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) training meeting.
TIPS Training Meeting 1. This video provides an example of a Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) training meeting. Running Time: 12:15. min. Topic(s): Data-based Decision Making. Coaching. Published: February 3, 2025. Keywords: TIPS. Tier 1…
Resource: TIPS District Readiness Checklistwww.pbis.org/resource/tips-district-readiness-checklist
PDF: This checklist identifies critical district-level system features that will help support initial adoption and ongoing sustainability of TIPS. This checklist can be used as a self-assessment or coaching tool prior to a district adopting and implementing the TIPS model.
TIPS District Readiness Checklist. This checklist identifies critical district-level system features that will help support initial adoption and ongoing sustainability of TIPS.…
Resource: TIPS School Readiness Checklistwww.pbis.org/resource/tips-school-readiness-checklist
PDF: This checklist identifies critical school-level system features that will help support initial adoption and ongoing sustainability of TIPS. This checklist can be used as a self-assessment or coaching tool prior to a district adopting and implementing the TIPS model.
TIPS School Readiness Checklist. This checklist identifies critical school-level system features that will help support initial adoption and ongoing sustainability of TIPS.…
Video: TIPS Framework 4/8: Identifying Goals in Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS)www.pbis.org/video/identifying-goals-in-team-initiated-problem-solving-tips
This video describes how teams define what success will look like when the problem they’ve identified is solved using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model. In this step, teams look to answer the question: How will we know we’ve been successful?
TIPS Framework 4/8: Identifying Goals in Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS). This video describes how teams define what success will look like when the problem they’ve identified is solved using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model.…
Video: Four Tips for Sustaining PBISwww.pbis.org/video/four-tips-for-sustaining-pbis
Dr. Kent McIntosh shares four tips to sustain PBIS, gleaned from a 5 year study involving data from 860 schools. Also included is four checks to see if your school is on the right track.
Four Tips for Sustaining PBIS. Dr. Kent McIntosh shares four tips to sustain PBIS, gleaned from a 5 year study involving data from 860 schools. Also included is four checks to see if your school is on the right track. Running Time: 4:41. min.…
Resource: TIPS Fidelity Checklist Tier 2—Briefwww.pbis.org/resource/tips-fidelity-checklist-tier-2-brief
PDF: The Team Initiated Problem Solving Fidelity Checklist Tier 2 (TIPS-FC -T2) is a progress-monitoring tool for a team and their coach to use as a guide for planning, implementing, and sustaining best practice meeting foundations and using data for problem solving and decision-making for teams coordinating and implementing supplemental and intensive supports.
TIPS Fidelity Checklist Tier 2—Brief.…
Video: A Team Using TIPS: Grade Level Meetingwww.pbis.org/video/a-team-using-tips-grade-level-meeting
This video provides an example of a Grade Level (4th grade) Team using the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) Model to develop, implement, and monitor academic progress at grade level; monitor fidelity of implementation of academic curricula at grade level, and refer students to Tier II-III team when extra support is needed.
A Team Using TIPS: Grade Level Meeting.…
Video: TIPS Framework 6/8: Implement Solutions with Integritywww.pbis.org/video/implement-solutions-with-integrity
This video describes how teams determine if the intervention they selected was implemented as planned using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model. In this step, teams look to answer the question: Did we do what we said we would do?
TIPS Framework 6/8: Implement Solutions with Integrity. This video describes how teams determine if the intervention they selected was implemented as planned using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model.…
Video: A Team Using TIPS: Tier I Coordination Meeting (Exploration)www.pbis.org/video/a-team-using-tips-tier-i-coordination-meeting-exploration
This video provides an example of a Tier I or Universal Leadership Team using the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) Model to develop and implement Tier I systems and interventions for academic and social success; monitor fidelity of implementation of Tier I systems and supports; monitor academic and social progress for all students; and screen, select, and refer students in need of additional supports.
A Team Using TIPS: Tier I Coordination Meeting (Exploration).…
Resource: Tips for Responding to Challenging Behavior in Young Childrenwww.pbis.org/resource/tips-for-responding-to-challenging-behavior-in-young-children
PDF: There are several strategies you can use when responding to challenging behavior but these should always be combined with more intentional promotion and prevention practices. The use of these response strategies is intended to reduce the likelihood of challenging behavior, but will not be effective without careful and intentional attention to teaching social skills and emotional competencies.
Tips for Responding to Challenging Behavior in Young Children. There are several strategies you can use when responding to challenging behavior but these should always be combined with more intentional promotion and prevention practices.…
Video: A Team Using TIPS: Tier II-III Coordination Meetingwww.pbis.org/video/a-team-using-tips-tier-ii-iii-coordination-meeting
This meeting video provides an example of a Tier II-III Coordination Team using the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) Model to identify & select students in need of Tier II & Tier III supports; establish and facilitate individual support teams as needed; monitor progress for students receiving Tier II & Tier III supports; and, monitor fidelity of Implementation of Tier II & Tier III supports.
A Team Using TIPS: Tier II-III Coordination Meeting.…
Video: A Team Using TIPS: Tier I Coordination Meeting (Abbreviated Meeting)www.pbis.org/video/a-team-using-tips-tier-i-coordination-meeting-abbreviated-meeting
This video provides an example of a Tier I or Universal Leadership Team using the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) Model to develop and implement Tier I systems and interventions for academic and social success; monitor fidelity of implementation of Tier I systems and support; monitor academic and social progress for all students; and screen, select, and refer students in need of additional supports.
A Team Using TIPS: Tier I Coordination Meeting (Abbreviated Meeting).…
Video: TIPS Framework 2/8: Meeting Foundations in Team-Initiated Problem Solvingwww.pbis.org/video/meeting-foundations-in-team-initiated-problem-solving
This video describes the critical components of a team meeting within the Team Initiated Problem Solving process: Predictability, participation, communication, accountability.
TIPS Framework 2/8: Meeting Foundations in Team-Initiated Problem Solving. This video describes the critical components of a team meeting within the Team Initiated Problem Solving process: Predictability, participation, communication, accountability.…
Video: Sustaining SWPBIS: 4 Research-based Tips for School Teams (SCTG Webinar)www.pbis.org/video/sustaining-swpbis-4-research-based-tips-for-school-teams-sctg-webinar
A recorded webinar providing a set of four specific strategies school teams can use to increase the likelihood that SWPBIS will continue to be implemented over time. This webinar was given to School Climate Transformation Grant recipients originally.
Sustaining SWPBIS: 4 Research-based Tips for School Teams (SCTG Webinar). A recorded webinar providing a set of four specific strategies school teams can use to increase the likelihood that SWPBIS will continue to be implemented over time.…
Video: TIPS Framework 7/8: Monitor Impact of Solutions and Compare Against Goalwww.pbis.org/video/monitor-impact-of-solutions-and-compare-against-goal-in-team-initiated-problem-solving
This video describes how teams monitor the impact of their solutions using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model. In this step, teams look to answer the question: Did our solution work?
TIPS Framework 7/8: Monitor Impact of Solutions and Compare Against Goal. This video describes how teams monitor the impact of their solutions using the Team Initiated Problem Solving model.…
Video: TIPS Framework 8/8: Summative Evaluation Decisions in Team-Initiated Problem Solvingwww.pbis.org/video/summative-evaluation-decisions-in-team-initiated-problem-solving
This video summarizes the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) process and identifies the decision points in the process that either take teams back through problem solving or represent the moments when the problem is no longer a problem requiring their attention.
TIPS Framework 8/8: Summative Evaluation Decisions in Team-Initiated Problem Solving.…
Resource: How School Teams Use Data to Make Effective Decisions: Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS)www.pbis.org/resource/how-school-teams-use-data-to-make-effective-decisions-team-initiated-problem-solving-tips
PDF: With multiple sources of information available, knowing how to use data efficiently and effectively with limited resources is critical to the successful implementation of schoolwide, classroom, and individual interventions. In this practice guide, we describe a scientifically-based approach for data-based decision-making called Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) that includes guidance for school-based teams on (a) the foundations needed to run more effective meetings, (b) a process for using data to identify school needs and goals for change as well as for planning practical and effective solutions, and (c) a process for using, monitoring, and adapting solutions.
How School Teams Use Data to Make Effective Decisions: Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS).…
Resource: Positive Solutions for Families: Eight Practical Tips for Parents of Young Children with Challenging Behaviorwww.pbis.org/resource/positive-solutions-for-families-eight-practical-tips-for-parents-of-young-children-with-challenging-behavior
PDF: Has life with your young child become filled with conflict and confusion? Does it seem as if even the simplest activity can turn quickly into disaster when your child’s behavior is out of control? Are you beginning to feel as if things are getting worse instead of better? You’re not alone. Many, if not most, parents find themselves struggling with the challenging behavior of their young child at some point in time. The good news is that there are evidence-based, effective strategies that you can use to create positive solutions for your family.
Positive Solutions for Families: Eight Practical Tips for Parents of Young Children with Challenging Behavior. Has life with your young child become filled with conflict and confusion?…
Resource: Remote Learning for Families: Keeping it Accessible, Keeping it Positivewww.pbis.org/resource/remote-learning-for-families-keeping-it-accessible-keeping-it-positive
PDF: This practice brief describes information and tips for families regarding accessibility during remote learning.
This practice brief describes information and tips for families regarding accessibility during remote learning. Topic(s): Family. Published: October 13, 2020. Revised: October 13, 2020. Keywords: Academics. Special education. Suggested.…
Resource: Data Analyst's Worksheetwww.pbis.org/resource/data-analysts-worksheet
Word Doc: A worksheet to be used by the data analyst role before a team meeting using the Team Initiated Problem Solving Framework (TIPS). Use your academic or behavior data to create a snapshot view of your school’s performance overall (e.g., by grade level, intervention status, race/ethnicity, gender).
A worksheet to be used by the data analyst role before a team meeting using the Team Initiated Problem Solving Framework (TIPS).…
Center on PBIS | Back to School 2024www.pbis.org/current/back-to-school-2024
Welcome students back with inclusive, engaging, and proactive PBIS in your classroom! Check Out These “Top Ten” Tips and Resources!
Check Out These “Top Ten” Tips and Resources! 1. Proactively. Support and Respond. to Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral (SEB) Needs. 2. Connect. With Your Students and Their Families to Develop Meaningful.…
Resource: Tier 1 Coordination and Problem Solving Team Meeting Foundationswww.pbis.org/resource/tier-1-coordination-and-problem-solving-team-meeting-foundations
Word Doc: Defines the purpose, members, schedule, and decision guidelines of a Tier 1 school team.
TIPS. Suggested. Citation: Horner, R. Todd, A. W. Flannery, B. Nese, R. N. T. Chaparro, E. A. & Conley, K. (2017). TIPS Tier 1 Team Meeting Foundations and Decision Guidelines. Educational and Community Supports, University of Oregon. Download Resource.…
Resource: Supporting Students with Disabilities at School and Home: A Guide for Teachers to Support Families and Studentswww.pbis.org/resource/supporting-students-with-disabilities-at-school-and-home-a-guide-for-teachers-to-support-families-and-students
PDF: This guide highlights 5 key practices for teachers and families to support all students, including students with disabilities, at school and home. For each practice, the guide provides (a) tips for teachers to support students with disabilities during instruction; (b) tips for families that educators can share to support or enhance learning at home, especially during periods of remote instruction; and (c) free-access resources that include strategies shown to be effective by research (e.g., informational guides, downloadable materials, research-based programs).
For each practice, the guide provides (a) tips for teachers to support students with disabilities during instruction; (b) tips for families that educators can share to support or enhance learning at home, especially during periods of remote instruction; and…
Video: Introducing the Interconnected Systems Framework Monograph Volume 2www.pbis.org/video/introducing-the-interconnected-systems-framework-monograph-volume-2
This video provides an introduction to Advancing Education Effectiveness: Interconnecting School Mental Health and School-wide PBIS, Volume 2: An Implementation Guide providing overview of chapters, tips for accessing resources and highlights of tools available within the chapters.
This video provides an introduction to Advancing Education Effectiveness: Interconnecting School Mental Health and School-wide PBIS, Volume 2: An Implementation Guide providing overview of chapters, tips for accessing resources and highlights of tools available…
Resource: Creating a PBIS Behavior Teaching Matrix for Remote Instruction (Versión en español)www.pbis.org/resource/creating-a-pbis-behavior-teaching-matrix-for-remote-instruction-spanish-translation
PDF: This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e., distance) instruction and online learning environments. With a few adaptations, teachers can use a PBIS framework to make remote learning safe, predictable, and positive.
This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e. distance) instruction and online learning environments.…
Resource: Creating a PBIS Behavior Teaching Matrix for Remote Instructionwww.pbis.org/resource/creating-a-pbis-behavior-teaching-matrix-for-remote-instruction
PDF: This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e., distance) instruction and online learning environments. With a few adaptations, teachers can use a PBIS framework to make remote learning safe, predictable, and positive.
This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e. distance) instruction and online learning environments.…
Center on PBIS | Data-based Decision Makingwww.pbis.org/topics/data-based-decision-making
Topic Page: A defining feature of PBIS is continuous improvement driven by data. Teams collect and analyze data to diagnose problems or gaps and select strategies to address these challenges. Data tell us which strategies are most effective so we continue to include them in our repertoire.
A TIPS process centered on data. Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS). Watch overview video. TIPS is a research-validated framework to use during any. team meeting focused on data-driven decision making.…
Resource: Enhancing Team Functioning in Schools' Multi-Tiered Systems of Supportwww.pbis.org/resource/enhancing-team-functioning-in-schools-multi-tiered-systems-of-support
PDF: This Practice Guide can be used by multidisciplinary teams within a multi-tiered system of support as a resource for overcoming challenges and setting up teams for success. The five effective teaming elements are described, as well as how to structure teams to enhance functioning and outcomes within schools.
TIPS. Suggested. Citation: Splett, J.W. Perales, K. Pohlman, K. Alqueza, K. Collins, D. Gomez, N. Houston-Dial, R. Meyer, B. Weist, M.D. (December, 2023). Enhancing Team Functioning in Schools' Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.…
Resource: Tiered Decision Guidelines for Social, Behavioral, and Academic Behavior: Guidance for Establishing Data-Based Teams Across the Tierswww.pbis.org/resource/tiered-decision-guidelines-for-social-behavioral-and-academic-behavior-guidance-for-establishing-data-based-teams-across-the-tiers
PDF: The decision making guidelines outlined, are organized with academic, behavioral, and social student outcomes in mind. The purposes of data-based teams across the tiers are described and a set of decision guidelines, decision-making cycles, and goals/benchmarks are provided for each team. Guiding questions for systems implementation are also provided.
TIPS. Suggested. Citation: Horner, R. Flannery, B. Nese, R. Chaparro, E. Conley, K. & Todd, A. (2021). Tiered Decision Guidelines for Social, Behavioral, and Academic Behavior: Guidance for Establishing Data-Based Teams Across the Tiers (2021).…
Resource: Discussing Race, Racism, and Important Current Events with Students: A Guide with Lesson Plans and Resourceswww.pbis.org/resource/discussing-race-racism-and-important-current-events-with-students-a-guide-with-lesson-plans-and-resources
PDF: This guide is intended to increase the frequency and quality of conversations about race, racism, and current events regarding race in K-12 classrooms to support students and provide voice and self-reflection. It includes recommendations and tips for creating statements of support, preparing for and facilitating constructive classroom discussions, addressing harmful statements, and designing lesson plans and units for ongoing learning.
It includes recommendations and tips for creating statements of support, preparing for and facilitating constructive classroom discussions, addressing harmful statements, and designing lesson plans and units for ongoing learning. Topic(s): Classroom PBIS.…
Resource: Strengthening Family Participation in Addressing Behavior in an IEPwww.pbis.org/resource/strengthening-family-participation-in-addressing-behavior-in-an-iep
PDF: The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) document is a legal plan for special education created by a team that includes educators and family members. The IEP contains goals that promote student success, and, if needed, might include goals on ways to improve behavior. As families might find it helpful to plan ahead for IEP meetings, this brief is designed to help families prepare for an IEP meeting with tips to help strengthen the IEP team planning for any needed behavioral goals and supports.
As families might find it helpful to plan ahead for IEP meetings, this brief is designed to help families prepare for an IEP meeting with tips to help strengthen the IEP team planning for any needed behavioral goals and supports.…
Resource: Centering Equity in Data-Based Decision-Making: Considerations and Recommendations for Leadership Teamswww.pbis.org/resource/centering-equity-in-data-based-decision-making-considerations-and-recommendations-for-leadership-teams
PDF: The focus of this guide is on supporting school, district, and state education leadership teams in centering equity in their data-using culture and data-based decision-making processes to redesign and transform systems for equitable health and learning. It includes specific companion dialogue guides to support teams in implementing practices and practical strategies to center equity in all of their work—including the ways in which they gather, analyze, and use data in their school-wide whole-person work.
TIPS. Suggested. Citation: Romer, N. Hollins-Sims, N. Owens-West, R. Perales, K. Walrond, N. Payno-Simmons, R. & McIntosh, K. (2023). Centering equity in data-based decision-making: Considerations and recommendations for leadership teams.…
Center on PBIS | Tier 2www.pbis.org/pbis/tier-2
Tier 2 practices and systems provide targeted support for students who are not successful with Tier 1 supports alone. The focus is on supporting students who are at risk for developing more serious problem behavior before they start. Essentially, the support at this level is more focused than Tier 1 and less intensive than Tier 3.
The Center on PBIS has developed the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) approach, a research-based process to guide teams through high-quality decision-making to achieve better outcomes for students. Resources.…
Function-Based Support Throughout the Continuum: New Guidance from the U.S. Department of Educationwww.pbis.org/current/function-based-support-throughout-the-continuum
Check out new guidance on function-based support and our five key take aways and main messages from their guidance.
For each practice, the guide provides (a) tips for teachers to support students with disabilities during instruction; (b) tips for families that educators can share to support or enhance learning at home, especially during periods of remote instruction; and…
Center on PBIS | Getting Startedwww.pbis.org/pbis/getting-started
Once you understand the basics of what PBIS is, it’s time to start implementing. Where do you start? No matter your role, there are initial steps everyone can take to get started with PBIS.
PBIS is a team-guided approach [link to new TIPS practice brief]. Your leadership team steers your PBIS implementation, monitors its effectiveness, and provides continuity as people join – and leave – your school.…
Center on PBIS | Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilitieswww.pbis.org/current/positive-proactive-approaches-to-supporting-children-with-disabilities
In July 2022, the US Department of Education released important new guidance that “helps schools support students with disabilities and avoid discriminatory use of discipline.” PBIS already embeds these recommended practices into its framework as referenced in the new guidance. We believe PBIS provides a strong foundation to implement this guidance and benefit students with disabilities. Educators at the classroom, school, and district levels can use the following Center on PBIS resources to put this guidance into action.
How School Teams Use Data to Make Effective Decisions: Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS). Guidance for Systematic Screening: Lessons Learned from Practitioners. PBIS Evaluation Blueprint. Getting Started with Data for Decision Making.…
Center on PBIS | Supporting Schools During and After Crisiswww.pbis.org/crisis-recovery
This page highlights resources to support the use of a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework to support students, families, and educators during the transition back to school during and following a crisis (e.g., violent event, a pandemic, natural disaster, social unrest, or other emergency) in a manner that prioritizes their health and safety, social and emotional needs, and behavioral and academic growth.
Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers. School & Classroom. Talking to Children About School and Community Shootings. Sample return to school staff agenda. Sample return to school staff professional development.…
Resource: Helping Families Prepare for an IEP Meetingwww.pbis.org/resource/helping-families-prepare-for-an-iep-meeting
PDF: The IEP document is a legal plan for special education which is created by a team of educators and the child's family. This team meets yearly to create an IEP that provides information about the specifically designed instruction, related services, and other supports for the child. This tip sheet shares some ideas in how families can prepare for the IEP meeting to promote full participation in their child's education program.
This tip sheet shares some ideas in how families can prepare for the IEP meeting to promote full participation in their child's education program. Topic(s): Students with Disabilities. Family. Published: December 9, 2021. Revised: December 9, 2021.…
