About the Program
The NEPBIS Network is excited to recognize school districts implementing PBIS throughout the Northeast! Please review the criteria, submission requirements and how the district will be recognized below. We look forward to honoring the hard work and effort districts are engaging in to develop positive, predictable, effective, and equitable learning communities!
Key Details:
- Submissions due annually by April 1st
- Access a printable version of this information.
- Contact nepbis@uconn.edu with any questions you may have
- Districts will be notified of their recognition no later than May 1st
DISTRICTS OF DISTINCTION
Scroll through to see images of our honored districts at our recent NEPBIS Leadership Forums!
2024-25 GOLD LEVEL RECOGNITION
2024-25 SILVER LEVEL RECOGNITION
2024-25 BRONZE LEVEL RECOGNITION
APPLICATION CRITERIA
BRONZE
Criteria
- Complete District Systems Fidelity Inventory (DSFI)* within the last calendar year OR
- More than 50% of schools implementing and measuring fidelity with either the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) or Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ)
What to Submit
- DSFI Total Score Report OR
- Number of schools in district and TFI/BoQ Total Score Reports for implementing schools
Recognition
- Name announced at the NEPBIS Leadership Forum
- Certificate
SILVER
Criteria
- Complete DSFI* within the last calendar year, AND
- More than 50% of schools implementing and measuring fidelity with either the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) or Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ)
What to Submit
- DSFI Total Score Report
- Number of schools in district
- TFI/BoQ Total Score Reports for implementing schools
Recognition
- Name announced at the NEPBIS Leadership Forum
- Certificate
- Banner
GOLD
Criteria
- Complete DSFI* within the last calendar year
- More than 50% of schools implementing, measuring fidelity, and demonstrating fidelity at Tier 1
- TFI 3.0 = 50% or higher
- TFI 2.1 = 70% or higher
- BoQ = 70% or higher
What to Submit
- DSFI Scale Score Report
- Number of schools in district
- TFI/BoQ Scale Reports for implementing schools
Recognition
- Name announced at the NEPBIS Leadership Forum
- Certificate
- Banner
- Discounted registration to NEPBIS Leadership Forum for district employees
- Invitation to participate in district panel at NEPBIS Leadership Forum
Districts will be notified of recognition approval by May 1st
*Sole entities operating as a district must complete the DSFI to qualify for Bronze level recognition. If you identify certain sections of the DSFI as irrelevant to your context, please provide a brief 1-2 sentence rationale explaining why it is not applicable to your context.