What is the Office of School Climate:
The Office of School Climate, using a Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Behavior (MTSS-B), identifies, promotes, and supports social and emotional development by designing systems and experiences that lead to healthy relationships and a safe, respectful environment that is conducive to learning for all constituents and creates a culture of partnerships with families, community members and school staff to foster social-emotional growth and well-being.

Office of School Climate Team:
RM 308 @ East High School, 840 Northampton Street, Buffalo 

Matthew Pegg, Supervisor, mcpegg@buffaloschools.org
Monica Capozzi, Coach, MCapozzi@buffaloschools.org
Kim DeGeorge, Coach, KDeGeorge@buffaloschools.org
Christopher Heim, Coach, CMHeim@buffaloschools.org
Kristina Jackson, Coach, KCJackson@buffaloschools.org

PBIS/MTSS Framework is a proactive systems approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.  As a Response to Intervention (RtI) model, PBIS/MTSS Framework applies a three-tiered system of support, and a problem-solving process to enhance the capacity of schools to effectively educate all students.  The goals of PBIS/MTSS Framework are to:

• Increase data-based decision-making on behavior and academic instruction and reinforce across all school settings.

• Increase consistent use and effect of research-based behavioral and academic instructional strategies among all school staff at school wide, classroom, and individual student levels.

• Reduce use of reactive discipline measures in schools (e.g., office discipline referrals, detentions, suspensions, expulsions) for all students.

• Increase academic achievement levels of all students.

• Implement effective intervention plans for students with the most comprehensive behavioral and emotional needs that support and evaluate their success across home, school, and community.

• Increase capacity of general education settings to successfully educate students with disabilities and 
  prevent academic and/or social failures of all students.

• Increase capacity of schools and districts to address over- and under-representation of students by ethnicity relative to discipline, disability status, and academic achievement with access to data on these outcomes.

• Improving attendance by establishing a culture of attendance, acknowledging outstanding attendance and supporting students at-risk for chronic absenteeism.

MTSS Toolkit provides resources on:

• The MTSS Framework (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)

  • Tier 1 - System Templates (Agenda, Minutes, Action Plan), Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), Matrix, Effective Supervision Toolkit

  • Tier 2 - System Templates (Agenda, Minutes, Action Plan), Daily Progress Report Card (DPR) Templates, CICO Resources, SAIG Resources, Behavior Support Plan (BSP) Resources

  • Tier 3 - System Templates (Problem Solving Agenda, Minutes, Action Plan), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Template, BIP Strategies, Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

• Restorative Practices (RP)

• Classroom Management Supports

• Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

• Mindfulness

• Health and Wellness

• Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

  • Bullying and Harassment Resources