This is defined as being accepted for who you truly are.
Belonging
This passive level of engagement is characterized by being distracted and physically separating from the group.
Withdrawing
Based on statistics, this is where most Active Assailant incidents occur.
Educational Institution (TK-12)
This acronym stands for positive behavioral interventions and supports.
PBIS
This is defined as being accepted only if you change or hide parts of yourself from others.
Fitting In
These are the most active components of disengagement characterized by disrupting others and looking for ways to avoid work.
Disrupting and Avoiding
Based on statistics from 2020-2024, On average this many Active Assailant incidents occur in the United States every year.
44.6 incidents
PUSD hands these out to students to recognize and encourage positive behaviors on campus.
"Pawsitive" Vibe Tickets
These build trust by showing students their teachers believe in them.
Meaningful Roles
Students aren't just invited; they are expected and supported to do this.
Respond
These are the three main components taught when facing an active assailant situation.
Run
Hide
Fight
This is a PBIS method defined as a visual and auditory sweep of an area.
Active Supervision
When teachers do this engagement increases by 20% and problematic behavior decreases by 9%.
Welcome students at the door.
Creating these can promote interdependence and shared goals where every voice matters.
Productive Groups
When arriving on scene, the number one goal of any law enforcement is to do this.
Stopping the threat as fast as possible.
This is a PBIS method that uses of behavior specific praise that is contingent upon the occurrence of expected behavior.
Acknowledgment
These can be utilized to help propel learning.
Universal Repsonses
This turns groups into student learning communities.
Interdependence
These four words make up the OODA loop.
Observe
Orient
Decide
Act
One PBIS method PUSD employs that all adults can do on campus first thing in the morning to help students feel that they are seen and acknowledged.
Greet students at the door