50 MPS schools honored for decreasing classroom disruption

MILWAUKEE -- 50 Milwaukee Public School District schools have been honored by the PBIS Wisconsin Network for successfully reinforcing positive behaviors to decrease classroom disruption.

The MPS schools honored represent over one-third of the 138 schools recognized across the state.
 
The schools are accomplishing that mission by utilizing the 'Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports' framework -- a concept successfully utilized in schools nationwide.

All MPS traditional and instrumentality charter schools utilize the framework.
 
Nine of the 50 schools -- Allen-Field, Barton, Burbank, Curtin, Milwaukee French Immersion, Longfellow, Morse-Marshall, Milwaukee School of Languages and Thurston Woods -- were named "Schools of Distinction" for two years of strong commitment to the program and ensuring its effectiveness for all students.
 
The remaining 41 schools were honored for a year of commitment. They are: ALBA, Alliance, Audubon High School, Audubon Middle School, Barbee Montessori, Bradley Tech, Bruce, Bryant, Burdick, Clement Avenue, Congress, Elm Creative Arts, Emerson, Fifty-Third street, Garland, Milwaukee German Immersion, Grantosa, Hampton, Hartford University, Hawthorne, Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Kilbourn, Lancaster, Lincoln Avenue, MacDowell, Manitoba, Maryland Avenue Montessori, Mitchell, Neeskara, Ninety-Fifth Street, Reagan High, Riley, Riverside University High, Sherman, Sierfert, Trowbridge, Victory, Whitman, Wedgewood, Westside Academy and Zablocki.