PBIS has been successful in reducing discipline referrals to the principal's office, especially in the time period prior to school vacations.
Teachers report feeling more effective in their teaching and management of student problem behavior.
Second Step is a violence prevention social skills curriculum designed to help children develop empathic, impulse control, and anger management skills. These lessons are woven into the regular curriculum in 35-minute sessions. Evaluations show moderate decreases in aggression and moderate increases in pro-social and neutral interactions. These contrast with increases in physical and verbal aggression during the same period for a control group. In addition, grade retention, test scores, and academic performance in these schools have all improved.