When It Is Used
Use it during PBIS setup or revision when staff need consistent school-wide language for expected student behavior.
School-Wide Expectations Matrix
The School-Wide Expectations Matrix is a PBIS tool for school PBIS practitioners and teams. It helps them create a small set of positively stated behavior expectations and define each expectation in observable terms across common school settings and routines.
Start with a sample matrix, edit expectations and routines, and review the completed staff-ready view.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
It captures expectation labels, settings or routines, and observable behavior definitions for each intersection.
Important Limits
The tool organizes and checks the matrix. It does not create lesson plans, reinforcement systems, discipline workflows, student conclusions, or implementation fidelity ratings.
Does this tool create the school's expectations for me?
No. The practitioner or PBIS team enters the expectations and definitions; the tool organizes them and shows completeness or configuration issues.
How many expectations does the matrix support?
It supports drafting any count, but marks fewer than 3 or more than 5 expectations as outside the source-supported target range.
Is there a student-facing version?
No. The product specification defines this as a practitioner-only configuration tool.
What is saved to my account?
The tool, expectation labels, settings/routines, and matrix cell definitions are saved as the reusable school-wide matrix.