Awards

The PbS Scholarship Application Form is available on the PbS website. The application requires a one-page essay describing how the applicant will use their education to pay it forward, a letter of recommendation and documentation or verification of acceptance into the educational program.

A review of how Ferris School accomplished their goals of winning a PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award for their facility improvements in keeping kids safe.

Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Green Hill School (GHS) in Chehalis, WA as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the correction category. GHS was selected for their strategic approach to reducing the use of room confinement and the eventual closure of the facility’s segregation unit. As described by facility staff at G ...

2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest Finalist Spotlight: Grand Mesa Youth Service Center PbS is thrilled to call L. N. a finalist for the 2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest from Grand Mesa Youth Service Center. The incredibly talented artist submitted a detailed painting of a bird that was featured in the June 2019 PbS e-newsletter! Thank you for sharing your talent with us and co ...

2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest Finalist Spotlight: Ferris School We are pleased to present the finalists for the 2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest from Ferris School: I. L., J. G., J. C. and Z. M.! The group wrote the music and produced the entire video themselves through an intense music program. Great job on the collaborative efforts! Thanks for sharing your talents and co ...

Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Snowden Cottage in Wilmington, DE as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the community residential category. Snowden Cottage was selected for their thoughtful plan to increase family engagement to reduce fear for safety. The PbS team at Snowden Cottage was concerned when less than 100% ...

2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest Finalist Spotlight: Copper Lake School PbS is pleased to call Z. C. a finalist for the 2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest from Copper Lake School. Z.’s poem for her mother was moving and touching. Thank you for sharing your talent with us and congratulations on becoming a finalist! View the video here. The annual PbS Kids Got Talent Contest in ...

2019 PbS Kids Got Talent Contest Finalist Spotlight: Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility We are thrilled to present H. R. from Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility who delivered an incredibly thoughtful and intelligently spoken performance woven with Greek mythology. Thank you for sharing your talent, H. R., and congratulations on becoming a finalist! View the v ...

Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Center- Durango in Phoenix, AZ as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the detention category. Maricopa was selected as a finalist for their comprehensive plan to reduce staff fear for safety. The purpose of the site’s Facility Improvement Plan was to ...

Performance-based Standards (PbS) is very pleased to announce Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility in Miles City, MT as one of the finalists for the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award in the correction category. Pine Hills was selected as a finalist for their trauma-informed approaches to improving safety. Staff concerns and other factors, such as a lack of trauma-informed t ...