Schoolwide Evaluation Tool SET plans, visits, and followup

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School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) plans, visits,
and follow-up

• Marion V. Panyan, Ph.D.
• Co-Director, Iowa Behavioral Alliance
• September 18, 2006

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Goals

• Describe the purpose of SET
• Define the features of the School-wide Evaluation
  Tool (SET)
• Define how to use SET scores to guide
  implementation of SWPBS to fidelity.

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The School-wide Evaluation Tool(SET)

• Purpose
• A research instrument for determining the extent
  to which a school
• is implementing school-wide positive behavior
  support.

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How does SET work?

• SET provides an evaluation by an outside observer
  who
• Interviews the administrator
• Interviews 10 staff members
• Interviews 3 members of the building PBS team
• Interviews 15 students
• Reviews documents pertaining to school plans and
  discipline
• Observes in the building to see if the
  expectations and crisis plan are posted
  throughout the school

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SET

• Content
• The SET produces a summary score (), and a score
  for each of seven features of school-wide pbs.
• Behavioral expectations defined
• Behavioral expectations taught
• Behavioral expectations rewarded
• Systematic responses to rule violations
• Information gathered to monitor student behavior
• Local management support for school-wide
  procedures
• District level support for school-wide procedures

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Critical Component, Feature B Behavioral
Expectations Taught
By 2004 the demonstration sites reached 80 on
Feature B!
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How did the schools do on SET?
The first 8 schools reached 80 implementation by
2004!
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What do your SET scores tell you?

• Current status
• Improvement from last year
• Features that are strong
• Features that need assistance

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Using SET Scores

• For a school
• Always link SET scores to Self-assessment data
• Team Checklist
• EBS Survey
• Build action plan
• What is the smallest change that will produce the
  biggest effect.
• The goal is always focused on Student Outcomes

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Action Planning

• Schools can use SET scores to
• Focus on area in need of action
• Guide selection of action steps
• Evaluate if actions are making a difference

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Action Planning

• The Iowa Behavioral Alliance can use SET scores
  to
• Determine if sites are implementing with
  integrity (met 80-80 criterion)
• Provide technical assistance or training to sites
  whose scores do not yet meet criteria
• Congratulate sites who have met criteria

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For more information

• Marion Panyan
• 515-271-3936, marion.panyan_at_drake.edu
• or
• www.rc4alliance.org