Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support February 24, 2004

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School-wide Positive Behavior SupportFebruary
24, 2004

• Rachel Freeman, University of Kansas
• Beth Robinett, Topeka 501
• (www.pbis.org)

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Technical Assistance Center on Positive
Interventions and Supports

• Directors
• George Sugai and Rob Horner, Directors
• (University of Oregon)
• Partners
• University of Kansas Illinois State Board of
  Education
• University of Missouri Mtn. Plains Regional
  Resource Center The May Institute
• University of Kentucky Sheppard-Pratt Health
  System
• University of S. Florida
• University of Florida

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Tertiary Prevention Specialized
Individualized Systems for Students with
High-Risk Behavior
CONTINUUM OF SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT
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Secondary Prevention Specialized Group Systems
for Students with At-Risk Behavior
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Primary Prevention School-/Classroom- Wide
Systems for All Students, Staff, Settings
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80 of Students
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School-wide PBS

• School-wide
• Cafeteria
• Hallways
• Bus
• Classroom
• Individual student support
• Student support team
• General and special education

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Primary Prevention Effective School and
Classroom Behavior Support

• Create a common purpose and approach
• Identify, teach, and reinforce expected behaviors
• Assess current procedures for addressing
  inappropriate behavior
• Continually assess progress

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Secondary Prevention Targeted Group Instruction

• Focus on settings that are problematic (hallway,
  cafeteria, bus)
• Teach smaller groups of students social skills
  and expected behaviors
• Provide additional services for students at risk
  for engaging in more serious problem behavior
• Provide additional services such as tutoring,
  remedial reading programs, and counseling

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Tertiary Prevention Individual Student Support

• Embed PBS within student support team process
• Identify the function a problem behavior serves
• Modify environment teach new skills
• Consider all settings in which student needs
  support (home, school, community)

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State District-wide Examples

• Alabama
• British Columbia
• Colorado
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Maryland
• New Hampshire
• Orange County
• Oregon
• Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri,
  Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, South
  Carolina

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Reports from Schools Implementing PBS

• 20-60 decreases in problem behavior
• Increases in academic achievement
• Increases in school climate
• Increases in instructional time

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Working Smarter, Not More

• Do less, better
• Consolidate/integrate
• Think small
• Small data-based priorities
• Know where you want to go
• Measurable/observable

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Setting up School-Wide PBS

• Confirm commitment
• Create a planning team
• Conduct a self assessment
• Build an action plan
• Implement the action plan
• Create a communication strategy
• Use data to implement and evaluate efforts

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Confirm Consensus for PBS

• Active involvement of Administration
• Behavior support is adopted as an important
  unifying element of the school
• Support for PBS should be high among teachers
• 3 year commitment for effort

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School Coaches

• A person working collaboratively within the
  school system who can facilitate the PBS process
• General and Special Education Teachers
• Counselors
• Administration
• Family members
• School Psychologist
• Social Worker

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Data-based Decision Making

• Self-assessment
• Clear measurable outcomes questions
• Efficient data collection, storage,
  summarization
• Data-decision rules processes
• Quarterly/annually reporting
• Office referral summary system for schools
  (www.swis.org)

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Visibility
Political Support
Funding
Leadership Team
Active Coordination
Evaluation
Training
Coaching
Local School Teams/Demonstrations
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Leadership Team

• Regular meeting
• Consolidation prioritization of related
  initiatives
• Organization of district resources
• DW action plan
• Liaison with district administration
• PBS visibility/priority

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District-level Planning

• District-wide Coordinator
• Superintendent and board support
• Build behavioral expertise within school
• Conduct self assessment
• Create action plan
• Assess progress

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3-5 Year Action Plan

• Policy approach
• Link to academic outcomes
• Activities for sustainability enhanced
  efficiency
• Plan for on-going professional development
• Personnel, resources, budget, etc.
• School board blessing

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Costs of School-wide PBS

• School planning team meetings
• Coach time (up to .50 FTE)
• System for data-based decision making
• (SWIS200/year per school)
• School-wide materials (50-100)
• Student reinforcers
• Access to school-wide PBS Facilitators/Trainers

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Considering District State-wide Planning

• Create a state leadership team
• Seek funding for state-wide implementation
• Develop action plan
• Consolidate district and school resources
• Leverage existing state resources (TA Center,
  Kansas Institute for PBS, etc.)

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Learn More About School-wide PBS

• School-wide PBS Forum
• March 30, 2004
• Introduction to school-wide PBS
• Action planning
• Alexa Pochowski, Invited Speaker
• KCK School Districts PBS Analyzer
• Sign up Sheet

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Student Improvement Team Strategies

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All Students In School
Tertiary Prevention (1-7)
Tertiary Prevention (1-7)
Secondary Prevention (5-15)
Secondary Prevention (5-15)
Primary Prevention (80-90)
Primary Prevention (80-90)
Academic Systems
Problem Systems
Adapted from Sugai, Horner, Gresham, 2001
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Information and Resources

• Technical Assistance Center on Positive
  Behavioral Interventions and Supports
  (www.pbis.org)
• School-wide Information System (SWIS)
• (www.swis.org)
• Inclusive Network of Kansas
• (www.ukans.edu/inks/index.shtml)

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For CEU Credits and Additional Handouts

• Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support
• (www.kipbs.lsi.ku.edu)