building bridges, not walls

Building Bridges, Not WallsBuilding Bridges, Not WallsThe Alternative Education Program in Anne Arundel County Public

SchoolsKathy Lane, Director of Alternative Education

Virginia L. Dolan, Ed.D. , NCSP,

PBIS Facilitator

Strategic Plan

AACPS Alternative Education Program

• By the end of the 2011/2012 school year, all high schools will meet the graduation rate of 98% (for each NCLB student group) established by the Maryland State Department of Education.– Baseline: June 2006 – 86% graduation rate

• By the end of the 2011/2012 school year, all high schools will have reached a dropout rate of less than 3% (for each NCLB student group) established by the Maryland State Department of Education. – Baseline: June 2006 – 1.98% drop out rate

Academic AchievementAACPS Alternative Education Program

Goal 1

• Expanded Evening High School – Meade last year

(enabling Meade HS to meet AYP for graduation rates) – Annapolis spring 2008

• Offer Twilight Schools– All high schools– Original Credit Available

With Board and County Council Support…


Graduation RatesAACPS Alternative Education Program

Since the inception of the Division of Alternative Education Programs (2004–05):

2004–05 2007–08

83.35% 89.14%98% target

Drop Out RatesAACPS Alternative Education Program

2003–04 2006–07

4.83%

1.95%

10%

13th

in the State

6th

in the State

2011–12 target of 1.98%

For all students

support of Superintendent

Gains on TargetAACPS Alternative Education Program

All Stakeholders

Central Office

School Based

Community Agency

Coordinated effort of

Data

PBIS Logic ModelAACPS Alternative Education Program

Analyze

SupportStudents and

Families

ProgramsDevelop

Elementary Middle School High School

Universal

Targeted

Intensive

Resource MappingInterventions

Interventions

Interventions

Evening High Schools

Targeted

Intensive

5 total sites

Meade Evening HS graduated 100% of eligible 12th graders.

Annapolis Evening HS opened in January 2008 to 43 students.


Interventions

Interventions

UniversalInterventions

Twilight Schools

Targeted

Intensive



Interventions

Interventions

992 Students enrolled

107 Classes

88.5% Passed


Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment

Targeted

Intensive

Twilight Schools



Interventions

Interventions


Anne Arundel County Public Schools

+

Anne Arundel Community College

Job Corps

Targeted

Intensive

Twilight Schools




Interventions

Interventions


Woodlands Job Corps

Meade, North County & Glen Burnie High Schools

Summer School

Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

Twilight Schools


Job Corps



Interventions

Interventions


1441 Students

Grades 6–12

96% Pass Rate

Twilight Schools


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent ProgramEvening High Schools

Targeted

Intensive

Summer School


Interventions

Interventions


100% Graduation rate

12 graduates this year

• By the end of the 2011-12 school year, there will be a 20% reduction in the number of secondary students receiving one or more referrals, suspensions, and expulsions, for each NCLB group.– Baseline: June 2006: 13,521 referrals

6,259 suspensions326 expulsions

Data Source – Educational Data Warehouse

Safe & Supportive Learning Environment

AACPS Alternative Education ProgramGoal 2

Twilight Schools


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program


Targeted

Intensive

Summer School


Interventions

Interventions


Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program


Targeted

Intensive

Summer School


Interventions

Interventions


Referrals at PBIS SchoolsElementary schools— 26% reduction (5% non-PBIS)

Middle schools — 6% reduction High Schools — 4% reduction

Suspensions at PBIS SchoolsElementary — 13% decrease

Middle schools — 13% decrease High schools — 3% decrease

Extended Suspension/ExpulsionsSecondary Schools — 9% decrease

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program


Targeted

Intensive

Summer School


Interventions

Interventions


Narrowing the Disproportionality RateExtended Suspension/Expulsions

African American Population

29% decreaseHighest reduction of all racial categories

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program


Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Partnership with Johns Hopkins, Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, and MSDE to train school-based staff to develop evidence-based programs to support students in their home school environment

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program

J. Albert Adams Academy

Mary E. Moss Academy

Evening Middle Schools


Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


J. Albert Adams120 Middle School students

Mary E. Moss80 9th and 10th graders

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program

Alternative One Program






Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


North County & Meade HSMeade & Bates MS

68% increase in attendance

29% increase in classes passed

64% decrease in referrals

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Summer School

Teen Parent Program

Alternative One ProgramDecision Making Rooms





Alternative One ProgramDecision Making Rooms

Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Increase in instructional time

Structured, supervised environment where referred students receive behavior and academic support.

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Summer School

Teen Parent Program


Decision Making Rooms







Targeted

Intensive

Summer School


Interventions

Interventions


Social skills instruction, supervised time out,

crisis intervention

PBIS+

Learning Labs

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program









Targeted

Intensive

Summer School


Interventions

Interventions


Students with disabilities meet the terms of

discipline sanctions

Learning Labs

PBIS+

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program






Elluminate Virtual Learning Community




Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Students on Home/Hospital teaching

Virtual learning community that supports AACPS’ curriculum

Learning Labs

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program







CAT Centers Exploratory Programs




Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Drop out prevention targeting overage 8th graders

CAT South Bates and Annapolis MS

CAT-North Meade and MacArthur MS

Learning Labs

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program











Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs

• Have significant barriers to learning?

• Make choices that interfere with a safe learning environment?

• Require individualized interventions outside the home school?


What about students who…

CollaborationAACPS Alternative Education Program

AACPSAA County

child serving agencies

• Interagency-targeted interventions will result in a 10% reduction in the number of out-of-home school placements by 2011–2012– Baseline: Sept. 2006: 2098 students

educated in out-of-home-school

placements


Safe & Supportive Learning Environment

Goal 2

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program











Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program



Community Resource Initiative











Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


North County Feeder

Interagency Targeted Intervention

17% Reduction in out of home school placement (North County)

Learning Labs

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program






Evening Middle SchoolsPathways Drug Treatment Facility






Community Resource Initiative Community Resource Initiative

Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Educational services to students receiving substance

abuse treatment

Learning Labs

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program






Pathways Drug Treatment Facility


Villa Maria Social Worker in the Schools







Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Licensed, clinical social workers in Annapolis, Chesapeake, North County,

Glen Burnie, and Meade Clusters

Learning Labs

Community Resource InitiativeCommunity Resource Initiative Community Resource Initiative

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program














Targeted

Intensive

Summer School


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs

PBIS+

Robert Pascal Youth Services



Anger Management

North County and Annapolis High Schools

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

??

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs



Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs



Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs


Monarch AcademyPublic Charter School

Environmentally disadvantaged students


• Are removed from school for disciplinary problems?– 280 students this year

• Students from public housing communities– Safety & child welfare issues


What about students who…

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs


Monarch Academy Public Charter School


Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs



Boy’s & Girls Clubs

Alternative to Suspension

Educational Services

Counseling & Conflict Resolution

Boy’s & Girls ClubsCommunity Resource InitiativeCommunity Resource Initiative Community Resource Initiative

• Coordinated, community-based services

• Culturally Competent

• Family-driven

• Child-centered


“System of Care” Initiative: Wrap Around Service Delivery

Model

Shared Vision

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs



Boy’s & Girls Clubs Boy’s & Girls Clubs


Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs




Expand Community Resource Initiative




Grant from Local Management Board

Development and expansion of programs

Twilight Schools

PBIS PBIS PBIS


Job Corps

Summer School

Teen Parent Program















Targeted

Intensive

Summer School

PBIS+


Interventions

Interventions


Learning Labs





Walter Reed Walter Reed Walter Reed

Expanded Community Resource Initiative



Partnership with Manor View Elementary

System Navigator facilitates access to services

Over 3000 students annually experience barriers to learning

…addressed through alternative education

options in AACPS


12 Teen Mothers

110 Evening High School Students

If we build them a bridge…

If we build them a bridge…

they will get over it.

PBISVirginia L. Dolan, Ed.D., NCSP

PBIS Facilitator

Intensive, Individually Designed Interventions• Address individual needs of student• Assessment-based• High Intensity

Intensive, Individually Designed Interventions

• Strategies to address needs of individual students with intensive needs

• Function-based assessments• Intense, durable strategies

Targeted, Group Interventions• Small, needs-based groups for

at risk students who do not respondto universal strategies

• High efficiency• Rapid response

Targeted, Group Interventions• Small, needs-based groups for at-

risk students who do not respond to universal strategies

• High efficiency/ Rapid response• Function-based logic

Core Curriculum and Differentiated Instruction• All students• Preventive, proactive• School-wide or classroom

systems for ALL students

Core Curriculum and Universal Interventions•All settings, all students•Preventive, proactive•School-wide or classroom systems for ALL students and staff

Academic Systems Behavioral Systems

1-5% 1-5%

5-10% 5-10%

80-90% 80-90%

Maryland’s Tiered Instructional and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Framework

-80.00%

-60.00%

-40.00%

-20.00%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

06/07 Disproportionality -4.81% -1.39% -15.21% -2.06% 19.37% 21.58% -3.34% -3.48% -63.75% -13.51% -5.28% -21.26% -9.20%

07/08 Disproportionality -0.3% -2.3% -7.0% 4.1% 7.5% 0.8% -9.2% -5.4% -73.5% -14.3% -2.3% -24.6% -5.8%

Central CroftonCrofton

MeadowsCrofton Woods Davidsonville Deale Four Seasons Mayo Mills-Parole Piney Orchard Shady Side Waugh Chapel West Annapolis

PBIS and Disproportional Discipline Comparisons

Referrals for Non-PBIS Elementary Schools(Annapolis/Arundel/Southern/South River Clusters)

Disproportionality of African American Referrals

Non-PBIS Elementary Schools

2006-07

2007-08


Referrals for PBIS Elementary Schools(Annapolis/Arundel/Southern/South River Clusters)


PBIS Elementary Schools

-80.00%

-60.00%

-40.00%

-20.00%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

2006/07 Disproportionality -29.45% -56.47% -2.68% -59.52% -35.46% -15.89% -11.47% -4.28% -7.14% 7.29% -58.26%

2007/08Disproportionality -43.07% -68.63% -3.50% -65.19% -19.59% -15.05% -7.63% -2.46% -14.41% -2.68% -26.59%

Annapolis ES Eastport ES Edgewater ESGeorgetown East

ESGermantown ES Hillsmere ES Lothian ES Odenton ES Rolling Knolls ES Tracey's ES Tyler Heights ES

2006-07

2007-08

-80.00%

-60.00%

-40.00%

-20.00%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

2006/07 -1.37% -1.96% 10.58% 19.97% 25.12% 35.41% 9.39% 23.39% 32.69% 17.24% -17.52% 27.36% 25.73% -21.51% 13.54% 16.43% 16.43% 20.51% 16.98%

2007/08 0.01% 9.57% 8.37% 18.07% 17.41% 26.41% 8.72% 20.47% 19.57% 20.02% -16.93% 19.89% 21.84% -13.48% 2.58% 10.91% 13.00% 15.00% 13.14%

Annapolis Arundel Bates Brooklyn

Park Central

Chesapeake Bay

Corkran Crofton George Fox Lindale MacArthur Magothy

River Marley Meade

Old Mill North

Old Mill South

Severn River

Severna Park

Southern


Extended Suspension/Expulsion for PBIS Middle Schools


PBIS Middle Schools

2006-07

2007-08

-80.00%

-60.00%

-40.00%

-20.00%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

2006/07 Disproportionality 15.43% 30.74% 10.29% 9.04% 7.95%

2007/08 Disproportionality 10.22% 19.25% 21.23% 3.59% 18.03%

Broadneck HS Chesapeake HS Northeast HS Severna Park HS South River HS


Suspensions for Non-PBIS High Schools


Non-PBIS High Schools

2006-07

2007-08

-80.00%

-60.00%

-40.00%

-20.00%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

2006/07 Disproportionality -13.27% -15.84% 3.24% -21.54% 5.08% -11.50% 4.31%

2007/08 Disproportionality -21.99% -9.57% -3.43% -31.44% 2.46% -16.67% 3.92%

Annapolis HS Arundel HS Glen Burnie HS Meade HS North County HS Old Mill HS Southern HS


Suspensions for PBIS High Schools


PBIS High Schools

2006-07

2007-08

Impact on AchievementCost Benefit Analysis

AACPS saved

501 days of instruction

625 administrative days

through implementation of PBIS

Impact on Achievement 5-year increase in MSA Performance

Increase in percentage of students

scoring proficient or

advanced

2003–2008

Grade 3Reading Math

Grade 5Reading Math

Grade 8Reading Math

PBIS

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

AACPS

Non-PBIS

MD State PBIS Recognition Awards

‘Banner’ (8 Schools)

‘Green Ribbon’ (3 Schools)

39 Schools awarded

‘Exemplar’ (Highest level)

Missing Data/Did not meet criteria (2 schools)

Harman Elementary School

The PBIS program has been an integral part of increasing academic performance of all students.

Distinguished Title I School Award for Outstanding Efforts and Progress in

Increasing Academic Achievement of Title I Students.

Intensive, Individually Designed Interventions• Address individual needs of student• Assessment-based• High Intensity

Intensive, Individually Designed Interventions

• Strategies to address needs of individual students with intensive needs

• Function-based assessments• Intense, durable strategies

Targeted, Group Interventions• Small, needs-based groups for

at risk students who do not respondto universal strategies

• High efficiency• Rapid response

Targeted, Group Interventions• Small, needs-based groups for at-

risk students who do not respond to universal strategies

• High efficiency/ Rapid response• Function-based logic

Core Curriculum and Differentiated Instruction•All students•Preventive, proactive•School-wide or classroomsystems for ALL students

Core Curriculum and Universal Interventions• All settings, all students• Preventive, proactive• School-wide or classroom

systems for ALL students and staff

Academic Systems Behavioral Systems

1-5% 1-5%

5-10% 5-10%

80-90% 80-90%

Maryland’s Tiered Instructional and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Framework

Collaborative Decision Making

CDM

UNIVERSALUNIVERSALAll StudentsAll Students

(80-90%)(80-90%)

TARGETEDTARGETED Some Students

(5-7%)

INTENSIVEINTENSIVE Few Students Few Students

(3-5%)(3-5%) MITMIT

StITStIT

Group Group InterventionsInterventions

Universal ScreeningUniversal Screening

Informal Consultation & Informal Consultation & Parent contactParent contact

Differentiated instructionDifferentiated instruction

Core curriculum & PBISCore curriculum & PBIS

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Intervention Team (StIT)

Multi-disciplinary Intervention Team

(MIT)

EMT

KidTalk

IDT

RST

SST

IC Team

AIS Plan

Student Support Plan

Behavior Intervention Plan

Student Intervention Plan

(StIP)

CDM

CDM

CDM

Problem-Solving Process

Problem Identification & Analysis

SUCCESS

Intervention Design & Implementation

Intervention EvaluationLimitedSuccess

building bridges, not walls

Documents

school year

nclb group

annapolis evening hs

nclb student group

meade hs

graduation rate12

dropout rate

number of secondary