School Wide Positive Behavior

Support (SWPBS)

Core Team: Craig Berkowitz, Dave

Lapinsky, Rachel Petrisin, Rich

Sikora, Joe Svetecz, Rita Tatusko,

Linda Williams

Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

STAR

(Safety, Teamwork, Achievement, Respect)

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Lehigh Career & Technical

Institute

Mission:

The mission at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute is to

prepare all students for successful careers and lifelong

learning

Vision:

Every student will be provided with a high quality

education in a safe and nurturing environment, leave

ready for post-secondary education without

remediation, and enter the workforce with the highest

skills available.

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1. Northwestern Lehigh School District

2. Northern Lehigh School District

3. Parkland School District

4. Whitehall-Coplay School District

5. Catasauqua School District

6. Allentown School District

7. Salisbury Township School District

8. East Penn School District

9. Southern Lehigh School District

LCTI

Lehigh County School Districts

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Facility-approximately 500,000 square feet 3000 secondary students

25% of Lehigh County eligible high school students

50 Secondary CTE program offerings Academic Center for Core Academic Subjects Alternative Education Program (school within a school) Secondary Instructional Staff

78 CTE teachers 30 Academic teachers 6 counselors, psychologist 3 special education teachers 111 Support Staff

Adult Education 1,200 – 1,300 students annually Separate budget and staff Programs in 5 PA counties and California Focus on industry specific/customized training

LCTI Demographics

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Grades 10-12 with option of 9th grade Traditional Career and Technical College Prep and Flex Academic Center (425 students) Alternative Ed/At Risk (125 students) Special Education (28% overall)

22% in traditional CTE programs

Additional demographics 37% Hispanic 10% African-American 54% Economically disadvantaged 51% White 2% Other

LCTI Student Demographics

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What is STAR?

S Be Safe

T Practice Teamwork

A Achievement Equals

Success

R Be Respectful

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Goal of SWPBS

Create socially significant

change

Effects all parts of the

student’s day

Make changes that last a long

time

Focus not only on reducing

problem behavior, but also

increases pro-social behavior

in students

Create environments that

foster success in students

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Response to Intervention

(RTII)

1. SWPBS Integral Component of RTII at LCTI

2. Tier I Includes:

A. Scientifically-based core behavior instruction

B. Data used to examine effectiveness of program

C. School-wide involvement for planning and decision-

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SWPBS Focus at LCTI

Proactive approach to school-wide discipline

Define LCTI behavioral expectations

Teach behavioral expectations

Acknowledge appropriate behaviors on a

regular basis

Correct inappropriate behaviors proactively

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LCTI’s Timeline for SWPBS

2010/2011 School Year – One entire year planning for

SWPBS

August 2011 – In-service training for all professional

and support staff

September 2011 – June 2012 – Tier 1 Implementation

August 2012 – June 2013 – Tier 2 Implementation

(Check-In / Check-Out Program)

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Why SWPBS? Presentation

Teach and model appropriate behaviors. Recognize

students for engaging in desired behaviors.

Response

The response to inappropriate behaviors is organized

and consistent throughout the school.

Data Driven

Discipline data is collected, shared and analyzed with

entire staff. Strategies to address inappropriate behaviors

are developed.

Process

SWPBS is a framework that guides the school

community on how to support and reinforce appropriate

behaviors.

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Behavioral Expectations

Clear behavioral expectations must be taught

Demonstrating positive behavior

Reinforcing positive behavior

Classroom/Lab

Hallways

Cafeteria

Bathrooms /Locker Rooms

Arrivals/Departures

Off-Site Activities

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School Wide Behavioral Matrix

STAR at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (Safety, Teamwork, Achievement, Respect)

STAR Classroom/Lab Hallways Cafeteria Bathrooms/Locker Rooms Arrival/ Departure

Off-Site Activities

Safety Follow Emergency Procedures

Follow safety practices specific to your lab/ classroom

Wear PPE when appropriate

Follow Safety Classroom Practices

Take care of school property assigned to you

Maintain personal hygiene

Follow Emergency Procedures

Walk on the right side of the hallway

Keep your hands to yourself

Report to your assigned area on time

Have I.D. and Hall Pass visible

Follow Emergency Procedures

Clean up your area

Remain in assigned designated area until dismissed

Sit in seat properly

Follow Emergency Procedures

Follow bathroom Rules/Procedures

Maintain personal hygiene

Follow Emergency Procedures

Use assigned bus Have ID’s ready Follow

transportation expectations

Remain in designated areas while waiting for the bus

Follow Emergency Procedures

Follow transportation expectations Wear PPE when appropriate Follow Safety classroom

practices Cooperate with chaperones and teachers

Teamwork Wear appropriate lab uniform

Sit in assigned seat correctly

Apply yourself Participate to the best of

your ability Take care of school

property Clean up lab at the end of

the session & help others Help/Encourage your peers

Move quickly to assigned area

Take care of school property

Have a pass to be out of class

Follow LCTI policy on electronic devices and the dress code

Take Care of School Property

Dispose of trash in the provided receptacles

Get in line immediately with I.D. ready at register

Take care of school property

Follow Bathroom Rules/Procedures

Report any vandalism in bathrooms/locker areas to an LCTI staff member immediately

Use assigned bus Report to the

teacher immediately upon arrival

Follow transportation expectations

Take care of school property

Follow transportation expectations

Show pride in work and actions

Participate to the best of your ability

Take care of school/site property

Follow Safety Classroom Practices

Achievement Stay on task/Keep up with assignments

Listen Arrive and depart on time Speak to others in

appropriate and respectful language.

Report to your assigned area on time

Be professional & show pride

-Arrive/Depart on time -Follow hallway

procedures

-Arrive & depart on time

Use Approved Electronic Devices in designated areas

Follow Bathroom Rules/Procedures

Have ID’s visible Use assigned bus Follow

transportation expectations

Stay on task Arrive/Depart on time Follow transportation

Cooperate with chaperones and teachers expectations

Respect

Use appropriate language & volume Keep your class clean

Take care of school property assigned to you

Comply with LCTI Code of Conduct

Respect the property and space of others

Respect others right to learn

Use appropriate language & volume

Keep hallways clean Comply with personal

display of affection guidelines

Respect the property and space of others

Respect all authority figures/school personnel

Use appropriate language & volume

Stay in line Wait your turn Keep cafeteria

clean Comply with

cafeteria rules Respect the

property and space of others

Respect all authority figures /school personnel

Keep the bathrooms/locker rooms clean

Follow Bathroom Rules/Procedures

Report anything out of order to your teacher

Arrive & depart on time

Use appropriate language & volume

Respect the property and space of others

Use assigned bus Follow

transportation expectations

Comply with LCTI Code of Conduct

Respect the property and space of others

Use appropriate language & volume

Follow transportation expectations

Represent LCTI with pride on field trips and other off-site activities

Respect all authority figures/school personnel

Arrive & depart on time

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LCTI Behavior Management

Track on a monthly basis the type of

inappropriate behaviors that are occurring

Where are the behaviors occurring

What time of day are they occurring

Follow-up with booster lessons to deal with

school wide increase in specific inappropriate

behaviors

Team based problem solving at faculty meetings

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Total Number of Discipline

Referrals

2010/2011 School Year

Academic Center

CTE Labs 3,315

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Discipline Referral Data

Academic Center & CTE Labs

September – April

2010 – 2011 = 2,735

2011 – 2012 = 2,631

- (104)

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Discipline Referrals: Academic

Center

Top 5 Referrals

2010/2011 2011/2012

1 Conduct Unbecoming a Student 1 Lateness

2 Lateness Within School (no pass) 2 Conduct Unbecoming a Student

3 Insubordination/Disrespect 3 Cutting Class

4 Disruptive Behavior 4 Disruptive Behavior

5 Cutting Class 5 Insubordination

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Discipline Referrals: CTE Labs

Top 5 Referrals

2010/2011 2011/2012

1 Insubordination/Disrespect 1 Conduct Unbecoming a Student

2 Conduct Unbecoming a Student 2 Cutting Academic class

3 Cell Phone Use/Visibility 3 Insubordination

4 Disruptive Behavior 4 Cell Phone Use

5 Cutting Class – Lateness 5 Improper/No Uniform

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Teacher Expectations

Show students how to

behave in all aspects

of the school day

Model desired and

correct undesirable

behaviors using lesson

plans

Have students practice

desired behaviors

Use reward system LW

S.T.A.R. Lesson Plan

Implementation

Thursday, September 8th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #1:

Arrivals/Departures

Friday, September 9th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #2: Classroom Lab

Monday, September 12th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #3:

Bathrooms/Locker Rooms

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #4: Hall/Hallways

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #5: Cafeteria

Thursday, September 15th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #6: Off-Site

Activities

Friday, September 16th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #7: Bully

Prevention/Student Curriculum

Monday, September 19th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #8: Bully

Prevention/Gossip and Inappropriate Remarks

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 – Lesson Plan #9: Bully

Prevention/Cyber Bullying

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Lesson Plans

Dress Code

Handout

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SWPBS: What Data Will We Look

At?

How are we doing overall (referrals)?

Are we doing better than we have in the past or are

problems increasing?

Does the data show there are special problems with

some locations, times, specific students or groups of

students?

Are there specific classrooms that have a higher than

average number of discipline referrals?

Are there patterns in the data that point to problems

that should be addressed?

Do any of the problems point to changes in LCTI

procedure that should be considered?

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Booster Lessons

Based on Monthly Data Review

Example: Lesson on Respect

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Planning Year Feedback from

Staff

Appropriate Rewards

Implementing the Reward System

How to Identify Students for

Rewards

Keeping Records of Rewards

Time Cards/Employability Sheet

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LCTI Reward System

Positive reinforcement to be used by teachers

Teacher may use cards at their discretion

Begin school year by presenting cards to students

in higher frequency – This is the key to the

success of the program

Menu of Non-Monetary Rewards

Privilege to Purchase Items at Bakery and School

Store

Positive Call Home/Letter

Free Pass on Assignment or Homework

Extra Credit

Employability Grade

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Additional Non-Monetary STAR

Rewards for Positive Behavior

Free Computer Time

Free Hair Cut

Guest Speakers

Free Lab Time – Pick Your Task

Free I-Pod Use Time

Certificate Award

Classroom Posting of Award Winners

LCTI Website Recognition

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Reward System: Rich Sikora Reward STAR Tickets or Grade Earned

(Specialty Only) (Specialty Only) -85% or higher on your

weekly time card grade.

20 minutes free time in classroom –

Music, Computer Use, Activity of your

choice as long as it is within school rules.

Visit to School Store or Bakery. 5 STAR Tickets

Extra points on time card grade. 1 STAR Ticket = 5 points on your daily

time card grade (Employability).

Outside lab projects in Auto lab. (Must

be instructor approved).

10 STAR Tickets

Free lab time (Pick your automotive task)

(Must be instructor approved)

10 STAR Tickets

Donated Automotive Items (Tools,

coupons, stickers and available items).

15 STAR Tickets

15 minutes of free time in classroom 5 STAR Tickets RS

Reward System: Linda

Williams

Cosmetology Star Menu CLINIC SERVICES: (TEACHER’S DISCRETION)

BLOWDRY- STYLE/ FLAT IRON

OR CURLING IRON = 5 TICKETS

HAIR COLOR =10 TICKETS+ $15.00

HAIRCUT = 5 TICKETS

FULL SET OF NAIL TIPS =10 TICKETS+ $15.00

SCHOOL STORE/BAKERY

(ONE DAY PER WEEK) =2 TICKETS

LATE HOMEWORK =1 TICKET PER DAY

BORROW SNEAKERS = 2 TICKETS

BORROW PENCIL = 1 TICKET

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Reward System: Rachel

Petrisin

HOMEWORK PASS: 4 STAR TICKETS

EMPLOYABILITY GRADE/EXTRA CREDIT: 3 STAR

TICKETS

USE OF I-POT TIME IN CLASS: 3 STAR TICKETS

FREE COMPUTE R TIME: 7 STAR TICKETS

PASS TO BAKERY/SCHOOL STORE: 8 TICKETS

LETTER/PHONE CALL HOME: 2 TICKETS

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LCTI School-Wide Rewards

Reserved Parking Spot for One Month

Box of Cookies

Guest Speaker

RT

LCTI School-Wide Rewards

Photos of Students at Parking Spaces

Photos of Students with Cookies

RT

Reinforcement of S.T.A.R. at

LCTI

Banners

Posters in high traffic areas

Posters in all classrooms & labs

RT

S.T.A.R. Cards

Initial Implementation

All teachers had same color of

S.T.A.R. cards

All support staff and administrators

had same color of S.T.A.R. cards

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Star Card Changes All Career & Technical teachers had one color

of S.T.A.R. cards

All Academic teachers had same color of

S.T.A.R. cards

All Support Staff and Administrators have

same color of S.T.A.R. cards

Recycle S.T.A.R. cards

Approximate cost for entire year of S.T.A.R.

cards was $1,500 RS

Use of S.T.A.R. Cards

Intermittent rewards

Progression for an external reward (S.T.A.R

cards to internal reward)

Develop the behaviors we want to observe

Scaffolding as we wean students off external

rewards

Develop a more responsible social

consciousness

Positive reinforcement (S.T.A.R. rewards)

more effective than negative reinforcements

(Discipline referrals)

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Challenges

Not all teachers/staff “bought in”

No one person in charge of S.T.A.R.

shared responsibility

Finding appropriate non-monetary

school-wide rewards

Inconsistency in rewarding students

varies from teacher to teacher

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Successes!!

Reduction of 104 Discipline Referrals

CTE Labs Realized a 17% Reduction

in Discipline Referrals

Staff Members Focusing on Positive

Rather than Negative Behavior

Support Staff Recognizing Students

for Positive Behavior

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2010-2011

2011-2012

Staff Self-Assessment

Survey

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Reflect on Year One

Identify Areas to Modify

or Change

Plan for Year Two

Benchmarks of Quality Core

Team Survey

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NEXT YEAR? TIER II Implementation: Targeted Group

Intervention for Behavior

Our Goal: Pilot team will use Check-In/Check-

Out Intervention in

September

Check-In/Check-Out:

Student checks in with coach

Scores are recorded during the day with

feedback to the student on a Daily Progress

Report

Report is given to coach at end of day

Scores are recorded and sent home to parent

to sign

Student returns signed report next day

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QUESTIONS ?

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Contact Information

Dr. Rita Tatusko

tatuskor@lcti.org

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