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Orange North Supervisory UnionOrange, Washington,
WilliamstownVermont
NEPBIS Leadership ForumMystic, Connecticut
May 21-22, 2015
Integrating Mental Health Supports in Vermont PBIS
Schools at All Tiers
PBIS IN VERMONT
After 7 years of implementation:
•85% of VT SU/SDs
43% of VT Schools
Impacting 29,583 students!
SU/SD with at least ONE PBIS School!
SCHOOL SCHOOL LEVELLEVEL
School School Coordinators Coordinators
(128) (128)
VERMONT PBIS SYSTEM OF SUPPORT
SU/SD LEVELSU/SD LEVEL
SU/SD CoordinatorsSU/SD Coordinators(54)(54)
REGIONAL LEVELREGIONAL LEVEL
ImplementationImplementation Coaches Coaches
(5)(5)
STATE LEVELSTATE LEVEL
Trainers/State TA’s Trainers/State TA’s (6) (6)
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
WHAT THE MODEL IS AND IS NOT
Is…ProactiveExpertiseSupportProfessional LearningYear round/ includes
familiesFor all students’
benefitPart of a team
approachPart of a system
Is NOT …ResponsiveBehavior InterventionDisciplineOutside consultantSchool year/ student
only
For only a few studentsSiloDumping Ground
ORANGE CENTER SCHOOL’S STORY
ORANGE CENTER SCHOOL (2009-10)
Town population of 965Town Clerk’s office, car dealership, church
(no post office, library or sidewalks)
K-8 school with 100 studentsNo school-wide approach to behaviorSix 1:1 Behavior Interventionists
(contracted from local mental health agency)Chronic office referrals with no attention to
dataIneffective leadership
ORANGE CENTER SCHOOL (2010-11)
New principal took team to summer institute June 2010 (Universal)
OCS ROCKS!
UniversalProfessional learning for classroom
management (common approach to expectations & responses)
Susan TittertonLSCI
ORANGE CENTER SCHOOL (2011-12)
Team returned to summer institute June 2011 (Targeted) Reflected on data and systems
Decision to do another year at Universal
Approached local mental health agency in spring 2012 to collaborate to support our vision of a proactive model
ORANGE CENTER SCHOOL (2012-13)
Team to summer institute in June 2012 (Targeted) reflected on data & systems and made adjustmentsRock Star of the Week
Hired Behavior Analyst from local mental health agency
Identified familiesRock In Rock Out Coordinator
Case-managed 8 to 10 students with targeted plansProvided soc/emotional intervention to students on
targeted plansConducted Functional Behavior Analyses Created/monitored/ exited behavior support plansCollaborated with SpEd on behavior plans for students
with intensive needsCoordinated interagency supportCoached CICOSupported staff in universal social/emotional strategiesSupported families in and outside of the home
SCALING UP
Having learned many lessons at Orange Center School,
we expanded the partnership to include
Williamstown Middle / High School and
Washington Village School
ORANGE CENTER SCHOOL (2013-14)
Team to summer institute June 2013 (Intensive) reflected on data & systems and made adjustmentsChill PassSunshine Pass
Rock In Rock Out CoordinatorAdded coordination of wrap-around services
for two students
Continued to grow universal and targeted parts of the system
ADDITIONAL SCALING UP
Having learned even more from Williamstown Middle / High
School and Washington Village School
we expanded the partnership further
to include Williamstown Elementary School
WILLIAMSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KEY LESSONS LEARNED
You must have a solid universal system as a foundation BEFORE developing this type of partnership
You must have strong leadership with strong commitment to being proactive and persevering for student success
There must be structures developed that support clear and continual communication between the principal, behavior analyst and other team members
SU-systemic approach
CONTACT INFORMATIONSusette L. Bollard, Superintendent
Orange North Supervisory Union
(802) 433-5818Michaela Martin, Co-Director of School
Transformation & Effectiveness
Orange North Supervisory Union
(802) 433-5818Tracy Harris, Coordinator for Behavioral
Supports
Vermont Agency of Education
(802) 479-1421