Positive Behavioral

Interventions and Support:

School-wide Implementation

Module 1: IntroductionModule 2: Moving the Team and Process ForwardModule 3: Guidelines for SuccessModule 4: Data-driven Decision-makingModule 5: School-wide Rules and ExpectationsModule 6: Teaching Expectations and Guidelines for SuccessModule 7: Effective Monitoring and SupervisionModule 8: School-wide Reinforcement SystemsModule 9: Team Action Planning

Campus Leadership Team Training Modules

Module 1

Introduction:School-wide PBIS

Puzzling Evidence

“Successful School”

Successful School Examples

Remember a Teacher

Connecting with Children

Where Have We Been?77th

Legislative Session

Senate Bill 1196

Commissioner’s Rule

TAC §89.1053§89.1053

Texas Statewide Behavior Network

Texas Behavior Support Initiative

Texas Behavior Network

Texas PBIS School-wide Project

Texas Behavior Support School-wide Project Provides

• Knowledge and skills regarding positive behavior supports for all students, including those with disabilities

• School-wide, classroom and individual systems of support

• Data collection tools to help facilitate data-driven decision-making

Many Schools are Faced with• Lack of student motivation• Lack of engagement during instructional time• Excessive discipline referrals• Misbehavior in common areas• Lack of respect• Fights and assaults• Truancy and poor attendance• Gang activity and tagging• Ineffective transitions between classes

Often Results in• School failures• Poor academic outcomes• Drop-out/lack of involvement in the school• Involvement in Juvenile Justice System• Disciplinary alternative educational placements• Reactive punishment• Administrative time focused on crisis

management• Loss of ADA funds• Suspensions (discretionary & mandatory)

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) • Involves

– Active leadership from administrators– High expectations for student achievement– Data-driven decision-making– Team approach to design interventions and solve

chronic problems

• It is not– New– A specific or “canned curriculum”– Limited to any particular group of students

Randy Sprick, Ph.D., “Safe and Civil Schools”

What is PBIS?

• Systemic approach based on an extensive body of evidence-based practices

• Prevention, rather than punishment-based

• Focus on teaching academic, social and behavioral expectations

• Emphasis on culturally appropriate practices

Building Safe, Civil

And

Productive Schools PBIS

Three-Tiered Model of Supports

Universal/School-wide

Selected/Classroom

Targeted/Individual Students

(All Students)School-wide Systems of Support

75-80% of Students

(At-Risk Students)Classroom/Small Group Strategies

15-25% of Students

(High-Risk Students)Individual Intervention

5-10% of Students

Red Flags that initiate systems-support for individual students

System Resources available to assist staff in designing support plans for individual students

Behavior Support

Effective Instruction

Universal strategies at the school-wide and classroom levels designed to support ALL students

IndividualSupport

Plans

Randy Sprick, Ph.D., “Safe and Civil Schools”

School Climate = School Safety

• Climate is the behavior of the staff

• Every building has it’s own personality

• Adults set the tone• Schools should feel

“invitational”

Physical Safety

“Safety First”

Emotional Safety: Meeting Basic Human Needs• Survival• Recognition• Acknowledgement• Attention• Belonging• Competence• Nurturing• Purpose• Stimulation/Change

Important themes

• Structure and organize all settings for success

• Clarify expectations for student behavior and teach expectations directly to students

• Interact positively with students

• Correct misbehavior calmly, consistently and immediately

Randy Sprick, Ph.D., “Safe and Civil Schools”

Prevailing Myths

Randy Sprick, Ph.D., “Safe and Civil Schools”

Behavior can be controlled through punishment

Role-bound authority is the bottom line

“But discipline use to work-didn’t it?”

If getting tough doesn’t work, get tougher.

What Does School-wide PBIS Look Like?

• School climate is invitational, instructional, and proactive

• School-wide behavior expectations are in place and used consistently

• Behavior expectations are taught and reinforced on regular basis

• Active supervision is observable• An effective system for gathering and analyzing data

is in place to– Facilitate effective decision-making– Assist in setting priorities– Provide feedback to the staff on campus

I don’t just GO here; I BELONG here.

If there is a significant level of misbehavior in school-wide activities

and/or common areas, you may want to consider the following

• Are expectations clear?

• Are expectations taught and re-taught as needed?

• Is the area/activity structured for success?

• Is supervision and monitoring−adequate?−consistent?−rational/non-emotional?

Consistent School-wide Expectations Include

• Goals• Behavioral expectations• Range of possible

consequences• Encouragement

procedures• Supervision

responsibilities• Teaching responsibilities

If You Want Responsible Behavior

“Teach” “Model”

“Coach” “Reinforce”

School-based

data and sound research

Data Samples

The Art of Supervision

Instruction

Interacting Positively

Professional

Proactively Intervening

Visibility Scanning Circulating

• Identify PBIS as a staff development “priority”

• Align school-wide PBIS with your Campus Improvement Plan(CIP) and other initiatives • Include observations as part of your data

• Review discipline data

• Summarize strengths

• Develop implementation plan

Keys to Establishing School-wide PBIS

Module 1: Team Assignment #1

Common Areas• Hallways• Cafeteria• Arrival• Dismissal• Parking Lot• Restrooms• Playground• Bus• Commons Area• Assemblies

Staff Decision• Vote a 1, 2 or 3 to

prioritize– 1= area that I want to see

improvement – 2=2nd area I would like to

see improved– 3=3rd area I would like to

see improved • Go with the majority but

also consider your data• Report out which of the

areas (no more than 3) you will be working on

“Before”

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“After”

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Module 1: Team Assignment #2

• Determine where you are with creating “PBIS” awareness on your campus and brainstorm how you will address it

• Determine the most effective way to share the information

−What will be the best setting and format?−Who will present/share information?−What information will the participants need?−When will it take place?

* Remember to add the assignment to your Module 1 “To Do List”