PBS – Respect & Responsibility

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support:

Overview

George SugaiOSEP Center on PBIS

Center for Behavioral Education & Research

University of ConnecticutMay 27 2009

www.pbis.org www.cber.org www.swis.org

George.sugai@uconn.edu

PURPOSEProvide brief overview of features, practices & systems of positive school culture for EVERYONE in school• Rationale

• Features• Examples• Data

Rationale

SWPBS is about….

Context Matters!

Examples

Individual Student

vs.

School-wide

“Reiko”

Assessments indicate that Reiko performs in average to above average range in most academic areas. However, her teacher has noticed Reiko’s frequent talking & asking & answering questions without raising her hand has become an annoying problem to other students & to teacher.

What would you do?

“Kiyoshi”Kiyoshi is a highly competent student, but has long history of antisocial behavior. He is quick to anger, & minor events quickly escalate to major confrontations. He has few friends, & most of his conflicts occur with peers in hallways & cafeteria & on bus. In last 2 months, he has been given 8 days of in school detention & 6 days of out of school suspension. In a recent event, he broke glasses of another student.

What would you do?

“Mitch”Mitch displays a number of stereotypic (e.g., light filtering with his fingers, head rolling) & self-injurious behaviors (e.g., face slapping, arm biting), & his communications are limited to a verbal vocabulary of about 25 words. When his usual routines are changed or items are not in their usual places, his rates of stereotypic & self-injurious behavior increase quickly.

What would you do?

“Rachel”Rachel dresses in black every day, rarely interacts with teachers or other students, & writes & distributes poems & stories about witchcraft, alien nations, gundams, & other science fiction topics. When approached or confronted by teachers, she pulls hood of her black sweatshirt or coat over her head & walks away. Mystified by Rachel’s behavior, teachers usually shake their heads & let her walk away. Recently, Rachel carefully wrapped a dead squirrel in black cloth & placed it on her desk. Other students became frightened when she began talking to it.

What would you do?

Fortunately, we have a science that guides us to…

• Assess these situations

• Develop behavior intervention plans based on our assessment

• Monitor student progress & make enhancements

All in ways that can be culturally & contextually appropriate

Crone & Horner, 2003

However, context matters….

What factors influence our ability to implement what we know with accuracy, consistency, & durability for students like Rachel, Reiko, Mitch, & Kiyoshi?

“159 Days!”Intermediate/senior high school with 880 students reported over 5,100 office discipline referrals in one academic year. Nearly 2/3 of students have received at least one office discipline referral.

Reiko is in this

school!

5,100 referrals =

76,500 min @15 min =

1,275 hrs =

159 days @ 8 hrs

“Da place ta be”

During 4th period, in-school detention room has so many students that the overflow is sent to the counselor’s office. Most students have been assigned for being in the hallways after the late bell.

Kiyoshi is in this

school!

“Cliques”

During Advisory Class, the “sportsters” sit in the back of the room, & “goths” sit at the front. Most class activities result in out of seat, yelling arguments between the two groups.

Mitch is in this

classroom!

“Four corners”

Three rival gangs are competing for “four corners.” Teachers actively avoid the area. Because of daily conflicts, vice principal has moved her desk to four corners.

Rachel is in this

school!

“FTD”

On 1st day of school, a teacher found “floral” arrangement on his desk. “Welcome to the neighborhood” was written on the card

You are in this

School!

Questions!• What would behavior support look

like if Mitch, Rachel, Kiyoshi, & Reiko were in these classrooms & schools?

• Are these environments safe, caring, & effective?

Context Matters!

2 Worries & Ineffective Responses to Problem

Behavior

• Get Tough (practices)

• Train-&-Hope (systems)

Worry #1“Teaching” by Getting Tough

Runyon: “I hate this f____ing school, & you’re a dumbf_____.”

Teacher: “That is disrespectful language. I’m sending you to the office so you’ll learn never to say those words again….starting now!”

Immediate & seductive solution….”Get Tough!”

• Clamp down & increase monitoring

• Re-re-re-review rules

• Extend continuum & consistency of consequences

• Establish “bottom line”

...Predictable individual response

Reactive responses are predictable….

When we experience aversive situation, we want select interventions that produce immediate relief

– Remove student

– Remove ourselves

– Modify physical environment

– Assign responsibility for change to student &/or others

When behavior doesn’t improve, we “Get Tougher!”

• Zero tolerance policies

• Increased surveillance

• Increased suspension & expulsion

• In-service training by expert

• Alternative programming

…..Predictable systems response!

Erroneous assumption that student…

• Is inherently “bad”

• Will learn more appropriate behavior through increased use of “aversives”

• Will be better tomorrow…….

But….false sense of safety/security!

• Fosters environments of control

• Triggers & reinforces antisocial behavior

• Shifts accountability away from school

• Devalues child-adult relationship

• Weakens relationship between academic & social behavior programming

Science of behavior has taught us that students….

• Are NOT born with “bad behaviors”

• Do NOT learn when presented contingent aversive consequences

……..Do learn better ways of behaving by being taught directly & receiving positive feedback

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

• Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence (2001)

• Coordinated Social Emotional & Learning (Greenberg et al., 2003)

• Center for Study & Prevention of Violence (2006)

• White House Conference on School Violence (2006)

• Positive, predictable school-wide climate

• High rates of academic & social success

• Formal social skills instruction

• Positive active supervision & reinforcement

• Positive adult role models

• Multi-component, multi-year school-family-community effort

Classroom

SWPBSPractices

Non-classroom Family

Student

School-w

ide

• Smallest #• Evidence-based

• Biggest, durable effect

SCHOOL-WIDE1.1. Leadership team

2.Behavior purpose statement

3.Set of positive expectations & behaviors

4.Procedures for teaching SW & classroom-wide expected behavior

5.Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behavior

6.Continuum of procedures for discouraging rule violations

7.Procedures for on-going data-based monitoring & evaluation

EVIDENCE-BASED

INTERVENTIONPRACTICES

CLASSROOM1.All school-wide

2.Maximum structure & predictability in routines & environment

3.Positively stated expectations posted, taught, reviewed, prompted, & supervised.

4.Maximum engagement through high rates of opportunities to respond, delivery of evidence-based instructional curriculum & practices

5.Continuum of strategies to acknowledge displays of appropriate behavior.

6.Continuum of strategies for responding to inappropriate behavior.

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT1.Behavioral competence at school & district levels

2.Function-based behavior support planning

3.Team- & data-based decision making

4.Comprehensive person-centered planning & wraparound processes

5.Targeted social skills & self-management instruction

6. Individualized instructional & curricular accommodations

NONCLASSROOM1.Positive expectations & routines taught & encouraged

2.Active supervision by all staff (Scan, move, interact)

3.Precorrections & reminders

4.Positive reinforcement

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT1.Continuum of positive behavior support for all families

2.Frequent, regular positive contacts, communications, & acknowledgements

3.Formal & active participation & involvement as equal partner

4.Access to system of integrated school & community resources

Worry #2:“Train & Hope”

REACT toProblemBehavior

REACT toProblemBehavior

Select &ADD

Practice

Select &ADD

Practice

Hire EXPERTto TrainPractice

Hire EXPERTto TrainPractice

WAIT forNew

Problem

WAIT forNew

Problem

Expect, But HOPE for

Implementation

Expect, But HOPE for

Implementation

PBS Implementation Blueprint www.pbis.org

Funding Visibility PoliticalSupport

Training Coaching Evaluation

Local School Teams/Demonstrations

PBS Systems Implementation Logic

Leadership TeamActive & Integrated Coordination

Features

SYST

EMS

PRACTICES

DATASupportingStaff Behavior

SupportingStudent Behavior

OUTCOMES

Supporting Social Competence &Academic Achievement

SupportingDecisionMaking

Approach4 Integrated

Elements

Primary Prevention:School-/Classroom-Wide Systems for

All Students,Staff, & Settings

Secondary Prevention:Specialized Group

Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior

Tertiary Prevention:Specialized

IndividualizedSystems for Students

with High-Risk Behavior

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

CONTINUUM OFSCHOOL-WIDE

INSTRUCTIONAL & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

SUPPORT

ALL

SOME

FEW

RtI

Response to Intervention

Academic Systems Behavioral Systems

1-5% 1-5%

5-10% 5-10%

80-90% 80-90%

Intensive, Individual Interventions•Individual Students•Assessment-based•High Intensity

Intensive, Individual Interventions•Individual Students•Assessment-based•Intense, durable procedures

Targeted Group Interventions•Some students (at-risk)•High efficiency•Rapid response

Targeted Group Interventions•Some students (at-risk)•High efficiency•Rapid response

Universal Interventions•All students•Preventive, proactive

Universal Interventions•All settings, all students•Preventive, proactive

Designing School-Wide Systems for Student Success

All

Some

FewRTI

Continuum of Support for

ALL

Dec 7, 2007

Agreements

Team

Data-based Action Plan

ImplementationEvaluation

GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION

PROCESS

• Readiness agreements, prioritization, & investments

• 3-4 year implementation commitment

• Local capacity for training, coordination, coaching, & evaluation

• Systems for implementation integrity

BehavioralCapacity

Priority &Status

Data-basedDecisionMaking

Communications

Administrator

TeamAdministratorSpecialized Support

Student

Community

Non-Teaching

Teaching

Family

Representation

Start withTeam that “Works.”

Team-led Process

Meetings

Initiative, Committee

Purpose Outcome Target Group

Staff Involved

SIP/SID

Attendance Committee

Increase attendance

Increase % of students attending daily

All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee

Goal #2

Character Education

Improve character

Improve character All students Marlee, J.S., Ellen

Goal #3

Safety Committee

Improve safety Predictable response to threat/crisis

Dangerous students

Has not met Goal #3

School Spirit Committee

Enhance school spirit

Improve morale All students Has not met

Discipline Committee

Improve behavior

Decrease office referrals

Bullies, antisocial students, repeat offenders

Ellen, Eric, Marlee, Otis

Goal #3

DARE Committee

Prevent drug use High/at-risk drug users

Don

EBS Work Group Implement 3-tier model

Decrease office referrals, increase attendance, enhance academic engagement, improve grades

All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee, Otis, Emma

Goal #2

Goal #3

Sample Teaming Matrix

Are outcomes

measurable?

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

ESTABLISHING CONTINUUM of SWPBS

SECONDARY PREVENTION• Check in/out• Targeted social skills instruction• Peer-based supports• Social skills club•

TERTIARY PREVENTION• Function-based support• Wraparound• Person-centered planning• •

PRIMARY PREVENTION• Teach SW expectations• Proactive SW discipline• Positive reinforcement• Effective instruction• Parent engagement•

SECONDARY PREVENTION• • • • •

TERTIARY PREVENTION• • • • •

PRIMARY PREVENTION• • • • • •

3-4 YearCommitment

Top 3 School-Wide

Initiatives

Coaching &Facilitation

DedicatedResources

& Time

AdministrativeParticipation

3-Tiered Prevention

LogicAgreements &

Supports

Statement ofBehavior Purpose

Self-Assessment

EfficientSystems of Data

Management

Team-basedDecisionMaking Evidence-

BasedPractices

MultipleSystems

ExistingDiscipline

DataData-based Action Plan

SWIS

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School Months

Office Referrals per Day per MonthLast Year and This Year

Office Discipline Referrals

• Definition– Kid-Teacher-Administrator interaction

– Underestimation of actual behavior

• Improving usefulness & value– Clear, mutually exclusive, exhaustive definitions

– Distinction between office v. classroom managed

– Continuum of behavior support

– Positive school-wide foundations

– W/in school comparisons

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School Locations

Referrals by Location

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Types of Problem Behavior

Referrals per Prob Behavior

Referrals by Problem Behavior

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School Locations

Referrals by LocationReferrals per Location

Referrals per Student

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Time of Day

Referrals by Time of DayReferrals by Time of Day

Examples

Few positive SW expectations defined, taught, & encouraged

Establish 3 to 5 Clearly Stated, Positive Expectations

SOY RESPETUOSO

SOY RESPONSABLE

HAGO LO MEJ OR QUE PUEDO!

SHEPPARD SHEPPARD SENSE!!SENSE!!

Cubs’ Pride!Cubs’ Pride!

Respect

Responsibility

Enthusiasm

Teaching Matrix

SETTING

All Settings

Hallways Playgrounds CafeteriaLibrary/

Computer Lab

Assembly Bus

Respect Ourselves

Be on task.Give your best effort.

Be prepared.

Walk. Have a plan.

Eat all your food.Select healthy foods.

Study, read,

compute.

Sit in one spot.

Watch for your stop.

Respect Others

Be kind.Hands/feet

to self.Help/share

with others.

Use normal voice

volume.Walk to

right.

Play safe.Include others.Share

equipment.

Practice good table manners

Whisper.Return books.

Listen/watch.Use

appropriate applause.

Use a quiet voice.

Stay in your seat.

Respect Property

Recycle.Clean up after self.

Pick up litter.

Maintain physical space.

Use equipment properly.

Put litter in garbage can.

Replace trays &

utensils.Clean up

eating area.

Push in chairs.Treat books

carefully.

Pick up.Treat chairs appropriately

.

Wipe your feet.Sit

appropriately.

Exp

ecta

tions 1. S

OCIAL SKILL2. NATURAL

CONTEXT

3. BEHAVIOR

EXAMPLES

PBS – Respect & Responsibility

Typical Contexts/ Routines

Classroom-Wide Rules/ExpectationsRespect Others Respect Property Respect Self

AllUse inside voice.

Raise hand to answer/talk.

Recycle paper.Put writing tools inside

desk.

Do your best.Ask.

Morning MeetingEyes on speaker.

Give brief answers.

Put announcements in desk.

Keep feet on floor.

Put check by my announcements.

HomeworkDo own work.

Turn in before lesson.

Put homework neatly in box.

Touch your work only.

Turn in lesson on time.Do homework

night/day before.

TransitionUse inside voice.

Keep hands to self.Put/get materials first.

Keep hands to self.Have plan.Go directly.

“I Need Assistance”

Raise hand or show “Assistance Card”.

Wait 2 minutes & try again.

Have materials ready.Have plan.

Ask if unclear.

Teacher DirectedEyes on speaker.

Keep hands to self.Use materials as

intended.Have plan.

Ask.

Independent WorkUse inside voice.

Keep hands to self.

Use materials as intended.

Return with done.

Use time as planned.Ask.

Problem to SolveStop, Step Back,

Think, ActStop, Step Back,

Think, ActStop, Step Back,

Think, Act

1. SOCIAL SKILL2. N

ATURAL

CONTEXT

3. BEHAVIOR

EXAMPLES

Family Teaching

Matrix

SETTING

At homeMorning Routine

HomeworkMeal

TimesIn Car Play Bedtime

Respect Ourselves

Respect Others

Respect Property

Exp

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OCIAL SKILL

2. NATURAL

CONTEXT

3. BEHAVIOR

EXAMPLES

Teaching Academics & Behaviors

DEFINESimply

DEFINESimply

MODELMODEL

PRACTICEIn Setting

PRACTICEIn Setting

ADJUST forEfficiency

ADJUST forEfficiency

MONITOR &ACKNOWLEDGE

Continuously

MONITOR &ACKNOWLEDGE

Continuously

Acknowledge & Recognize

Recognize Expected Behavior (Students & Staff)

Cougar Traits in the Community

Student Name __________________________________

Displayed the Cougar Trait of: RespectResponsibilityCaringCitizenship

(Circle the trait you observed)

Signature _____________________________________________If you would like to write on the back the details of what you observed feel free! Thank you for supporting our youth.

Team Managed

StaffAcknowledgements

ContinuousMonitoring

Staff Training& Support

AdministratorParticipation

EffectivePractices

Implementation

CO PBSFCPS

Relevant &MeasurableIndicators

Team-basedDecision Making &

Planning

ContinuousMonitoring

RegularReview

EffectiveVisual Displays

EfficientInput, Storage, &

Retrieval

Evaluation

SWIS FRMS

Data & Outcomes

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FRMS Total Office Discipline Referrals

SUSTAINED IMPACTPre

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Kennedy Middle School

www.pbis.orgHorner, R., & Sugai, G. (2008). Is school-wide positive behavior support an evidence-based practice? OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support.

www.pbis.org

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Central Illinois Elem, Middle SchoolsTriangle Summary 03-04

6+ ODR

2-5 ODR

0-1 ODR

84% 58%

11%

22%

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• Measurable & justifiable outcomes

• On-going data-based decision making

• Evidence-based practices

• Systems ensuring durable, high fidelity of implementation

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