POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL

INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS

2015-2016

GET ACTIVE!

CHANGE THE GAME!

HuskySportDepartmentofEducationalLeadership

249GlenbrookRoad,Unit3093Storrs,Connecticut06269

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2015-2016 annual report

Program Overview School-WidePositiveBehavioralInterventionsandSupports(PBIS)isaframeworkof“supportthatincludesproactivestrategiesfordefining,teachingandsupportingappropriatestudentbehaviorstocreatepositiveschoolenvironments”(WhatisSWPBS?,2015).Inanefforttoproactivelyaddressissues,positivesocialbehaviorsareintroduced,modeledandreinforcedforallstudentswithintheschool.AtClarkSchool,thesepositiveexpectationshavebeenintroducedthroughtheuseofthe“ClarkCoreValues”whichare:BeRespectful,BeResponsible,BeCaring,andBeSafe.Theseexpectationsaresetschoolwide,andarereinforcedthroughthehandingoutof“PantherPaws.”Pawsarewrittenwhenadultsseestudentsmodelingpositivebehaviorswithinthecorevalues;studentsareabletousepawsasticketstocashinforclass-wideorschool-wideincentives.

GetActive!ChangetheGame!

Scope3

Partnerships 4

VolunteerEngagement5

Data 6

Testimonials7

KeyTakeaways8

LookingAhead9

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ClassroomPresenceOnaverage,HuskySportvisitedandranprogramsintheclassroom27timesaweekatClarkSchool.EachactivityandlessonincludesexplanationsanddemonstrationsoftheClarkcorevalues,aswellasreinforcementofthesepositivebehaviorsthroughthedistributionofmodified“PantherPaws.”Attheendofeachvisit,HuskySportstaffholdsaraffleusingonlythepawsdistributedduringthatclassperiod-onewinnerfromeachclasswillbeselectedtoreceivetheprizeoftheweek.Attheendofeachday,ProgramLeadersrecorded“PantherPaw”dataforeachclassroomvisit,includingindividualpawsreceivedperstudent,classpawtotals,numberofHuskySportstaffwritingpawsandrafflewinners.

StaffPresenceDuringeachHuskySportvisit,HuskySporthadatleasttwostaffmembersintheclassroom.Onaverage,therewerefourHuskySportstaffandvolunteerspresentineachprogram.Havingmultipleadultsintheclassroomallowsfor:

• Greaterstudentrecognition

• Consistentpawdistribution

• Divideandengagemethods

• Individualinteractions

HuskySportdistribut

ed:

• 21,656Paws

• 547PrizeIncentives

• 42LunchBunchIncen

tives!

Scope

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Alignment

WorkingtoenhanceHuskySport’spartnershipwithClarkschool,wedevelopedfourspecificpawsthatmatchedthecorevaluesoftheschool.Indoingsowewereableto:

• Providevisualexpectations• Addressspecificcorevalues• Developclearexplanations• Alignstaffimplementation

Inthisprocess,HuskySportalsojoinedtheschoolwidePBISleadershipteamtoassistinClarkschool’splanninganddevelopmentofschoolincentives,programandevents.HavingadirectorontheleadershipteamcreatedadirectconnectionforHuskySporttobestalignwithClarkSchool.Additionally,ClarkLeadershipattendedtheHuskySportmidyearretreattodiscussHuskySport’seffortswithPBISandtorprovidefeedbackonwaystobestalignwiththeschool’sownpractices.

School-WideIncentives

HuskySportalsoassistedClarkSchoolwithmonthly,school-wideincentivesthatincludedphysicalactivityand“minutetowinit”gamesforstudentstoplay.StudentswereabletousethePawstheyreceivedthroughoutthemonthtoparticipate.HuskySportstaffcollectedPawsandranphysicallyactivestationsthatincluded:

• Longjump• Footballpassingcompetition• Basketballobstaclecourse

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TrainingsSinceHuskySportsentfourvansofvolunteerstoschooldayprogrammingeachweek,theHuskySportPBISteamfacilitatedseveraltrainingswiththesport-basedyouthdevelopment(SBYD)studentvolunteers.ThesetrainingsstartedwithexplainingtheideaofPBISanditspractices,thenintroducedhowPBISwouldbeimplementedinHuskySport.Thesesessionsexplained:

• theadult’srole• theimportanceofpositivelanguage• desiredbehaviors

TheobjectivesofthetrainingsweretoprovidestudentvolunteersknowledgeofPBISframeworkinordertoincreasecomfortintheirroleswhiledistributingpawstoClarkSchoolstudents.

PBISPractitionersBeforeenteringtheclassroom,volunteersweregivenaHuskySportmatrixtoreference,whichdetaileddifferentexpectationsforeachClarkcorevalueinthevariousprogramsandenvironmentstheywouldbeprogrammingin.VolunteerswerethenencouragedtowriteanddistributePawstoClarkstudentswhentheysawthemexemplifyingpositivebehaviors.Afterspendingtimeintheclassroom,thestudentshadtheopportunityto:

• Sharetheirexperiences• ReviewPBISimplementation• Developsituationalstrategies

HuskySport@Clark-PBISMatrixCoreValue Engagement Transitions NutritionEducation PhysicalActivityBeResponsible

-Activelyparticipate

-Sharewhatyoulearn

-Thinkandconnect

-Straightline

-Walkontheright

-Readyforthenextactivity

-Trynewfoods

-Twobitesoftasting

-Sharewhatyoulearn

-Trynewactivities

-Giveeffort

-Readytoengage

Volunteer engagement

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Intheclassroom,HuskySportutilizedtheirstaffpresencetoreinforcespecificpositivebehaviors.Theresultsoftheseeffortscanbeseeninthedata.

• ThePawDistributiontableshowspawdistributionforeachclassroom.

• TheAveragePawstableshowstheaverageamountofpawswrittenduringeachclassroomvisit.

• TheHuskySportStaffPresencegraphshowstheaveragepawsdistributedwhenacertainnumberofstaffareintheclassroom.

Data

PawDistributionClassroomTeacher Fall2015 Spring2016 FullYear

Butler(K) 939 683 1622

Douglas(K) 1005 629 1634

Diaz(1) 1026 744 1770

Satchell(1) 1012 685 1697

Cruz(2) 1066 802 1868

Mullings(2) 1203 759 1962

Erickson(3) 1498 1100 2598

Granado(4) 1203 848 2051

McMaster(4) 1226 815 2041

DeGroff(5) 509 364 873

Maher(5) 999 399 1398

Simboski(6) 387 315 702

Wheeler(6) 573 257 830

AveragePawsTeacher #ofVisits PawsperVisit

Butler(K) 45 36

Douglas(K) 42 39

Diaz(1) 43 41

Satchell(1) 42 40

Cruz(2) 41 46

Mullings(2) 42 47

Erickson(3) 43 60

Granado(4) 43 48

McMaster(4) 41 50

DeGroff(5) 21 42

Maher(5) 42 33

Simboski(6) 23 30

Wheeler(6) 24 35

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HuskySporttakesPBISupanotch.Itmakesitalittlebitmorespecialforthekids.

- ClarkSchoolTeacher

TherelationshipsthatstudentshavebuiltwiththeHuskySportteammembersextendbeyond

healthandnutrition.Studentsseethestaffasrolemodelsandare

remindedthattheirworkinschooldoesnotendatClark.

- ClarkSchoolTeacher

Myclassislearninghowtoworktogetherasateam.Sure,therearetimeswhentheyaredoinganindividualexercisebuttheyencourageeachotherbysayingthingslike,“Comeon!Youcandoit!Yougotit!Keep

going!You’realmostthere!”

- ClarkSchoolTeacher

IthasbeenreallygreattoseeourstudentsbrainstormingwaystheycanshowtheCoreValueofthecycle.Ifthestudentscantellyouhowtheyshowrespect,theirbuy-inintothePawsissomuchhigher!Theirreactionswhentheywinthe

classrafflearepriceless!

- HuskySportProgramLeader

Testimonials

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LargerAdultPresenceAfterreviewingourtrackedPBISdataandgatheringfeedbackfromstakeholders,HuskySporthasbeenabletoseetheaspectsofimplementationthatweresuccessfulthroughouttheyear;onebeing:

HavinglargenumbersofPBIStrainedadultsintheclassroomallowedforconstant

positivereinforcements.

DatashowedthatwhenHuskySportstaffandvolunteernumbersincreased,positivebehaviorswerereinforcedathigherrates.

• Studentswereengagedinsmallergroups• Consistentstudentrecognition• Interventionatthestudents’level.

Alignment

TheeffortsinPBIShaveallbeencenteredonaligningwithourpartner,ClarkSchool;however,ithasbeenequallyasimportantforHuskySporttoalignitsstaff,sowecouldbeconsistentinimplementation.Alignmenteffortsincluded:

• DevelopingaHuskySportspecificmatrix,withClarkCorevalues.

• Usingthematrixtoreinforceclear,specificandconsistentlanguage.

• SeekingfeedbackfromstakeholdersaboutourPBISefforts.

Key Takeaways

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PreservingPracticeAsHuskySportcontinuestolearn,understandandadoptPBISframework,thereareafewpracticesthatwewillholdontoinourefforts:

1. Aligningwithschools&partners

2. Collecting&analyzingdata

3. Trainingstudentsandstaff

4. ReviewingPBISliterature

Consistently,evaluatingandimprovinguponthesefourpracticeswillallowHuskySportandpartnerstogrowinourunderstanding,alignmentandimplementationofpositivebehaviormanagementstrategies.

ImprovingImplementationUponanalyzingour2015-2016PBISdata,therearenotableimplementationstrategiesthatHuskySportwillbuilduponinordertobestreinforcedesiredstudentbehaviors:

• Maintainingalargeadultpresence

• Trackingindividualstudenttotals

• Providingimmediatereinforcements

• Offeringstudent-centeredincentives

Withnewpartnersonthehorizon,HuskySportwillneedtohaveopenlinesofcommunicationwithschoolleadership,teachers,studentsandProgramLeaderstoensuresuccessfulimplementation.

Looking Ahead