Module 3: Building Faculty

Involvement

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Objectives

• Understand why staff need to be committed to decreasing problem behaviors and increasing academic behaviors

• Identify four approaches to gain faculty buy-in to the school-wide PBS process

• Develop a plan to get buy-in and build ownership across faculty

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Decreasing Problem Behaviors

• Staff commitment is essential• Faculty and staff are critical

stakeholders• 80% buy-in must be secured• 3-5 year process

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Faculty Are Familiar withthe Behavior Problems

• Communication is essential in this process• Open communication will allow faculty to

feel as though they are part of the change process

• Faculty will begin to understand what is happening across campus

• Frequent communication opens dialogue for problem-solving across campus

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Strategies

• Use the existing database • Use a team planning process• Conduct staff surveys • Develop an “election” process for the

completed plan

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Use the Existing Database

• Where behaviors are occurring (i.e., setting)• What types of behaviors are occurring• What types of consequence was delivered to

discipline students• When problems behaviors occur most frequently• How many discipline referrals, suspensions, and/or

expulsions occurred last school year• How many faculty are absent daily• Other (loss of instruction time, student absences, etc.)

Time Cost of aDiscipline Referral

(Avg. 45 minutes per incident)

1000 Referrals/yr

2000 Referrals/yr

Administrator Time

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Teacher Time 250 Hours 500 Hours

Student Time 750 Hours 1500 Hours

Totals 1500 Hours 3000 Hours

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How to Use the Data to Get Faculty Buy-in

• Share visuals (graphs) with faculty on a regular basis

• The visuals are a powerful tool:– To let staff know the extra work they are

doing is paying off– To show specific areas that may need a

more intense focus• Emphasize the “Team” process

Average Referrals Per Day Per Month

Multi Year Office Referrals per Day Per Month

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Use a Team Planning Process

• Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) is a way for diverse people who share a common need to align their…• School’s vision, purposes, and goals• Understanding of a situation and its

possibilities for hopeful action• Actions for change, mutual support, personal

and team development, and learning

First Steps *Form committee *Schedule training *Today’s sharing *Same process/ feedback to staff *Grace tracks down and posts rules *Talk about lunch schedule *Playground interventions *Friday training rules for assistants *ID students *Feedback from last year

SCHOOL’S DREAM *Pride Safe *Respectful students, teachers and staff *Consistency *Greater self –esteem *Community of Learners *Self-respect *Positive focus *Motivated students *Fun!!! *Good manners *Increase parent involvement *Enjoy learning *Climate of caring *Cooperation *Community respect *Strength-based Tolerance *High Expectations

HISTORY NOW!! STRENGTHS BARRIERS Tough kids Tolerance Reputation for SED Population Cultural diversity Service oriented Expanding to prove Itself Location Supportive administration Strong curriculum base Cooperative Discipline inconsistent with behavior plan

Most requested school Discipline plan in place 8 rules-refine!!! No consistency Negative behaviors are being reinforced Good crisis system in place Resources & Training Parent Ed.- Good link for school Kids like being at school Tough population Access to guidance is limited Slow referral process

Cooperation Commitment Good reputation in the community Talented staff Invested in children Dedicated Fun place for kids Staff has a positive attitude Supportive of each other Strong academic focus Supportive resources, Parent Ed., Life skills Counselor Specials program are well recognized in the county Motivated Great after school program

Parent involvement Language/ communication Time for meetings, trainings, etc. Funding Class size Turn over in assistants Access to guidance counselor Getting out of crisis mode

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iscipline comm

ittee meet m

onthly, and develop a plan. 2.

Data system

in place, report back to staff 3.

Teachers share effective classroom

managem

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lear referral process, comm

unication, consistency, feed back. 5.

School w

ide rules implem

ented. 6.

Plan for playground supervision.

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decrease of total number of referrals.

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upport staff are trained and participating. 9.

Increase instructional time.

10. Effective set of consequences w

hen dealing with challenging

behaviors 11. S

ystem of rew

ards in place for positive behavior.

GOALS

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P.A.T.H.

• PATH Allows Teams to…• Make a commitment that change will be accomplished• Develop an action plan of steps that need to take place in

order to insure change

• PATH is Not…• The answer to all problems• A guarantee• A quick fix solution to complex human and/or organizational

problems

Identify Common Values

•With this f rame we want to help the team identify their dream f or the f uture, including all the ideas, values, and things that are important to them in developing an ideal school.

•List anything that is important f or the team to realize the kind of school they desire.

D R E A M

Everyone maintains high standards for academic achievement

Respect f or all types of diversity

Everyone f eels safe

Everyone belongs

Everyone has f riends

Everyone is successful

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Conduct Staff Surveys

• Staff surveys are an efficient way to:– Obtain staff feedback– Create involvement without holding more

meetings– Generate new ideas– Build a sense of faculty ownership

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Sample Staff Survey Item

• Check the OUTCOMES below that you would like to achieve at our school…• Increase in attendance• Improvement in academic performance• Increase in the number of appropriate student behaviors• Students and teachers report a more positive and calm

environment• Reduction in the number of behavioral disruptions,

referrals, and incident reports

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What Other Schools Have Found to Be Effective

• Faculty Retreat – day before official pre-planning

• After the overview at a faculty meeting staff signs on chart paper labeled Yes/No/Need More Information

• Show sections of the school-wide video

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Supporting Systemic Change

• Those involved in the school must share :– a common dissatisfaction with the processes

and outcomes of the current system– a vision of what they would like to see replace it

• Problems occur when the system lacks the knowledge of how to initiate change or when there is disagreement about how change should take place

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Challenges

• Reasons for making changes are not perceived as compelling enough

• Staff feel a lack of ownership in the process• Insufficient modeling from leadership• Staff lack a clear vision of how the changes will

impact them personally• Insufficient system of support

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Solutions• Develop a common understanding• Enlist leaders with integrity, authority, resources and

willingness to assist• Expect, respect and respond to resistance (encourage

questions and discussion)• Clarify how changes align with other initiatives• Emphasize clear and imminent consequences for not

changing• Emphasize benefits

• Conservation of time/effort• Alignment of processes/goals• Greater professional accountability

• Stay in touch with peer leaders during the change process

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Reflection Questions

Answer these questions about your SW-PBS team:1. About what percent of your staff have bought

into PBS?2. What did or did not work to get faculty buy-in?3. What does your team need to do to get more

faculty input on the critical elements? 4. How does your team share data with the

faculty?5. What strategies might help you get greater

faculty buy-in?

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