HCMS School-wide

Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (SWPBIS)

Gangs cartoon

Question # 1

Are we satisfied with the behavior Are we satisfied with the behavior supports all our kids (students) supports all our kids (students) experience?experience?

Agenda Vision statementVision statement Address 5 questionsAddress 5 questions Introduce PBISIntroduce PBIS

What is PBIS? What is PBIS? Why PBIS? (rationale)Why PBIS? (rationale) How to Implement PBIS? How to Implement PBIS?

8 steps8 steps What is next?What is next?

Vision Statement of PBIS To be active, contributing members of To be active, contributing members of

our school community that our school community that maximizes maximizes opportunitiesopportunities for students to achieve for students to achieve academic, social, and lifestyle skills academic, social, and lifestyle skills competence.competence.

To create and implement school To create and implement school organizational structures and processes organizational structures and processes that are that are efficient and effectiveefficient and effective..

SWPBIS Logic!Successful individual student behavior support is linked… to school climates that are effective, efficient, relevant, & durable for all students(Zins & Ponti, 1990)

SWPBIS Logic!To address (problem) behavior using a:To address (problem) behavior using a:

Proactive,Proactive,Preventative,Preventative,And PositiveAnd Positive

Approach.Approach.

SWPBIS Basic elementsData - drives decisions

Outcomes - measurable Practices - achievable and

sustainableSystems - efficient and effective

implementation

ASSUMPTIONS

WHAT ABOUT OUR NON-RESPONDERS?WHAT ABOUT OUR NON-RESPONDERS?

• Adolescents should know better…most do

• Adolescent will “get it” & change…many do

• Adolescents must take responsibility for own behavior….most know they should & do…. appropriately & inappropriately

• Punishment teaches right way….not really

• Parents will take care of it…many try

• Adolescents will learn from natural consequences….most do

Question # 2 How effective have your behavior How effective have your behavior

supports been for students whose supports been for students whose behaviors are nonresponsive to your behaviors are nonresponsive to your school-wide programming?school-wide programming?Describe/define your current Describe/define your current

school’s school-wide programmingschool’s school-wide programmingHow effective is it with dealing How effective is it with dealing

with nonresponderswith nonresponders

Continuum of support/Triangle

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%

SCHOOL-WIDE SCHOOL-WIDE POSITIVE POSITIVE

BEHAVIORBEHAVIORSUPPORTSUPPORT

SWPBS is about…SWPBS is about….

Emotional and Behavior Disorders

Worst class

Rationale Man-hoursMan-hours School climateSchool climate Improve social skills Improve social skills Data - current schoolsData - current schools Alternative optionsAlternative options

Man-hours Office visitsOffice visits

MVMS >40 visitors several days MVMS >40 visitors several days MVMS does not even track referralsMVMS does not even track referrals If 4100 referrals (20 x 205) =If 4100 referrals (20 x 205) =

61,500 minutes @ 15 minutes =61,500 minutes @ 15 minutes =

• 1,025 hours =1,025 hours = 128+ days @ 8 hours128+ days @ 8 hours

Additional Man-hours OCD roomsOCD rooms DetentionsDetentions Suspension daysSuspension days Expulsions/hearingsExpulsions/hearings

Over used?Over used?

Question # 3

What would make the social What would make the social climate more positive and climate more positive and supportive of our academic supportive of our academic programs?programs?

SWPBIS School Climate

ProactiveProactive ReactiveReactive PreventativePreventative Aversive/punitiveAversive/punitive EducationalEducational AssumptiveAssumptive Active Supervision Active Supervision SurveillanceSurveillance Building relationshipsBuilding relationshipsConfrontationalConfrontational PositivePositive NegativeNegative

Is Is not

Improve social skills Educate all students appropriate behaviorsEducate all students appropriate behaviors

““Christensen will help them learn and Christensen will help them learn and practice how to interact with peers (and practice how to interact with peers (and adults) in various settings and situations.”adults) in various settings and situations.”

““We will help them understand boundaries We will help them understand boundaries and behaviors that will earn them respect and behaviors that will earn them respect and social capital that they can bank on in and social capital that they can bank on in future situations.”future situations.”

Target specific behaviors based on dataTarget specific behaviors based on data

Question # 4 How well are we teaching our students How well are we teaching our students

the social skills they need to be the social skills they need to be successful at school?successful at school?Describe any lessons/objectives you Describe any lessons/objectives you

or partner teacher have taught.or partner teacher have taught.Were they effective?Were they effective?How did you know? How did you know?

Data – MVMS

QUESTION # 5

Do the data represent our current

discipline climate?

Expulsions

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

School Year

Expulsions

Suspensions

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

School year

Suspensions

Disruptions

Gum & Dress CodeViolence

Sexual & Obscene

Substance UseWeapons

Theft

Total Incidents 1058

Gum & Dress Code 212

Disruptions 651

Violence 118

Sexual & Obscene 64

Substance Use 2

Weapons 2

Theft 8

100 AVID Applicants

5% of the students

35% 40% 41%44%

62%73%

100%100%

5% of the students were responsible for the following percentages of incidents

Correlation of GPA and Behavior

Promotion Minimum 2.0

Alternatives to SWPBIS Train and hope (systems)Train and hope (systems) Get tough (practices)Get tough (practices)

Clamp downClamp down & increase monitoring & increase monitoring Re-re-reRe-re-re-review rules-review rules Remove Remove studentstudent Remove Remove ourselvesourselves Modify Modify physical environmentphysical environment Assign Assign responsibilityresponsibility for change to student &/or for change to student &/or

othersothersImmediate – short term resultsImmediate – short term results

“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

SWPBIS - is HCMS ready? Have we…

Established a SWPBIS team?Established a SWPBIS team? Identified a team member to be coach?Identified a team member to be coach? Secured (at least 80%) staff buy-in?Secured (at least 80%) staff buy-in? Employed a data system to guide us?Employed a data system to guide us? Participated, as a team, in SWPBIS Participated, as a team, in SWPBIS

trainings? trainings?

Implementation (8 steps pages 35&36)

Establish expectations Establish expectations ROSEROSE Define expectations in context Define expectations in context ROSE postersROSE posters Scripted lessons Scripted lessons Implementation dayImplementation day Active SupervisionActive Supervision Acknowledge/recognize appropriate behaviorAcknowledge/recognize appropriate behavior Respond to inappropriate behaviorsRespond to inappropriate behaviors Staff reinforcement systemStaff reinforcement system Implementation action planImplementation action plan

= School-wide continuum (systems)

ROSE Poster

Hans Christensen Middle School

ROSE Poster

Respect, Others, Self, Environment

Between Classes MPR Lunch Area Bathroom Others *Walk promptly by

most direct route *Speak quietly *Keep all body parts to self *Respect others personal space

*Walk to seat *Keep hands to self *Clap at appropriate times

*Remember proper table manners *Monitor your place in line

*Wait your turn *Be quiet and polite

Self *Take care of own possessions *Arrive on time *Follow school rules *Have pass visible

*Stay seated *Keep all body parts to self *Stay seated/face front *Give speaker your attention *See teacher before exiting

*Walk to your table *Use table manners *Buy lunch for yourself only

*Return to class quickly and directly *Have pass visible

Environment *Pick up trash and place in trash cans *Walk on walkways

*Keep chair straight *Monitor your belongings *Remove your own trash

*Keep your table and area clean *Recycle your plastic

*Leave it cleaner than you found it *Use all equipment correctly

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