What is School-wide PBS?• School-wide PBS is:

– A systems approach, establishing the social culture and behavioral supports needed for schools to be effective learning environments for all students.

• Evidence-based features of SW-PBS– Prevention– Define and teach positive social expectations– Acknowledge positive behavior– Arrange consistent consequences for problem behavior– Collection and use of data for decision-making– Continuum of intensive, individual interventions. – Administrative leadership – Team-based implementation

Student Wellbeing

• One in five (20%) of students are in need of some type of mental health service during their school years, yet 70% of these students do not receive services (Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health, 2011)

• It is estimated that the number of students being identified as having an Emotional/Behavioral Disorder has doubled in the last 30 years (US Dept of Ed, 2007).

Impact of Behavior on Schools

• More than 30% of our teachers will leave the profession due to student discipline issues and intolerable behavior of students (Public Agenda, 2004).

• Student problem behavior can consume more than 50% of teachers’ and administrators’ time (U.S. Department of Education, 2000).

Universal

Targeted

IntensiveRTI

Continuum of Support for

ALL

Science

Soc Studies

Reading

Math

Soc skills

Basketball

Spanish

RACHEL

Outcomes

Systems: To sustain the implementation

Data: For decision making

Practices: Evidenced-based and doable

SWPBS IMPLEMENTATION DRIVERS

In PBIS We Strive to:

• Make Behaviors Ineffective and Inefficient by:– Restructuring the Environment– Our Procedures– Our Responses

• It is generally about environmental and adult behavior change and making small changes for big gains.

Why implement SWPBS?

Create a positive school culture:School environment is predictable

1. common language2. common vision (understanding of

expectations)3. common experience (everyone knows)

School environment is positiveregular recognition for positive behavior

School environment is safeviolent and disruptive behavior is not tolerated

School environment is consistentadults use similar expectations.

Impacts In Highline in Just One YearTime Bought Back When We Reduce

Problem Behaviors that Lead to Office Referrals

This Data Reported Yearly to the Highline School Board As Part of Their Visibility and Sustainability Efforts

Results from SWPBS

• Reduction in Office Referrals• Reduction in Suspension• Reduction in Drop Outs• Increase in Academic Gains• Increase in Staff Satisfaction• Increase in Student Satisfaction

* Return on Investment is High

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Creating the Culture of Change

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1. Common purpose & approach to discipline2. Clear set of positive expectations & behaviors3. Procedures for teaching expected behavior4. Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected

behavior5. Continuum of procedures for discouraging

inappropriate behavior6. Procedures for on-going monitoring & evaluation

School-wide Systems (Tier 1)

ESTABLISHING AND TEACHING EXPECTATIONS

The Three BEEs

Sample Matrix - ArrivalExpectation

Be Responsible Be Respectful Be Safe

Behavior Be on time Obey Supervisors Watch for cars

Behavior Put your coat away Keep hands and feet to self

Use cross walks and sidewalks

Behavior Have your supplies Enter class quietly Walk at all times

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SYSTEMS

How Full is Your Bucket?- Tom Rath

Tomcat Tickets

PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH PROBLEM BEHAVIORS

Clear, Consistent, Logical Procedures for Responding to Problem Behaviors