Making PBIS a Professional Development Priority

Carrie WadePBIS Coach & School

Counselor

IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY:

Implementation Cycle at PCHS

2007-08 – Attended Universal Trainings as a team Summer 2008 – Planning meetings as a team to set up Expectations and

start of PBIS docs 2008-09 – First year of implementation

“PD” on Opening Day (Brief overview – 30 min) Absolute Disaster!

Summer 2009 – Regroup planning; review staff feedback; Created a new approach to our PD plan

2009-10 – 3 hour PD session (dedicated part of our school’s PD Plan and CSIP – Comprehensive School Improvement Plan) Team attended Secondary Trainings (Inconsistent attendance by team)

Needed to re-evaluate next steps of PBIS for our school Summer 2010 – Review of data & Action Plan (SAS, BoQ, Staff Feedback

Surveys) Changes: addition of BoQ, new format for Secondary Prevention was

developed by KYCID

Implementation Cycle at PCHS 3 hour PD session (format from previous year)

2010-11 Developed Secondary Prevention Team and attended 2 trainings Began networking with neighboring schools as a school

implementing with fidelity Utilized Steve Hutton, regional KYCID coordinator, for in-house

trainings Summer 2011 – Team planning: Tier II and Classroom Expectations

2011-12, 2012-13 Continued work on Tier II interventions Managed transition of regional coordinator due to KYCID

restructuring Focus on Sophomores – our “Middle Child”

2013-14 – Featured School for KY Dept of Ed Restraint & Seclusion training series used statewide for all school personnel Modular Training program focused on SWPBS Expanded to 4 hour training (Individual & Whole Group)

CSIP – Comprehensive School Improvement PlanLearning Environment

2008-09 – Principal requested the PBIS team review this component and include all PBIS implementation activities and strategies

Embed your Action PlanUpdates are Ongoing: Team reviews & updates

based on current level of implementation and dataHave the discussion with your Principal about

getting your PBIS Team involved with the CSIP process

SWPBS drives this componentDistrict has incorporated SWPBS into the District

Improvement Plan

Systems Perspective

Systems, data, practices, and outcomes “interact with and guide each other” (Sugai & Horner, 2006)

Emphasis on systems separates PBIS from other models because it provides specific focus on increasing chances of sustaining change

When ALL teachers are consistent, students understand what is expected of them throughout the day.

Time invested establishing consistency = time gained for instruction & learning

Most Important Features for Sustainability

Teaching behavior expectations, having an acknowledgement system, and monitoring must occur if implementation fidelity and sustainability are to be achieved

Administrative support, communication, and data-based decision-making were found to be the most important characteristics for long-term sustainability

Doolittle, 2006

Most Important Features for Sustainability

1. School administrators actively support PBIS

2. School administrators describe PBIS as a top priority for the school

3. A school administrator regularly attends and participates in PBIS team meetings

4. The PBIS school team is well organized and operates efficiently

5. The school administrators ensure that the PBIS team has regularly scheduled time to meet

McIntosh, Predy, Upreti, Hume, & Matthews, 2011

Fidelity Data

When a practice or program is implemented as intended by the researchers or developers, this is referred to as fidelity of implementation

Schools measure fidelity through use of: Team Implementation Checklist Benchmarks of Quality Self-Assessment Survey

Fidelity Measures

Standard Definition

Self-Assessment Survey (SAS)

All school staff examine the status and need for improvement of (4) behavior systems:• School-wide discipline• Non-classroom management• Classroom management• Systems for individual students

Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ)

Research validated measure that assesses development and implementation of PBIS across 10 critical elements. Assesses strengths & identifies areas of growth.

Team Implementation Checklists (TIC)

Internal self assessment of Critical Elements progress throughout year (Oct, Jan, Apr)

Year End Data Report (YEDR)

Summary of total ODRs, Top 5 Problem Behaviors, ODRs by Grade, ODRs by Location, Suspension/Expulsions, and Triangulation Data

Networking with other schools

Get to know other teams implementing PBIS in your area

Visit their campus or invite them to come visit with you Excellent means of finding out what worked for them,

gain ideas for new ways to approach your implementation goals

Utilize others who support PBIS on a regional and/or state level

Setting up a PD Plan for your school

Use your Data – this gave us leverage to lobby Principal for more PBIS PD time Have a plan: predetermine what your PD goals are

and the timeframe you will needTeam Planning (Summer): where does the

data lead you—what are your target needs? Plan for at least 2 full work days Select your Top 4 critical areas of need(develop

sessions around these)

Summer PD Prep

Determine your format 4 Rotating Sessions (30 minutes each) 15 minute Introduction: Principal 5 minutes “Passing Time”, (1) 10 minute break 15 minute Wrap-Up Session

Session Content (pre-identified) Based on level of implementation, data, and goals Select Team member(s) to present Gather materials needed; Prep handouts

Created Staff PBIS Handbook (Appendix to Staff Policy Book) Received components in each session Placed in Staff Policy Book

Session Assignments

Brainstorm how you will group staff for the sessions Took staff roster and numbered 1-4; then reviewed

and shifted to balance the group numbersInclude both certified & classified

Bus DriversDetermine Rooms/Locations for each Session

Allows for movement between sessions Introduction and Wrap-Up – All Staff together

PD & PBIS Evaluation

Utilize Exit Slip Strategy Provided ½ slips of notebook paper in Session #4 Asked to identify Strengths & Areas of Growth about

our PD Program and/or our PBIS Implementation Received raffle ticket when they returned their Exit

Slip; winners received various donated prizes Gift Cards, Start of School Baskets, Free Pizza coupons,

etc.

Team reviewed all slips in first monthly meeting Guided Action Plan and Implementation strategies

PCHS - The Future of our PD

School and district awareness of our PBIS Implementation progress & needs

Stay focused on dataBe prepared for staff resistance to new

procedures and processesExpand training to all classified personnel

and bus driversDevelop training for substitute teachers

Contact Information

Carrie Wade, Ed.S.School CounselorTeam CoachDistrict CoachPendleton County High

School859-654-3355 ext 7922carrie.wade@pendleton.kys

chools.ushttp://www.ket.org/educa

tion/video/ksenb/ksenb_000206.htm (Pendleton Co. High School)

 

Faye ThorntonSchool CounselorTeam CoachSharp Middle School859-472-7000 faye.thornton@pendlet

on.kyschools.us