North County High School

Fostering Family & Community

A Snap Shot of North County 1850 – 2000 Students Approximately…

– 73% white– 22% Af. American– 3% Hispanic– 2% Asian

6 Elementary Schools 2 Middle Schools Standard to AP and

STEM

Life Before PBIS… Chlorine Bombs Bomb Threats Multiple Evacuations 4000+ referrals/year 56 Expulsions/year 45% Expulsions were

ninth grade

Buy-In is Critical!ATTEMPT #1

Principal Says “we will do this”.

Staff Says “Hmmm, don’t think so”.

ATTEMPT #2 Teacher presents

information about PBIS and explains the benefits

Staff asked to experiment 1st semester and give feedback

Whole school kick-off second semester

Not Just “One More Thing” To Do

Building on what you already have in place– Work smarter not harder (condense

committees)– Look at your initiatives and consolidate where

appropriate– Brings a unifying focus to individual efforts

Our Guiding Force Derived from the

county code of conduct

In every classroom, hallway, cafeteria, gymnasium, auditorium

Reinforced by staff Part of the morning

announcements every day

Learning Matrix

How Are We After Year Six?

We were told that the greatest challenge is with high schools.

We are focusing on our faculty as well as our students.

We are continuing to get faculty members to buy-in to the PBIS approach.

Our focus/theme is FAMILY, COMMITMENT and RENEWAL.

We Are One Big Happy Family Student of the Month Breakfasts Honor Roll Breakfast Luck of the Draw Incentive Centers and Cart Car Wash Classic Car Show Attendance Incentives Sale of Ice Cold Water in the Media Center Sale of Snacks and Drinks in the School Store Knights Out Celebrations

PBIS is for STAFF too Care Bear Foster Parent Program Secret Pal Program Daily Trumpets Knights Out Fundraisers Staff Shirts Tokens of appreciation (It’s the little things) Retirement Celebration Staff Photo Album on Intranet End of the Year Picnic

It Takes a Team Approach

Team members from each department

Getting the Community Involved– North County Business

Advisory Board Partnership

– Fundraising– Incentives– Adding students and

parents to the team

Address the Data: Implications and Improvements

Are we happy with the data? Top 3 Comparison over the years Share Data with the Faculty How can we improve….

Teamwork makes the dream work!

Look Beyond the Data… Don’t just focus on the numbers. Spend time re-building morale and

relationships among your staff. Better staff climate will translate into better

student climate. Look at the culture of your school. Be willing to have those “courageous

conversations”.

How Are We Getting There?

Focusing on the data

Dedication

Teamwork

Hard Work

Family Unity

Songs to get you through “Every day is a winding road…”

“Respect..find out what it means to me…”

“I get by with a little help from my friends..”“Lean on me”

“You’ve got a friend in me…”

“We are family…!”“I Will Survive!”