positive behavioral interventions and supports @ st. elizabeth school
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Our School
St. Elizabeth School is a member of MANSEF; Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities
Our students range of 11-21 years of age
125 Students
Who We Serve
Our students are from: Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County, and Prince Georges County
Handicapping Codes include:
01-mental retardation 04-speech or language
impairment 06- emotional disturbance 08-other health
impairments 09-specific learning
disabilities 13- traumatic brain injury 14-Autism
Thesis (In Place)
8 identified expectations on a point sheet Paper trail for office referrals/data base CPI training for all staff School-wide Behavior Management Plan/
Options Plus Behavior Management Committee,w/small
budget Pretty Good Staff Morale
Anti-thesis (Not in Place)
Small number off clear rules the students understood
An emphasis on prevention An emphasis on teaching behavioral
expectations A culture where all school staff are
responsible for positive behavior support
The First Year Expanded the team
to increase representation
Recruit staff “buy in”- Initial survey
Initial staff presentation and surveys (forms: F&G)
Remember Those Surveys?
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School Wide system scored the
HIGHEST NEED for improvement
Of the 3 areas ALL STAFF rated
SURVEY SAYS
Expected student behaviors need to be taught directly
Booster training activities need to be done on regular basis
Consequences for problem behaviors need to be defined clearly
All staff directly or indirectly in school wide intervention
Developing the Matrix
Subcommittees for: Hallway Classroom Cafeteria Gymnasium Vocational Increase staff input
by 15
Budget
Submitted a line item budget
some engraved products-pencils water bottles, embroidered items
Graphic design Solicited incentives
Year 2
Team back @ Summer Institute Consolidating and Annual Action
Planning Developing the EAGLE HIGH 5
Handbook for all staff Teaching all staff Plus the introduction of new COMAR
regs
2 WEEK OPENER
Eagle High 5 Handbook Posted Matrices Daily Lesson Plans Eagle High 5 Assembly Other learning strats:
experiential, game play Daily Raffles Ice cream social for all
staff and students
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Incentive Subcommittee
Behavior incentives: school store, weekly raffles, level based activities, some small and some big (trips, luau)
Increased more staff involvement
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Develop Continuum of Behavioral Support Behavior Support
Referral form, designated preventative classroom intervention
Process for requesting and conducting FBA/BIP
Developed the forms and taught the process
Booster Activities
Holiday Caring and Sharing Campaign
PTO Community Art
Therapy Pep Squad Booster week in
April
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Presenting Data
School wide data and PBIS presentations approx every 6 weeks
This seemed overwhelming to many staff initially
Team members more fluent in the data Lingo, takes awhile to generalize over large staff
As a team, we were still struggling w/ data (much of it still felt new to us)
YEAR 3- Summer Institute
Surveys indicated increase in School Wide System being in place, and improved
Identified classroom, and individual systems as in need of improvement
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Shift Focus to smaller systems
Had classroom support strats in place, Continuum of behavior support; but how were they being implemented
Had SWIS but what about the fidelity of stats, how to communicate data w/ larger group
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Presented FBA and BIP for Autistic Spectrum Students
Presented on FBA-not just process but why, what , when
Presented on managing surface behaviors in the classroom
Statistics Subcommittee
System for more timely and accurate data entry
Chose to look @ stats in smaller groups
Much cont’d work in this area
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Areas of Continued Growth
Expanding focus to include family
Continue promoting a school wide culture that embraces PBIS
Stats and Forms Summer Institute ‘05