1. Arundel High School “Sustaining and Expanding with PBIS”

2. Introductions Team Leader: Sheila Brooks Teachers: Sarah Poole, Marianne Ogle, Anne Mackenzie, Frank Hood, and Diane Kirk Parents: Lisa Eliot, Julian and Freda Flood Students: Danielle Bagley, Francell Flood School Psychologist: Pat Cain-Hagan (Red Zone Staff) Counselor: Sue Young (Red Zone Staff) Administrator: Merlene Clarke Monthly Meetings: Weekly Informal Meetings Arundel High School –Enrollment: 2200 students, 9 th -12 th grade –Principal: Sharon Stratton

3. Examine techniques on motivating staff and students to buy into the program Evaluate the role of the community in the PBIS program Examine how the team can utilize data to make decisions Outcomes

4. Story of PBIS at Arundel: Summer of 2004

6. Proof of PRIDE Purpose –Encourage positive behavior –Increase student teacher interaction –Improve school climate Deposited in Cafeteria –Weekly/Quarterly drawings –PRIDE Store (School Store) Issuing Teacher Recognized

9. I.Updates of Team II.Upcoming Forums Attendance/Presentations III.Review of the Latest SWIS Data –What is… our area of most immediate concern? our most effective use of our resources to address these concerns? happening School-wide and are we meeting our goals? –Are we… doing what we said we would for individual students? interpreting office referrals? comparing to previous years? making improvements? addressing specific areas of concern? i.e. referrals by, behaviors, location, time of day, by specific student. Typical Agenda- March 06

10. Staff Buy-In Key = Showing Them Data –Distributing data at faculty meetings and through emails –Graphs and visuals Teacher Recognitions –Weekly drawings –Thank you’s –PRIDE t-shirts

11. Staff Buy-In

12. Silent Auction (New Incentives) –A chance to “cash in” for those who save bucks End of the Year Drawing PRIDE Announcements –Student announcers reading scripts and recognizing weekly PRIDE buck drawing winners –Principal acknowledging class activities School Store –New Arundel gear Keeping it New and Novel

13. Tie into Existing Policies –County Code of Conduct presented to students through PRIDE lesson and Make the Buck have Value –Homework passes –Bathroom passes –MP3 players, McDonald’s gift cards Easy buy in with 9 th and 10 th grade Student Buy-In

14. Forms of Data Media Center –observing frequency of buck distribution Cafeteria and PRIDE store –calculating buck collection SWIS/SASI –identifying high fliers and matching data to the climate

15. A Decrease in the Percentage of Students: –dropping out –expelled from school –absent from school 12 or more times –suspended from school one or more times –referred for disciplinary action 10 or more times AYP Data

16. State Assessments Government and Biology –Increased from the 03-04 school year Algebra –Decreased from the 04-05 school year AYP Data Baseline 01-02 03-0404-05Target 05-06 Geometry4253.56672* English 1037.643.753.972 * Geometry is no longer an assessed area

17. Referrals Saving administrators approximately… SWIS/SASI Data CutDisresptDisruptnInsub.TardyTruant 03-04 231238268406317120 04-05 10018627142152388 05-06 9114428139065083 Filtered 05-06 8314025237664883

18. –Administrative duties arranged around SWIS/SASI data –Change of teacher duties (breakfast and lunch) due to data –Order in which the buses are set up outside of the school –School psychologist and guidance counselor using “Why Try?” Program –Daily check-in/check-out Data Based Decision Making

19. PRIDE STORE –Staffing the store –Items to sell in the store Returning Bucks –Approximately 1000 bucks are distributed per month –As of early April, however… PRIDEMulti Non SpecTotal #s292242196512149184882 Problems to Address

20. Coffee with the Principal (Sept) PTSO president and parents on team Donations –PTSO recognitions, money, passport, thank-you’s –Police Department (bikes) –Rita’s Italian Ice –Chick-Fil-A –Other Small Businesses in Crofton, Odenton, and Gambrills Community Involvement

21. Working Smarter Not Harder –Connecting Arundel Teachers and Students (CATS) –Kick Off Mentors (KOM) –Ninth Grade Academy –Literacy Committee– Strive for 25 –Summer Reading Program Integrating Initiatives

22. Questions?