Coaching in Maryland Susan Barrett

Pennsylvania Delaware D.C. Virginia West Virginia

Commitments State assigned FTE State assigned FTE District allocated 1 coach for every 3 schools District allocated 1 coach for every 3 schools School Team agreed to play nice School Team agreed to play nice

MD Implementation Model State Leadership Team State Leadership Team Local School System (LSS) Contact Local School System (LSS) Contact Coach Facilitators Coach Facilitators Behavior Support Coaches Behavior Support Coaches Team Leaders Team Leaders School Teams School Teams

Behavior Support Coaches 183 Behavior Support Coaches 183 Behavior Support Coaches Itinerant positions/funded by LSS Itinerant positions/funded by LSS Meet 5 times/year Meet 5 times/year Networking Networking Regional Meetings Regional Meetings Workgroups Workgroups July Institute Dinner July Institute Dinner Coaches Newsletter/Coaches Calendar Coaches Newsletter/Coaches Calendar Coach as Recruiter Coach as Recruiter 5 Coach Facilitators 5 Coach Facilitators

Monitoring Outcomes Team Implementation Checklist Team Implementation Checklist SWIS SWIS SET SET Coaches Checklist Coaches Checklist Staff Survey Staff Survey Satisfaction Surveys Satisfaction Surveys IPI IPI

Successful Strategies Established Demonstration Sites Established Demonstration Sites Marketing/Visibility Marketing/Visibility Newsletter/Website/Board Presentations Newsletter/Website/Board Presentations Establish Meeting Cycle for leadership team, coaches and regional events and training Establish Meeting Cycle for leadership team, coaches and regional events and training Site Visits Site Visits Exemplar Program Exemplar Program Coach Facilitator Coach Facilitator

How Well are Schools Implementing? Systems-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) Systems-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) Annually Annually 7 features of SW implementation 7 features of SW implementation Implementation Phases Inventory (IPI) Implementation Phases Inventory (IPI) Semi-annually Semi-annually Levels of SW: Preparation, Initiation, Implementation, and Maintenance Levels of SW: Preparation, Initiation, Implementation, and Maintenance

SET 96 SETs completed during SY 96 SETs completed during SY 50 schools have SETs for 2 years 50 schools have SETs for 2 years 80% Total score is considered sustainability level 80% Total score is considered sustainability level All regions met 80% criterion across schools All regions met 80% criterion across schools This represents a 47% increase This represents a 47% increase

Pre-Post SETs by Region

Form C Coaches Checklist Coaches Checklist Completed monthly Completed monthly

Team Activities Administrator is active and present for meetings. Administrator is active and present for meetings. Team is making progress on PBIS “Getting Started” checklist (Form A). Team is making progress on PBIS “Getting Started” checklist (Form A). Team Uses school discipline & related data to discuss monthly progress. Team Uses school discipline & related data to discuss monthly progress. Team uses annual action plan to discuss monthly progress Team uses annual action plan to discuss monthly progress Team provides monthly updates/data summaries to entire school staff. Team provides monthly updates/data summaries to entire school staff. Team meetings are effectively run (e.g., clear objectives, tasks, goals). Team meetings are effectively run (e.g., clear objectives, tasks, goals). Team activities are coordinated with other school initiatives/committees. Team activities are coordinated with other school initiatives/committees.

Coach Activities FTE allocated and sufficient enough to complete tasks FTE allocated and sufficient enough to complete tasks Consistently attend team meetings. Consistently attend team meetings. Assist team with data-based decision-making, planning, and implementation. Assist team with data-based decision-making, planning, and implementation. Attend Regional/State Coaches meetings/trainings. Attend Regional/State Coaches meetings/trainings. Send information to PBIS State/District Coordinator (e.g., checklists, action plans, etc.) Send information to PBIS State/District Coordinator (e.g., checklists, action plans, etc.) Assist with dissemination activities (e.g., presentations, case studies, articles, etc.) Assist with dissemination activities (e.g., presentations, case studies, articles, etc.)

Average for Form C Evaluation Question: Do coaches report capacity to provide support and technical assistance to their assigned teams? Data Source: Coaches Checklist (Objective Criterion = 80%) Total Average= 84% LSS Averages: Coaches Checklist