Texas Behavior Support (TBS):

School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) “Overview”

Where Have We Been? 77 th Legislative Session Senate Bill 1196 Commissioner’s Rule § TAC § Texas Statewide Behavior Network Texas Behavior Support Initiative Texas Behavior Network Texas PBIS School-wide Project

PBIS is about  Prevention  “All” Students  Safety  Positive Climate and Culture  Structuring for Success  Process/Problem Solving  Data-driven Decisions  Consistency  High Expectations and Productivity  Teaching and Modeling Behavior  Fidelity and Outcomes

Positive and Proactive vs. Reactive and Punitive

The Journ ey Staff, students and parents are continually striving to make the school a supportive and potentially life changing learning environment for ALL students.

Three-Tiered Model of PBIS Supports Universal Selected Targeted (All Students) Schoolwide Systems of Support 80-90% of Students (At-Risk Students) Classroom/Small Group Strategies 5-10% of Students (High-Risk Students) Individual Intervention 1-5% of Students

Red Flags that initiate systems- support for individual students System Resources available to assist staff in designing support plans for individual students Behavior Support Effective Instruction Universal strategies at the school-wide and classroom levels designed to support ALL students Individual Support Plans Randy Sprick, Ph.D., “Safe and Civil Schools”

Meeting The Needs Of Students Physical Safety Social-Emotional Safety

Structure Your School for Success  School-wide behavior expectations and procedures  Teach and re-teach behavior expectations  Actively supervise and monitor  Gather and analyze data to  Facilitate effective decision- making  Assist in setting priorities  Provide feedback to and/or from staff members and the team  Evaluate what is working

Instruction Interacting Positively Professional Proactively Intervening VisibilityScanningCirculating The Art of Supervision

This Is NOT a Canned Program  No silver bullet  No quick fixes  No magic dusts or potions

The PBIS Process Involves:  Vision and Planning  Leadership team  Involvement and ownership of all staff  Data-driven decision-making  Prioritizing  Action and implementation  Evaluation  Celebration of successes  Identification of opportunities for improvement

Improvement Process Review Revise Adopt Implement and Maintain Prioritize

What Does School-wide PBIS Look Like?  Focused and Comprehensive Implementation Plan  Meaningful and Relevant Staff Development  Clear and Consistent School-wide Expectations  Clear and Consistent Processes and Procedures for Handling Discipline Referrals  Procedures and Systems to Encourage and Reinforce Responsible Behavior  Effective Consequences to Discourage Irresponsible Behavior

School-wide Expectations, Rules and Procedures School Examples

Collect and Summarize Data  Office Discipline Referrals(ODR)  Surveys (School Climate and PBIS)  School-wide Observations  Performance Reports  Attendance Reports  Safety walk-through Reports  Tardies

Impact of Disciplinary Removals Schools with higher rates of suspensions also have  Higher student teacher ratios  Lower academic quality ratings  Pay less attention to school climate  Spend disproportionate time on discipline  Have less effective school governance

By Day of the Week

Consistency Are we sending consistent messages to students? Are we unified as school staff in order to provide support to our students?

Teaching…. “If a child does not know how to read, we teach.” “If a child does not know how to swim, we teach.” “If a child does not know how to multiply, we teach.” “If a child does not know how to drive, we teach.” “If a child does not know how to behave, we teach?…punish?” (Herner, 1998)

“If you want it…teach it…model it…re-teach it!”

Fidelity and Outcomes  Implement PBIS with Fidelity  Benchmarks of Quality (BOQ)  Outcome Data

Reflection  Does your school/district discipline process:  Help students accept responsibility?  Place high value on academic engagement and achievement?  Teach alternative ways to behave?  Focus on restoring the environment and social relationships in the school?  Provide clear and consistent expectations/feedback to students?

School-wide PBIS Project  Project Description  Team Training  Technical Support  Data Collection and Analysis

Getting Started:  Secure support from majority of staff  Make the commitment

Tier One: Readiness Phase  Complete Commitment Agreement  Complete Readiness Checklist (Highlights)  Develop a campus and/or district leadership team  Provide PBIS Awareness training with the entire staff  Gather baseline data  Complete School-wide Modules (PBIS Team) Module 1: PBS Introduction Module 2: Moving The Team And Process Forward Module 3: Guidelines for Success

Tier One: Implementation  Complete school-wide training (PBIS Team ) Module 4: Using Data for Decision Making Module 5: School-wide Rules and Expectations Module 6: Teaching Expectations and Guidelines for Success Module 7: Effective Monitoring and Supervision Module 8: School-wide Reinforcement Systems Module 9: Team Action Planning  Determine priorities and activities for initial implementation  Implement activities with staff and students

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