Universal Screening for Behavior: SRSS & SRSS-IE SSD PBIS TEAM, 2014

We would like to thank… Center for SW-PBS College of Education University of Missouri Dr. Kathleen Lane Professor of Special Education, University of Kansas Dr. Wendy Oakes Assistant Professor at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Arizona State University Dr. Lucille Eber Illinois PBIS Network Director Dr. Joanne Malloy Assistant Clinical Professor, University of New Hampshire

Agenda  CI3T and a framework for universal screening for behavior  Overview, rationale, and best practices of the Student Risk Screening Scale (SRSS)  Setting up the SRSS Teacher File  Administering the SRSS  Scoring and Analyzing  Introduction of the Student Risk Screening Scale for Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors (SRSS-IE)

CI3T and a Framework for Universal Screening for Behavior

Goal: Reduce Harm Specialized Individual Systems for Students with High-Risk Goal: Reverse Harm Specialized Group Systems for Students At-Risk Goal: Prevent Harm School/Classroom-Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings AcademicBehavioral Social Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tier Model of Prevention (Lane, Kalberg, & Menzies, 2009) Tertiary Prevention (Tier 3) Secondary Prevention (Tier 2) Primary Prevention (Tier 1) ≈ ≈ ≈ PBIS Framework Positive Action; Social Skills Improvement System, Character Ed

Universal Screening for Behavior  Happens at the Universal Level (all students at all grade levels are screened).  Aligns to academic screening schedule:  Three times per year  Along with academic screening, except for the first screen.  Is a first/primary data source in identifying students who may need additional behavioral/social supports.  It is not the only data source...

Student- from AIMSweb Data Mild or High Risk ODR (2+ referrals) Attendance (+ 3days absent) IEP (Y/N) Academics (2+ Ds or Fs) Teacher ReferralDecisions Made

The Student Risk Screening Scale (SRSS)

The SRSS (Drummond, 1994) The SRSS is a universal behavioral screening tool used to identify students at risk, and is meant to be used with additional data sources.  Universal screening for behavior is documented and aligned to the adademic screening data schedule, (all put the first of the year). It is administered 3 times per year:  Fall – around 4-6 weeks after the start of school so teachers have the opportunity to learn and observe student behavior  Winter – 2-3 weeks prior to Winter Break  Spring – 6-8 weeks prior to the end of the school year  A 7-item tool, teachers rate student (externalizing) behaviors in the following: (1) Steal, (2) Lie, cheat, sneak, (3) Behavior problems, (4) Peer rejection, (5) Low academic achievement, (6) Negative attitude, and (7) Aggressive behavior.

It’s important to remember... The seven categories are labeling behaviors, not students.

Benefits to Screening with the SRSS  FREE!  Efficient: typically takes around minutes to screen a class (around 25 students)  Effective: Research-validated for K-12  Data can be collected electronically

Considerations  Who will be coordinating the SRSS administration?  How will necessary information be communicated to staff?  Is the SRSS included in your school’s assessment schedule?  What time will be set aside for teachers to complete the SRSS for their class?  Who will be coordinating the data and data system?  What is the plan to share the SRSS data with the PBIS team and communicate how the data will be used?  What supports do we have for students who screen at risk, and how is SRSS data included in our intervention guidelines?  How have families been involved in the process to identify a screening tool? How was the purpose communicated to them?  How does your district support the universal screening process for behavior? (Purpose and process)

Setting up the System

Setting Up  Best practice is to have support at the district level set up the data collection process.  Note: The SRSS cannot be modified in any way (items added, deleted, or changed, wording changed, etc.), or it will compromise the validity of the tool.

Setting Up  Columns C will be prefilled for each teacher. (Possible that B and D can be prefilled as well, or teachers can complete these columns.)  Ensure that each teacher has the correct students in their SRSS file.  Disseminate or make the files available to teachers in a safe manner, (secure , shared drive, etc.)

Setting Up - Teacher Steps  May have to fill in columns B and D for each student.  Enter “School Name.”  Enter “Date Administered.”  Enter “Number of Students Screened in class.”

Administering the SRSS

Steps to Administer the SRSS  Use the following rating scale to rate each of the behaviors (columns F-K)  Be sure to use only a 0, 1, 2, or 3 rating  Higher numbers indicate a greater concern  Complete individually – do not attempt to provide examples or define the categories. Follow typical school practices regarding confidentiality.  If the student has not been in your class for at least 30 days, it is recommended that you DO NOT screen that student. You can indicate that the student is new by typing “New” into the cell for the first item (column E).  When you have rated each student’s behaviors, check to make sure that each of the items have been rated for all students.  Do not skip any rows.  Once the sheet has been completed and reviewed, it can be sent back to the SRSS data coordinator. SOURCE: LANE, K.L. & MSLBI (2014). STUDENT RISK SCREENING SCALE : OVERVIEW AND TOOLS

Scoring and Analyzing

Using the electronic SRSS Files: Scores will automatically sum and display in both the teacher and school files

Scores  0-3 = LOW RISK  4-8 = MODERATE RISK  9-21 = HIGH RISK

If you click the SRSS_FFers tab:

Data Generated:

The Student Risk Screening Scale for Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors (SRSS-IE)

SRSS-IE Although very similar to the SRSS, the SRSS-IE differs in the following:  It is a 12-item tool that includes 5 items referring to internalizing behaviors:  Emotionally flat  Shy; withdrawn  Sad; depressed  Anxious  Lonely  There are no cutoff scores for the Internalizing Behavior Items  Scores for these items are not included in the overall score.  Scores for these items can be used in analyzing where individuals fall school-wide, or in identifying instances of co-morbidity.  Just as with the SRSS – If you add, delete, or modify items, the screening tool is invalidated.

Data Generated:

Coming Soon... A version of the SRSS-IE Data System that also gives users the opportunity to add academic screening data for comprehensive data analysis, and to look at data over time.

If you have questions, or if your district would be interested in working with us to develop a system, please contact: Tricia Diebold, MTSS/PBIS Data Analyst