The Process of VTPBiS Implementation Getting From Here to There! Vermont

VTPBiS Training Sequence:

Awareness Activities  Attend the VTPBiS Intro Forum: October 12 or March 30  Visit web sites –  Contact a VTPBiS TA Person

Readiness Activities  Attend “Getting to Readiness” Webinar (optional): November 2 or April 11  Participate in VTPBiS Science of Implementation Leadership Launch: December 1 or May 10  Complete and Submit Intent to Implement Application  Complete Activities to achieve 100% on Readiness Checklist  Conduct baseline evaluations and collect baseline discipline data

VTPBiS Universal Leadership Team Training:  Attend Team Training (3 or 4 days)  Develop PBIS Implementation Plan:  Statement of purpose  3-5 behavioral expectations  Procedures for teaching expectations  Procedures for rewarding expectations  Procedures for discouraging problem behaviors  Data information system

Roll-Out:  Conduct roll-out activities for staff, students, and family/community  Implement all parts of PBIS Plan  Conduct monthly Leadership Team meetings and report progress to all staff  PBIS coordinator attends regular regional PBIS meetings

Post Implementation:  Complete post-implementation evaluation  When score shows fidelity, move to targeted level of PBIS

Why PBIS Readiness? Laying the foundation for School-wide PBIS

Exploration Installation Initial Implementation Full Implementation Innovation Sustainability Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, – 4 Years Stages of Implementation PBIS Implementati on Phase PBIS Foundati on Phase PBIS Sustainabili ty Phase

Stages of Implementation © Dean Fixsen, Karen Blase, Robert Horner, George Sugai, 2008 Explore Evidenced Based Practices that match needs Look at what it might take to implement new practice Exploration is always happening Exploration Put in place infrastructure to support new practice Make adjustments to allow for implementation Installation Begin to implement new practice May review components agreed upon in previous two stages Initial Implementation Implementation is happening throughout Care is taken to implement with fidelity Full Implementation

What is PBIS Readiness? 1.Partnership Agreement 2.Readiness Checklist 3. School Information Form

Partnership Agreement  State Team will...  SU/District Team will...  School will...

Activity  As a Team:  Review the Partnership Agreement  Identify 1-2 strategies that will help you make the commitments needed to sign the agreement.

Readiness Checklist:  Includes:  Ensuring that discipline/behavior is top priority  Roles of staff needed for implementation  Staff awareness and “buy-in”  Commitment to develop data system and use it for decision making

Activity  AS a team,  Review Readiness Checklist  For assigned “steps”:  Identify roadblocks and strategies.  Report on the readiness steps you reviewed. Name one roadblock and strategy.

Readiness Checklist 1.A School Action Plan exists that has school-wide discipline as one of its top three goals.

School Information Form  Why?  For establishing contact information  Initiates school and SU account for PBIS evaluation tools

What questions do you have?

After the Break…  School Teams meet to consider PBIS and steps to readiness  Ask for support from PBIS TA Person (see handout)  Complete the PBIS Perspective School Survey – please!!!