Making PBIS Work In High Schools! Mr. Justin Martin Assistant Principal, Tuscarora High School

Agenda The need for data Staff involvement Student involvement Recognition Making PBIS visible Role of 20/20

Tuscarora by the Numbers First year school opened up with 1100 students – 44% Minority/ 56% White/Middle Eastern – Around 550 referrals school year we will have 1600 students

Data Collection Data should drive all decision making! How do you decide what data to collect? – Referrals – Tardies to class/school What to do with the data? – Committee – Faculty – Provide Positive Reinforcers

Staff Involvement Let your staff help in deciding what the behavior focus should be. In my experience, this has helped in the reinforcement of the decisions that are made by the committee. Participate in the development of the discipline flow chart.

The Role of Advisory Meets every Tuesday for 30 minutes Teach and re-teach school expectations Establish relationships with students Gain student participation in PBIS

Student Participation Allow students to recognize teachers for exhibiting school characteristics! Recognize a PBIS staff member of the month based on student recommendation forms. Students should also be represented on the PBIS committee.

Using PBIS for Recognition Teacher/Faculty recognition – Teacher rugs – Reserved parking spots – Diamond Award Student Recognition – Husky nation tickets – Prize wheel – Pizza parties – Private lunches

Teacher Rugs

Diamond Award

Husky Nation Tickets

Prize Wheel

Make PBIS visible Posters throughout the school – RISE poster – Classroom poster Sporting Events – PBIS sponsored Faculty Basketball Game Announcements – Weekly announcements Presentations to the faculty

PBIS Visibility cont…. Presentations to the faculty – Present data monthly Use your acronym in as many ways as possible. – Library – Science class – Mission Statement

Overcoming Hurdles Established faculty vs. new faculty – Timing is the key with established faculty – Don’t rush to gain support of established faculty Data vs. no data – Using data to gain support of established faculty – Tracking kids and establishing 20/20 rule Little support vs. full support from administration