Making PBIS a Professional Development Priority Carrie Wade PBIS Coach & School Counselor IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY:

Implementation Cycle at PCHS – Attended Universal Trainings as a team  Summer 2008 – Planning meetings as a team to set up Expectations and start of PBIS docs – First year of implementation  “PD” on Opening Day (Brief overview – 30 min)  Absolute Disaster!  Summer 2009 – Regroup planning; review staff feedback; Created a new approach to our PD plan – 3 hour PD session (dedicated part of our school’s PD Plan and CSIP – Comprehensive School Improvement Plan)  Team attended Secondary Trainings (Inconsistent attendance by team) Needed to re-evaluate next steps of PBIS for our school  Summer 2010 – Review of data & Action Plan (SAS, BoQ, Staff Feedback Surveys)  Changes: addition of BoQ, new format for Secondary Prevention was developed by KYCID

Implementation Cycle at PCHS 3 hour PD session (format from previous year)   Developed Secondary Prevention Team and attended 2 trainings  Began networking with neighboring schools as a school implementing with fidelity  Utilized Steve Hutton, regional KYCID coordinator, for in-house trainings  Summer 2011 – Team planning: Tier II and Classroom Expectations  ,  Continued work on Tier II interventions  Managed transition of regional coordinator due to KYCID restructuring  Focus on Sophomores – our “Middle Child” – Featured School for KY Dept of Ed Restraint & Seclusion training series used statewide for all school personnel  Modular Training program focused on SWPBS  Expanded to 4 hour training (Individual & Whole Group)

CSIP – Comprehensive School Improvement Plan Learning Environment – Principal requested the PBIS team review this component and include all PBIS implementation activities and strategies Embed your Action Plan Updates are Ongoing: Team reviews & updates based on current level of implementation and data Have the discussion with your Principal about getting your PBIS Team involved with the CSIP process SWPBS drives this component District has incorporated SWPBS into the District Improvement Plan

Systems Perspective Systems, data, practices, and outcomes “interact with and guide each other” (Sugai & Horner, 2006) Emphasis on systems separates PBIS from other models because it provides specific focus on increasing chances of sustaining change When ALL teachers are consistent, students understand what is expected of them throughout the day. Time invested establishing consistency = time gained for instruction & learning

Most Important Features for Sustainability Teaching behavior expectations, having an acknowledgement system, and monitoring must occur if implementation fidelity and sustainability are to be achieved Administrative support, communication, and data-based decision-making were found to be the most important characteristics for long-term sustainability Doolittle, 2006

Most Important Features for Sustainability 1. School administrators actively support PBIS 2. School administrators describe PBIS as a top priority for the school 3. A school administrator regularly attends and participates in PBIS team meetings 4. The PBIS school team is well organized and operates efficiently 5. The school administrators ensure that the PBIS team has regularly scheduled time to meet McIntosh, Predy, Upreti, Hume, & Matthews, 2011

Fidelity Data When a practice or program is implemented as intended by the researchers or developers, this is referred to as fidelity of implementation Schools measure fidelity through use of:  Team Implementation Checklist  Benchmarks of Quality  Self-Assessment Survey

Fidelity Measures StandardDefinition Self-Assessment Survey (SAS) All school staff examine the status and need for improvement of (4) behavior systems: School-wide discipline Non-classroom management Classroom management Systems for individual students Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ) Research validated measure that assesses development and implementation of PBIS across 10 critical elements. Assesses strengths & identifies areas of growth. Team Implementation Checklists (TIC) Internal self assessment of Critical Elements progress throughout year (Oct, Jan, Apr) Year End Data Report (YEDR) Summary of total ODRs, Top 5 Problem Behaviors, ODRs by Grade, ODRs by Location, Suspension/Expulsions, and Triangulation Data

Networking with other schools Get to know other teams implementing PBIS in your area Visit their campus or invite them to come visit with you  Excellent means of finding out what worked for them, gain ideas for new ways to approach your implementation goals Utilize others who support PBIS on a regional and/or state level

Setting up a PD Plan for your school Use your Data – this gave us leverage to lobby Principal for more PBIS PD time  Have a plan: predetermine what your PD goals are and the timeframe you will need Team Planning (Summer): where does the data lead you—what are your target needs?  Plan for at least 2 full work days  Select your Top 4 critical areas of need(develop sessions around these)

Summer PD Prep Determine your format  4 Rotating Sessions (30 minutes each)  15 minute Introduction: Principal  5 minutes “Passing Time”, (1) 10 minute break  15 minute Wrap-Up Session Session Content (pre-identified)  Based on level of implementation, data, and goals  Select Team member(s) to present  Gather materials needed; Prep handouts Created Staff PBIS Handbook (Appendix to Staff Policy Book)  Received components in each session  Placed in Staff Policy Book

Session Assignments Brainstorm how you will group staff for the sessions  Took staff roster and numbered 1-4; then reviewed and shifted to balance the group numbers Include both certified & classified  Bus Drivers Determine Rooms/Locations for each Session  Allows for movement between sessions  Introduction and Wrap-Up – All Staff together

PD & PBIS Evaluation Utilize Exit Slip Strategy  Provided ½ slips of notebook paper in Session #4  Asked to identify Strengths & Areas of Growth about our PD Program and/or our PBIS Implementation  Received raffle ticket when they returned their Exit Slip; winners received various donated prizes  Gift Cards, Start of School Baskets, Free Pizza coupons, etc. Team reviewed all slips in first monthly meeting  Guided Action Plan and Implementation strategies

PCHS - The Future of our PD School and district awareness of our PBIS Implementation progress & needs Stay focused on data Be prepared for staff resistance to new procedures and processes Expand training to all classified personnel and bus drivers Develop training for substitute teachers

Contact Information Carrie Wade, Ed.S. School Counselor Team Coach District Coach Pendleton County High School ext 7922 hools.us ion/video/ksenb/ksenb_ htm (Pendleton Co. High School) ion/video/ksenb/ksenb_ htm Faye Thornton School Counselor Team Coach Sharp Middle School chools.us