School-Wide Positive Behavior Support District Planning Louisiana Positive Behavior Support Project

Purpose of the Meeting Identify critical questions that need to be addressed at the district level in order to implement SWPBS with fidelity and sustainability

Introductions

State/District Elements Leadership Team/Commitment Coordination Funding Visibility Political Support Training Capacity Facilitator Capacity Demonstration sites Evaluation

PBS Organizational Logic Leadership Team Funding Visibility Political Support Training Facilitating Evaluation Coordination

Leadership Team Broad Representation of Stakeholders  Administration  Regular Education  Special Education  Families  Mental Health Determine number of schools to involve Complete 3-5 year prevention-based action plan Define regular meeting schedule and process

Resources See Handout: What is a District Leadership Team? See Handout: Agenda Example

Activity 1: Leadership Activity What existing committees are already formed for behavior/discipline? What other initiatives in your parish align with PBS? Who will serve on your district leadership team? What activities are included in your 3-5 year plan? What will your meeting schedule be? Who will be responsible for minutes & dissemination?

Funding Stable funding sources cover at least 3 years of activities  General Fund  Grants  Collaboration from multiple funding sources (depends on district) ~Safe/Drug Free ~Title I, IV, etc. ~IDEA ~SIP

Resource Contribution of Funds Handout

Activity 2: Funding If funding for PBS is unavailable through the coalitions, what will your funding source be? (Identify current funding source & future sources) Will the district provide any funding to the schools themselves to implement PBS? What will cost $ in PBS? Colored paper, bucks, treats, educational material, posters, etc.

Visibility Dissemination strategies to keep stakeholder aware of activities and accomplishments  Websites, newsletters, etc. Leadership team disseminates, celebrates, and acknowledges outcomes and accomplishments

Resource Marketing & Visibility Planning Handout

Activity 3: Visibility How often and what type of PBS information are you sharing with: (a)School board (b)Central office (c)Administrators (d)Schools (e)Community?

Political Support Statewide: BESE & Advisory Stakeholders District-wide: School Boards Student social behavior is among top five goals for the political unit Leadership team reports to the political unit at least annually on activities and outcomes PBS policy statement developed and endorsed Participation and support by administrators

Activity 4: Political Support How is PBS addressed in your district plan? How is PBS embedded in your School Improvement Plan? Have you considered other agencies: (a)Mental Health (b)Families Helping Families (c)Office of Youth Development (d)Juvenile Justice (e)Universities (f)Private Business?

Training Capacity Establish Trainers to build and sustain SWPBS practices  Demonstrated fluency with key concepts/features, practices and systems  Participation in trainings  Demonstrated success with training adults  Experience with examples of implementation of SWPBS from multiple schools

Activity 5: Training Capacity What will it take to sustain PBS efforts at all 3 levels in terms of training? What are characteristics of a good trainer? Identify any potential trainers (primary, secondary, tertiary) When will training primarily occur (During school day, Summer, Saturdays, etc.)?

Facilitator Capacity Facilitator support network that builds and sustains SWPBS  Organization of personnel and resources for facilitating, assisting, maintaining, and adapting local school implementation efforts  Facilitators available at least monthly for emerging teams and quarterly for established teams  Internal vs. External Coaching Model

Activity 6: Facilitator Capacity What will it take to sustain PBS efforts at all 3 levels in terms of facilitating? What are characteristics of a good facilitator? Identify any potential facilitators When could they be trained? How often would facilitators need to meet and who would they report to?

Coordination PBS District Coordinator Manages day-to-day operations Knowledgeable about:  SWPBS practices and systems  Organizational change strategies  Assessment –based action planning  Coordination, facilitation and training  Regular program evaluation strategies

Activity 7: Coordination Is it feasible to have a PBS Coordinator? How would they be paid? What would it take to achieve this? Identify any potential people that you would consider for a coordinator

Demonstration Sites At least 10 schools identified as universal demonstration sites of process and outcomes  Initial implementation of small number of schools is recommended

Activity 8: Demonstration Sites If you currently have demo sites in your parish, what is being done to support their efforts so they continue to be a demo site? How are they supported politically and in terms of visibility? Identify schools that could potentially become demo sites

Evaluation Process for assessing  Extent that teams use SW-PBS  Impact of SW-PBS on student outcomes  Extent that the leadership’s action plan is implemented

Resource SWPBS Evaluation Plan

Activity 9: Evaluation What documentation will the district require of their PBS schools ? How will this information be disseminated? Who will collect this information? How will it be used after collection? Is your district data system capable of providing efficient data/graphs to PBS schools?

Resources Benchmarks of Quality (BOQ) School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) Book of Products Template

SWPBS Benchmarks of Quality Team Member Rating Form Benchmarks cover  Product  Process  Actions SWPBS Team members independently rate each item  In Place  Needs Improvement  Not in Place Facilitator collects and tallies frequency of responses for each item

Timeline for Completing the Benchmarks of Quality of SWPBS When to complete?  Within 3-6 months after completing SWPBS training  Every Spring (March/May)  The district contact will go to then click BOQ Login and enter the scores for each school

Using the Benchmarks of Quality of SWPBS What to do with the results?  Identify areas for improvement School District State  Identify successes to celebrate  Share with all stakeholders to sustain your PBS process!

School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) A tool used to measure implementation of PBS elements Consists of administrator, random staff (10), and random student (15) interview questions (given to school before visit) Also evaluates book of products and any other accompanying documents related to PBS A score of 80% on the SET and 80% in teaching results in the school becoming a PBS demonstration site Can be conducted by your district (if trained) or from the state

LDE Monitoring Consolidated vs. Desktop Master Model Discipline Plan Handouts (2) MMDP Report Handout

Examples of District Plans Jeff Davis Natchitoches Catahoula

Examples of Code of Conduct Calcasieu RSD Lafayette

Contact Information LAPBS Project or