PBIS Team Training Baltimore County Public Schools Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports SYSTEMS PRACTICES DA T A OUTCOMES July 16, 2008 Secondary Schools July 17, 2008 Elementary Schools

PBIS School-wide behavior planning process Creates and sustains safe school environments that are conducive to learning and achievement Designed to reinforce positive student behaviors, prevent student behavior problems, and address challenging student behaviors

PBIS Recommended as an effective intervention process for behavior support and discipline by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Program (OSEP) Implemented to address disciplinary practices that are disproportionate

BCPS Suspension Data BCPS Achievement Report indicated that the suspension rate (including expulsions) was: –12.26% for all BCPS students –18.13% for African-American students – 8.74% for White students –19.1% for Special Education Students 25.88% for African-American special education students 14.71% for White special education students

Suspension Data Most frequent category of behavior resulting in suspension was Disrespect/Insubordination This category accounted for 45.1% of suspension incidents This category accounted for 36.4% of the student suspensions

Meeting BCPS Needs through PBIS Need: Reduce suspensions for non- violent behaviors for general education students and students with disabilities Goal: Develop alternatives to suspension for non-violent behaviors through PBIS

Meeting BCPS Needs through PBIS Review school improvement plan, goals, and data regarding suspensions Identify current interventions for addressing non-violent behaviors Develop additional interventions for addressing non-violent behaviors PBIS Action Plan:

Back to Basics: PBIS 101 Quick review of fundamental concepts Action planning Data collection, analysis, and review Strategic interventions

~80% of Students ~5-15% ~ 1-5% Tier 3: Intensive Interventions Reduce complications, intensity, and severity of current cases of problem behavior Tier 2: Targeted Interventions Reduce current cases of problem behavior Tier 1: Universal Interventions: Reduce new cases of problem behavior PBIS and RTI: A Three-Tiered Approach for Student Success

Tier 1: All Students Strategies and Interventions –Teaching positive schoolwide expectations –Positive acknowledgements for all –Active supervision in common areas –Classroom instruction in social skills –Parent engagement in schoolwide activities Assessment and Progress Monitoring –Discipline data (ODR data by location, time, type of problem, student) –Attendance/tardy data –Completed assignments –Positive acknowledgements

Tier 2: Targeted Group Strategies and Interventions –Function based intervention –Check in / Check out –Social skill groups –Mentoring programs –Increased academic support practice –Homework club –Collaboration / communication with families Assessment and Progress Monitoring –Data (STARS) –Student Support Plan data –Brief FBA to determine interventions –Behavior charts –Check in / Check out data –Attendance data

Tier 3: Intensive / Individual Strategies and Interventions –Positive behavior intervention plan (BIP) –Individual support for academics and social skills –Individual counseling –Parent training and collaboration –Multi-agency collaboration Assessment and Progress Monitoring –Data (STARS) –Functional behavior assessment (FBA) –Data identified by BIP –Point sheet data

SYSTEMS PRACTICES DATA Supporting Staff Behavior Supporting Decision Making Supporting Student Behavior Process for Supporting Social Competence and Academic Achievement OUTCOMES School-wide Classroom Non-classroom Individual Define behavior expectations Specify routines Teach Acknowledge Correct Follow up and feedback Reinforcement Generalization Office Discipline Referrals Staff Input Academic Progress Attendance

PBIS Involves a Continuous Process PBIS Define Implement Analyze Evaluate Data Based Decision-Making and Problem Solving Evidenced- Based Interventions Identify the Problem Continuous Program Monitoring

First Step: Action Planning Review data from last year –School Improvement Plan –Discipline data –IPI, BOQ, SET –Staff survey Evaluate critical features as identified by the Benchmarks of Quality

Benchmarks of Quality Critical Elements 1.PBIS Team 2.Faculty Commitment 3.Procedures for Dealing with Discipline 4.Data Entry and Analysis 5. Expectations and Rules 6.Reward / Recognition Program 7.Lesson Plans 8.Implementation Plan 9.Crisis Plan 10. Evaluation

Continue: Action Planning Identify areas of focus Make a plan Complete the BCPS PBIS Action Plan Use the action plan as a guide for the year

Data Collection, Analysis, and Review STARS discipline data for BCPS Training available for schools Important to review data monthly as a PBIS team Important to share data with faculty, preferably monthly, but at least quarterly Use the data to evaluate and assist with problem solving

Discipline Data: Essential Questions Staff have questions regarding effective discipline strategies How do you collect data? What data do you use? What do we do with the data? When do you know you have a problem? How often do you look at your data? How often is discipline data shared with staff? Discipline data is collected to answer questions What information do you already have? Attendance, suspension, office referrals, achievement scores, tardies, timeout/support room referrals What are the critical discipline issues in your building? Who, What, How Often, When, Where?

Discipline Data: Essential Questions Design your interventions to target your concerns How do you know what invention is needed? How many students contribute to your referrals? Are referrals coming from one grade, classroom, or area? Measure success What do we measure? How do we measure "it"? How often do we measure "it"? How do we know when we have success? How do we know when we need to make changes? Who do we share it with? How do we share it?

Improving Decision-Making ProblemSolution From To Problem Solving Solution Information is the KEY

Data Needs to be Your Friend Without data, you are just another person with an opinion…..

Strategic Interventions Develop your strategies based on your data Plan what data you need to collect in order to evaluate the effectiveness of your intervention

Strategic Interventions Focus on the universals—develop your PBIS framework for all students, all staff, all areas Develop a coordinated effort within your building—Student Support Team and IEP Team can focus on the Targeted Group interventions and Intensive interventions

Help Put the Pieces Together Develop a strong Action Plan that meets the needs of your building Review your data frequently Problem solve Evaluate the effectiveness of your interventions Refer to your Action Plan to keep you on track

Know Your Resources Your PBIS Coach –Make sure you invite your coach to your meetings –Keep your coach informed –Ask your coach for assistance Your PBIS Coordinator and PBIS Facilitator –Margaret Kidder and Joey Parr

Additional Resources Numerous resources available online –Power point presentations –Lesson plans –What other schools are doing –Family involvement ideas

For additional resources: Maryland PBIS website Colorado PBS Project website Florida PBS Project website Illinois PBIS Network San Bernardino City Unified School District Dr. Jim Wright Dr. Sandra Steingart Dr. Tom McIntyre

For additional information: –Joan Ledvina Parr, Ph.D –Margaret Grady Kidder, Ph.D