Organizing Your Life as a Coach October 4, 2007 Coaches Meeting

Dates to Remember Special Schools Meeting, October 29 Coaches Meeting December 17 SET assessor training January 11 Spring Forum TBD

Outcomes Gain knowledge about coaching Acquire tips for effective coaching Learn strategies to enhance coaching efficiency PBIS in MD: “A Plane Built in Flight”

Expectations Communicate with team (phone calls, s, attend team meetings) Ensure that team has agenda, data, IPI, team implementation checklist-Form A, action plan) Ensure team communicates to staff (Marketing) Provide awareness presentations (Marketing) Make connections-school to school etc Communicate with local coordinator, point of contact- Forms Matrix

Roles of a Coach 1.) “Positively Nag” and “Cheerlead” 2.) Empower the Team Leader 3.) Be a resource for information and a liaison 4.) Facilitate Data-Based Decision-Making 5.) Facilitate PBIS Implementation at School

“Positively Nag” and Cheerlead Provide frequent, positive communication Find positives in school data Provide edible reinforcers, thank you’s, other kudos Celebrate successes –Cc-ing key people, PR contact, presentations Encourage positive behavior by administrator Maintain coaches’ school binder –Means of documenting efforts and celebrating success Encourage team’s documentation of programming

Empower the Team Leader Meet with TL outside of scheduled meetings –Work “behind the scenes” –Establish rapport, encouragement, guidance Foster the image of the TL –Within Team meetings and School system Encourage independence with website Offer tools from toolkit and other resources

Facilitating vs. Leading FacilitatorTeam Leader Ensures the team meets regularlySets the dates for meetings Offers tools to assist in record keeping, team evaluations, etc. Checks accuracy of records, directs team in evaluation Ensures equal distribution of roles and responsibilities Assumes the role of leader, delegates, assigns tasks Ensures the team is using data for decision making Refers the team to the data during team meetings

Be a resource for information and a liaison Multiple levels –School(s), LSS coordinator, MSDE Attend coaches’ meetings and other training opportunities Collect data for state or LSS Coordinator –Forms Distribute information (“timing is everything”) –Toolkit

Information resource and Liaison Stay Sane (i.e., organization) –Notebook System #1: School notebook #2: Toolkit #3: Accessing Technical Information –Monthly Form Requirements –Access to resources (website) –Readily-Available Contact Information School’s Team “Group Contact” for Seek out answers/support as needed

Facilitate Data-Based Decision- Making Use data to measure outcomes Refer to the “general data-based decision- making rules” (front pocket of tool kit) SWIS access –Consult with SWIS Facilitator as needed –Obtain “Read-only” passwords and use as needed

Facilitate PBIS Implementation at the School Level Attend team meetings and trainings regularly Refer to IPI and Form A (TIC) –“Light Wand” image –Guiding principles and monitoring tool Take the “Show me…” stance –Outcomes of implementation steps –Presence of critical features Provide periodic review of “Big Ideas”

SYSTEMS PRACTICES DATA Supporting Staff Behavior Supporting Decision Making Supporting Student Behavior PBIS Outcomes

Continuum of Effective Student Support Specialized Individual Interventions (Individual Student System) Specialized Group Interventions (At-Risk System) Universal Interventions (School-Wide Systems Classroom Systems) Students with Chronic/Intense Problem Behavior (1-7%) Students At-Risk for Problem Behavior (5-15%) Students without Serious Problem Behaviors (80-90%) All Students in School

Q & A