WELCOME PBIS Maryland Coaches & Administrators

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Presented to the December 2008 State-Wide Coaches Meeting/Training December 9, 2008 Milton McKenna, MSDE

Number of PBIS Schools in Maryland

Where Are We In 2008?

7500 Schools across 44 states implementing school-wide positive behavior support

Maryland Organizational Model School Level 554 PBIS Teams (one per school) Team leaders (one per school) Behavior Support Coaches (380+) State District School Classroom Student

Maryland Organizational Model State District School Classroom Student School Level 554 PBIS Teams (one per school) Team leaders (one per school) Behavior Support Coaches (380+) District Level (24) Regional Coordinators State Level State Leadership Team Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Sheppard Pratt Health System Johns Hopkins Center for Prevention of Youth Violence 24 Local school districts Department of Juvenile Services, Mental Health Administration Management Team Advisory Group National Level National PBIS Technical Assistance Center University of Oregon & University of Connecticut

Academic SystemsBehavioral Systems 1-5% 5-10% 80-90% Intensive, Individually Designed Interventions Address individual needs of student Assessment-based High Intensity Intensive, Individually Designed Interventions Strategies to address needs of individual students with intensive needs Function-based assessments Intense, durable strategies Targeted, Group Interventions Small, needs-based groups for at risk students who do not respond to universal strategies High efficiency Rapid response Targeted, Group Interventions Small, needs-based groups for at- risk students who do not respond to universal strategies High efficiency/ Rapid response Function-based logic Core Curriculum and Differentiated Instruction All students Preventive, proactive School-wide or classroom systems for ALL students Core Curriculum and Universal Interventions All settings, all students Preventive, proactive School-wide or classroom systems for ALL students and staff Maryland’s Tiered Instructional and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Framework

School Mental Health Student Services Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Truancy Reduction Strategies Suspension Reduction Strategies Special Education Assessment and Referral Bullying Reduction Strategies Maryland’s Tiered Instructional and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Framework

Core Support Program: Provided to all, intended to reach most Continuum of Supports The required resources to address the problem increases The need to enhance environmental structures increases The frequency for collecting and acting upon information increases

Leadership Team Funding VisibilityPolitical Support TrainingCoaching Evaluation Active Coordination Local School Teams/Demonstrations PBIS Systems Implementation Logic

Opportunities to Increase Visibility The Delinquency Prevention and Diversion Services Task ForceThe Delinquency Prevention and Diversion Services Task Force School Safety Action Planning Committee-TwiceSchool Safety Action Planning Committee-Twice International School Mental Health Conference International School Mental Health Conference Blueprint for Mental Health’s Emotional Disturbance Workgroup Blueprint for Mental Health’s Emotional Disturbance Workgroup Child Welfare Training Academy Child Welfare Training Academy Youth Investment Project Youth Investment Project Pupil Personnel State meeting Pupil Personnel State meeting Charles County Pupil Personnel Workers and Guidance/School Counselors Meeting Charles County Pupil Personnel Workers and Guidance/School Counselors Meeting APBS/PBIS Implementers Forums APBS/PBIS Implementers Forums

Leadership Team Funding VisibilityPolitical Support TrainingCoaching Evaluation Active Coordination Local School Teams/Demonstrations PBIS Systems Implementation Logic

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request School Safety Solutions in Maryland $928, 522 Further Youth Engagement Need for a Teacher’s Summit Community Forums Competitive Grants for School Resource Officers Expanded Training in PBIS 2 additional staff specifically trained to offer statewide training to school systems and schools in de-escalation and classroom management 1 support staff position

Leadership Team Funding VisibilityPolitical Support TrainingCoaching Evaluation Active Coordination Local School Teams/Demonstrations PBIS Systems Implementation Logic

PBIS and the LAW : Schools To Be Identified in School Year 2008/ Elementary schools with suspension rates exceeding 12%; 2.Elementary schools already implementing PBIS with suspension rates exceeding 12%; and, 3.Any school with a truancy rate exceeding 8%; 4.Any school already implementing PBIS with a truancy rate exceeding 8%.

Defining Truancy The source for truancy data is the report entitled Habitual Truants, Maryland Public Schools, : A student is considered a habitual truant if he or she meets ALL of the following criteria: the student was age 5 through 20 during the school year; the student was in membership in a school for 91 or more days; and the student was unlawfully absent for 20% or more of the days in membership.

Leadership Team Funding VisibilityPolitical Support TrainingCoaching Evaluation Active Coordination Local School Teams/Demonstrations PBIS Systems Implementation Logic

PBIS Maryland’s Annual Training Events Leadership Forum –March 30, 2009 Coaches and New Team Institute –Coaches ~ July 20, 2009 –Elementary ~ July 21-22, 2009 –Secondary ~ July 23-24, 2009 Regional Returning Team Trainings –Central Regions 1 and 2 –Eastern Shore –Upper Shore –Western Region –Southern Region Coaches Meetings (4/year) Regional Team Leader/Coach Meetings (2/year) Schools serving students with special needs - MANSEF (2/year) High Schools – (2/year)

Leadership Team Funding VisibilityPolitical Support TrainingCoaching Evaluation Active Coordination Local School Teams/Demonstrations PBIS Systems Implementation Logic

Contact Information-PBIS Management Team NAME/PHONE AGENCY Andrea Susan SPHS Brian MSDE Jerry SPHS Catherine JHU Shanda MSDE Phil JHU Milt MSDE Richard