Coaching for Implementation: Best Practices Perspective George Sugai OSEP Center on PBIS Center for Behavioral Education & Research University of Connecticut June

PURPOSE Describe coaching from perspective of capacity building & effective implementation fidelity & student outcomes Rationale General Framework Examples & considerations

Rationale

Problem Statement “We give schools strategies & systems for improving practice & outcomes, but implementation is not accurate, consistent, or durable, & desired outcomes aren’t realized. School personnel & teams need more than exposure, practice, & enthusiasm.”

“Train & Hope” REACT to Problem Behavior REACT to Problem Behavior Select & ADD Practice Select & ADD Practice Hire EXPERT to Train Practice Hire EXPERT to Train Practice WAIT for New Problem WAIT for New Problem Expect, But HOPE for Implementation Expect, But HOPE for Implementation

SWPBS/PBIS Lessons Learned

General Framework

SYSTEMS PRACTICES DATA Supporting Staff Behavior Supporting Student Behavior OUTCOMES Supporting Social Competence & Academic Achievement Supporting Decision Making Integrated Elements

Educational & Social Benefits Basic “Logic”

“Coaching Considerations”

General Considerations Who’s coaching? Who’s being coached? Who directly & indirectly benefits from coaching? What is being coached? Where does coaching occur? How are coaches prepared? Who coaches the coaches? How is coaching provided? How is coaching implementation fidelity evaluated? How is coaching effectiveness evaluated? Are practice implementation benefits meaningful?

Planning Questions

SWPBS Implementation Blueprint

Agreements Team Data-based Action Plan ImplementationEvaluation GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS: “Getting Started”

“Scale-worthy” Evidence-based Practice Horner & OR 2009

Dean Fixsen Karen Blase UNC

Effective Implementation Science (SISEP) Implementation Stages Implementation Drivers PEP –PIP Loops Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle

Student Classroom School State District Continuum of Coaching Functions * SchPsy * SW * SCoun * SpEd * Admin * BehSpc * Anyone w/ opportunity to coach * SchPsy * SW * SCoun * SpEd * Admin * BehSpc * Anyone w/ opportunity to coach

“Easier to coach what you know & have experienced.”

Evaluation Criteria

“Treatment integrity is the extent to which essential intervention components are delivered in a comprehensive and consistent manner by an interventionist trained to deliver the intervention” Sanetti & Kratochwill, in press.

Competing, Inter-related National Goals Improve literacy, math, geography, science, etc. Make schools safe, caring, & focused on teaching & learning Improve student character & citizenship Eliminate bullying Prevent drug use Prepare for postsecondary education Provide a free & appropriate education for all Prepare viable workforce Affect rates of high risk, antisocial behavior Etc….

Initiative, Project, Committee PurposeOutcomeTarget Group Staff Involved SIP/SID/e tc Attendance Committee Character Education Safety Committee School Spirit Committee Discipline Committee DARE Committee EBS Work Group Working Smarter

Initiative, Committee PurposeOutcomeTarget Group Staff Involved SIP/SID Attendance Committee Increase attendance Increase % of students attending daily All studentsEric, Ellen, Marlee Goal #2 Character Education Improve character All studentsMarlee, J.S., Ellen Goal #3 Safety Committee Improve safetyPredictable response to threat/crisis Dangerous students Has not metGoal #3 School Spirit Committee Enhance school spirit Improve moraleAll studentsHas not met Discipline Committee Improve behaviorDecrease office referrals Bullies, antisocial students, repeat offenders Ellen, Eric, Marlee, Otis Goal #3 DARE Committee Prevent drug useHigh/at-risk drug users Don EBS Work GroupImplement 3-tier model Decrease office referrals, increase attendance, enhance academic engagement, improve grades All studentsEric, Ellen, Marlee, Otis, Emma Goal #2 Goal #3 Sample Teaming Matrix Are outcomes measurable?

SWPBS Team Training Example

Before Team Training 1.Review SWPBS Workbook 2.Verify coaching role with Coordinator 3.Review coaching role with Principal 4.Review status of team: principal, grade level representatives, special educator, counselor, parent, classified staff members (Committee Review) 5.Ask team to bring discipline data, behavior incident reports, ODR forms, school discipline policy, procedures for teaching SW behavior expectations, procedures for encouraging SW expectations, etc. 6.Review tools: Team Implementation Checklist, EBS Self-Assessment Survey, Committee Review, Action Planning

During Team Training 1.Remind team of coaching role 2.Let team lead process 3.Document agreements 4.Keep team on task & reinforce progress 5.Remind team of big ideas (“refrigerator magnets”) from presentations 6.Remind team to include all staff 7.Prompt outcomes: Team Implementation Checklist, Team Action Plan, Committee Review, EBS Self-assessment Survey

After Team Training 1.Acknowledge/reinforce principal & team for progress at training 2.Prompt team to –Meet & review PBS purpose & action plan with staff –Collect school data –Meet w/in 1 month –Complete Team Implementation Checklist 1 month later 3.Contact team leader 2x in first month & ask –What is planned –If assistance needed 4.Set schedule to attend team meeting 1x month 5.Monitor & assist in development & completion of team action plan 6.Review/complete Coaches Implementation Checklist 7.Document team & coaching accomplishments, speed bumps, challenges, solutions

Coaching & Monitoring Progress: SWPBS Example

Getting Started: “Team Implementation Checklist” (TIC)

Big Ideas Coaching capacity is defined as activities or functions, not person End goal of coaching is to maximize adoption, durability, & scalability of evidence-based practice experienced by students Coaching functions have varied levels of intensity Coaching functions are shared responsibilities Coaching capacity at multiple organizational levels (teacher, school, district, region, state) Coaching implementation capacity should be planned, formal, continually monitored, and systematically evaluated

Planning Questions