1. Social, Academic, & Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS)
(Kilgus, Chafouleas, Riley-Tillman, & von der Embse, 2013)
The SAEBRS form was created by Stephen P. Kilgus, Sandra M. Chafouleas, T. Chris Riley-Tillman, and Nathaniel P. von der Embse Copyright © 2013 by Stephen P. Kilgus. All rights reserved. Permission granted to photocopy for personal and educational use as long as the names of the creators and the full copyright notice are included in all copies

2. Social, Academic, & Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (Kilgus, Chafouleas, Riley-Tillman, & von der Embse, 2013)
SAEBRS: Universal screening for behavioral and emotional risk
Measures across domains in academic and behavior Success
Total behavior
Social Behavior
Academic Behavior
Emotional Behavior
For use in K-12 settings
1-3 min to rate a single student
19 items are divided between 3 scales:
Social Behavior (6 items)
Academic Behavior (6 items)
Emotional Behavior (7 items)
Adapted from: Riley-Tillman, C. (2014). EBA Brief for Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS). Retrieved from:

3. Social, Academic, & Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (Kilgus, Chafouleas, Riley-Tillman, & von der Embse, 2013)
Raters identify how frequently the student has displayed behaviors during the previous month using the following 4-point Likert-type scale: 0 = Never, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Often, 3 = Almost Always Negatively worded items are reversed scored.
Social Behavior
Academic Behavior
Emotional Behavior
Arguing
Interest in academic topics
Sadness
Cooperation with peers
Preparedness for instruction
Fearfulness
Temper outbursts
Production of acceptable work
Adaptable to change
Disruptive behavior
Difficulty working independently
Positive attitude
Polite and socially appropriate responses toward others
Distractedness
Worry
Impulsiveness
Academic engagement
Difficulty rebounding from setbacks
Withdrawal
Adapted from: Riley-Tillman, C. (2014). EBA Brief for Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS). Retrieved from:

4. Reverse scoring on some items
Social, Academic, & Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (Kilgus, Chafouleas, Riley-Tillman, & von der Embse, 2013)
SCORING
Social Behavior
Never
Sometimes
Often
Almost Always
Arguing 3 2 1
Cooperation with peers
Temper outbursts
Disruptive behavior
Polite and socially appropriate responses toward others
Impulsiveness
Interest in academic topics
Preparedness for instruction
Production of acceptable work
Difficulty working independently
Distractedness
Academic engagement
Sadness
Fearfulness
Adaptable to change
Positive attitude
Worry
Difficulty rebounding from setbacks
Withdrawal
Reverse scoring on some items
Adapted from: Riley-Tillman, C. (2014). EBA Brief for Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS). Retrieved from:

5. Technical adequacies
Evidence to support the SAEBRS as a reliability and validity instrument.
Confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory analysis support the use of two risk categories (at risk; not at risk) and three subscales and a total score at the elementary and middle school; von de Embse, Pendergast, Kilgus, & Eklund, 2015)
Cronbach’s alpha coefficient: Social .90, Academic .92, Emotional .86. Total scale .94 (Kilgus, Sims, von der Embse, & Taylor, 2016)
Statistically significant correlations (p >.01) with office discipline referrals, in school suspension, out of school suspension, reading and math screening measures for (except Emotional subscale and office discipline referrals and in school suspensions; Kilgus, Sims, von der Embse, & Taylor, 2016)

6. Evidence of diagnostic accuracy
Sensitivity – probability that risk is detected for those students who actually have need
Total scale falls within optimal/acceptable ranges ≥ .80 for elementary and middle school
Subscales: Social ≥ .80, Academic ≥ .80, Emotional = .73
Specificity -– probability that no risk is detected for students who do not have increased risk
Total scale falls within optimal/acceptable ranges ≥ .80
for elementary and middle school
High school data not yet available.
(EBI Network, 2014; Kilgus, Riley-­Tillman, Chafouleas, Christ, & Welsh ; 2014)
Note. Modification made to risk range based on findings of Kilgus, Chafouleas, & Riley-Tillman (2016).

7. Social, Academic, & Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (Kilgus, Chafouleas, Riley-Tillman, & von der Embse, 2013)
Interpretation
Higher scores are indicative of more appropriate behavior and functioning
Subscale and total scores can be dichotomized in terms of risk category as at-risk and not at-risk
At-risk
Not at-risk
Social Behavior
0-12
13-18
Academic Behavior
0-9
10-18
Emotional Behavior
0-16*
17*-21
Total Behavior
0-36
37-57
(Kilgus, Chafouleas, & Riley-Tillman; 2013; Kilgus, Sims, von der Embse, & Riley-Tillman, 2015; Kilgus, Eklund, von der Embse, Taylor, & Sims, 2016) *2016 revised risk range.
Adapted from: Riley-Tillman, C. (2014). EBA Brief for Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS). Retrieved from:

8. Large Urban Elementary - Fall Screening Data
SAMPLE DATA: SAEBRS
Large Urban Elementary - Fall Screening Data
Note. Percentage of students by risk category on the total scale and each subscale, developers have found the two-step approach to subscale interpretation is the most defensible.
Source. Kilgus, Kilpatrick, Taylor, Eklund, & von der Embse (2016)

9. Large Urban Elementary - Fall Screening Data
SAMPLE DATA: SAEBRS
Large Urban Elementary - Fall Screening Data
Source. Kilgus, Kilpatrick, Taylor, Eklund, & von der Embse (2016)

10. Additional information and availability
For additional information please visit EBI Network
SAEBRS available from
FastBridge Learning
$2 per student per year
Users have access to the Social-Emotional/Behavior suite of tools
which support screening and progress monitoring for right now (more tools to come).