1. Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports Family & Community Team Member Network Meeting Thank you for coming! Please make yourself comfortable.

2. Welcome! Introductions District Staff IL PBIS Network Staff

3. Meeting Expectations EXPECTATIONTRAINING SITE BE RESPONSIBLE  Make yourself comfortable  Ask questions BE RESPECTFUL  Turn cell phones, beepers, and pagers “off” or to “vibrate”  Contribute (Let us hear your voice) BE PREPARED  Interact with others during activities

4. Goal of Network Meeting To provide a place and opportunity for family and community team members to come together for learning, sharing and networking.

5. You can expect to:  Hear about the important role for Family & Community members on teams  Get information and tips about PBIS  Share experiences and get your questions about team membership answered  Meet other Family & Community Team Members and PBIS District Coaches

6. Network Meetings are NOT:  Time to discuss individual youth  This meeting is about the WHOLE school/district  Time to discuss or share challenges related to specific school or district practices

7. If you have other concerns please contact: Your District External PBIS Coach

8. Agenda  Welcome & Introductions (Light meal)  Information sharing  Brief overview of PBIS  Activity  Q & A  Announcements  Networking

9. Raise your hand if:  You know about Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)  You are currently on a school or district team  You are thinking about being on a team  You could benefit from a brief overview of PBIS

10. Thank you for contributing to your school community!  Please introduce yourself to your elbow partner  Share your name and how you are currently contributing, examples include:  You’re on your child’s school or district team  You’re thinking about joining a team  You offer the family voice at meetings & events  YOU’RE HERE  Share with the group: Who did you meet?

11. What is PBIS?  A proactive systems approach  For establishing the behavioral supports and social culture needed  For all students to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.  PBIS is a Response to Intervention (RtI) model  Family and community involvement is necessary at all levels of implementation to maximize outcomes for all children.

12. Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions 1-5% Individual students Assessment-based High intensity 1-5%Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions Individual students Assessment-based Intense, durable procedures Tier 2/Secondary Interventions 5-15% Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Small group interventions Some individualizing 5-15% Tier 2/Secondary Interventions Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Small group interventions Some individualizing Tier 1/Universal Interventions 80-90% All students Preventive, proactive 80-90%Tier 1/Universal Interventions All settings, all students Preventive, proactive School-Wide Systems for Student Success: A Response to Intervention (RtI) Model Academic Systems Behavioral Systems Illinois PBIS Network, Revised May 15, 2008. Adapted from “What is school-wide PBS?” OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Accessed at http://pbis.org/schoolwide.htm

13. Primary Prevention: School-/Classroom- Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings Secondary Prevention: Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior ~80% of Students ~15% ~5% SCHOOL-WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT: What is meant by “layering” interventions?

14. In PBIS schools:  The entire school environment supports respect for self and others  Behavior expectations are clearly defined for all areas of the school  Students are directly taught behavioral expectations  Students are recognized (rewarded) for meeting behavior expectations  Students receive the support they need to be successful via multiple layers of interventions  Family and community partnerships are promoted at all levels of implementation.

16. Who Is On School/District Teams?  Principal (administrators)  General education Teacher(s)  Special education teacher(s) & staff  Support personnel (i.e. Social Worker)  Family representatives  Community representatives  Students

17. Types of Teams School Teams  Universal (Tier 1)  Secondary Systems (Tier 2)  Secondary Problem-Solving  Tertiary Systems (Tier 3)  Individual youth and family teams (i.e. Wraparound) District teams  District Leadership Teams

18. What do PBIS Teams Do?  Review & assess status (data)  Develop an action plan  Design and implement activities, events and interventions  Monitor behavior data to check for progress  Share data and information on activities with school community (teachers, students, families and community members)

19. Team Process Roles of team members  Facilitator (create the agenda, lead the meeting)  Data Manager (brings data to team meetings)  Time-keeper (keeps team on task)  Recorder (takes and distributes minutes; archives material; updates profile)  Communicator (shares information on activities and data to staff, families, and communities)

20. How do Family & Community Members Participate on PBIS teams?  Participate as full team members to:  Action plan and implement PBIS  Use data for progress-monitoring  Share information with other families, family groups, and community members  Increase and improve community and family partnerships

21. Why is it important for families to be on teams? Teams which include families have more effective and meaningful team meetings More effective and meaningful team meetings lead to better outcomes for kids!

22. When Schools, Families and Communities Work Together to Support Learning: Students tend to:  earn higher grades,  attend school more regularly,  stay in school longer,  and enroll in higher level programs.

23. Positive Outcomes of Working Together community partnerships:  Improve schools  Strengthen families  Build community support and Increase student achievement and success Research shows that school, family and

24. “Families Facilitate Fidelity”

25. If you are not already on a team...join one today!  Contact:  District External Coach or  Building Principal or  Internal Coach  Plan NOW to join in the new school-year

26. Do you have any questions?

27. Family Partnership Café Table Discussion Topics What are the benefits of family/school/community partnerships? What role do family and community members have in helping to strengthen these partnerships?

28. Group Sharing Share with the group thoughts, ideas and/or examples that came up in your table discussions

29. Visit the SFCP Page on the IL PBIS Website! www.pbisillinois.org Look for the “Partnerships” tab on the Illinois PBIS website specifically for information and resources regarding School/Family/Community Partnerships!

30. Questions/Comments Networking Thank you for completing an evaluation. Your feedback will help us to improve these meetings. Illinois PBIS Network www.pbisillinois.org