Friendship Valley Elementary Pat Dorsey Debbi Gosnell February 14, 2008

Friendship Valley  Located in Carroll County  Kindergarten through 5 th grade  444 students  Demographics Minority Minority FARM FARM SPED SPED  Began implementation in

PBIS Team Members  Pat Dorsey-Principal  Debbi Gosnell- SLP/Team Leader  Kimberly Muniz- School Psych/Coach  Assistant Principal  Guidance Counselor  Support Room Assistant  Classroom teachers from grades K,1,2,3,4,5  Art Teacher “We believe optimal student achievement can be attained by utilizing a proactive systems approach for creating and maintaining a safe and effective learning environment.” FVE PBIS Team

How did we begin PBIS  Began with a conversation between principal and school psychologist as a result of questions from the School Improvement Team.  Psychologist presented an overview of PBIS at a staff meeting in the spring of  Staff expressed an interest, administrator attended forum, commitment was established, and a team attended the New Team Training.  To help staff see a need for PBIS, data was compiled and shared with staff.

Review of Data: Support Room Referrals

Review of Data: Office Referrals

Review of Data: Referrals by Problem Behavior 05-06

1 st year  Staff buy-in  Student buy-in  Home-School connection  Presentation to PTO  Celebrations  Areas for improvement  Staff Survey

What does PBIS look like at FVE?  Theme: “Catch the Wave” Expectations- Respect, Responsibility, Ready to Learn Expectations- Respect, Responsibility, Ready to Learn Student Wave Student Wave Flowchart of rewards Flowchart of rewards Response hierarchy for behavior violations Response hierarchy for behavior violations

Student Waves

Flowchart of Rewards

Supporting Documents  Brochure Brochure  Problem Solving Form: K-2 Problem Solving Form: K-2 Problem Solving Form: K-2  Problem Solving Form: 3-5 Problem Solving Form: 3-5 Problem Solving Form: 3-5  Level One form (LID) Level One form (LID) Level One form (LID)  Referral Form Referral Form Referral Form

Feedback from Staff- 1 st year  We were catching the children “doing good” by rewarding them with waves.  More emphasis on good behavior and not bad behavior  Called students names over the announcements  Students had their picture on the wall  Same school wide expectations  Students were able to pick prizes  Pressure sensitized waves – students were able to take one home  School unity across the board with discipline  Common language, expectations  Consistency  The children were more apt to display positive behaviors to earn waves and to attend the quarterly celebrations  Catching positive behaviors with the waves  Waves were a real motivator for all students  Same language throughout the school  The wave wall  Being able to reward children for good behavior  Established expectations  Great beach party activities outside!!

Celebrations  Recognized as a PBIS Green Ribbon Exemplar School

2 nd Year  Fundraising  Student Celebrations  Staff Celebrations  Special Areas Intervention  Establishing procedures for the levels of behavior

Response to behavior violations Level 1

Response to behavior violations Level 2

Response to behavior violations Level 3

2 nd Year feedback  Have you heard what our staff says about PBIS?

Administrator Perspective  Cost-Benefit Analysis  Focus on the positives  Consistency and common language  Data

Cost Benefit Analysis

DATA  Trend data over the past 4 years Support Room Referrals Support Room Referrals Office Referrals Office Referrals  Referrals by problem behavior

Office Referrals

Support Room Referrals

Sharing Data with Staff  Staff Meetings Staff Meetings Staff Meetings  Pacing Meetings Pacing Meetings Pacing Meetings

Questions  Pat Dorsey: Principal  Debbi Gosnell: Team Leader  Kimberly Muniz: Coach