Britni Walz Science Teacher/PBIS Lead SHS Spartan Way Britni Walz Science Teacher/PBIS Lead

Sparta High School Population: 9, 522 Rural area -20 miles east of La Crosse area -Economy based on farming , large factories & military High Transient Community -Military (Fort McCoy) - 350 to 400 students move in & out each year -Federal Impact aid County Seat -Group Home/Foster High SES ~53% Free and Reduced Lunch -40% of students enter workforce upon graduation

Data To Support PBIS Data prior to PBIS and the Spartan Way implementation at Sparta High School: *** SAILS (Alternative School) Enrollment was over 100 students prior to 2009 School Year Total ODRs Enrollment SAILS Bound*** Graduation Rate 2011-2012 1295 710 29 93.7% 2012-2013 1021 676 33 94.9% 2013-2014 1256 700 20 94.2% Add in demographics

Universal Tier I All Students, Staff and Settings Started PBIS implementation 2014-2015 school year: “Spartan Way” Committee with at least one department representative School-Wide matrix (with all areas included) -Student discussions during resource period; “What does being respectful look like?” -Student behavior expectation videos

Universal Tier I Throughout the 2014-2015 school year Monthly PBIS student activity during resource period Business donations for once a month prizes Data at each monthly meeting End of the year prize drawing Spartan Way banners in all hallways Matrices displayed in every classroom

Universal Tier I 2015-2016 School Year In school prizes End of the year celebration High School specific Spartan Way cards Online ODRs -Skyward  

Challenges Tailoring PBIS to fit a High School model -Last school in the district to implement Spartan Way -Met with local HS that had successful PBIS HS model in place -PBIS conference and networking -PBIS training (Tier I) ***wasn’t done until 2016-2017 school year -Best Effort added to HS PBIS Staff Buy-In: “Students should just know these behaviors” -DATA, DATA, DATA!! -Handbook with training -Each department represented

Challenges Funding -Principal budget Student Buy-In -Doing more with less and utilizing staff -community support with donations and funds Student Buy-In -Having a student representative on the committee -Monthly activities using student input -Asking students what they want for incentives

Why does PBIS matter? Source: pbismaryland.org SAVINGS

Universal Tier I 2016-2017 School Year School Improvement Plan goal focused on decreasing tardies at SHS by 20%. -Music between hours (last 50 seconds) -First hour cookies (once a month) -Email sent home to parents about policy change and importance of being on time

Universal Tier I  Tier II 2016-2017 School Year Focused and targeted staff training Character traits Guest speaker -Applying the Spartan Way to the work force Post Cards -Sent home to each student who receives a Spartan Way card Minor behavior tracking

Minor Behavior Tracking: The Rationale to Staff Looking for trends in behaviors that are not tracked through Skyward Monitoring minor behaviors Higher student engagement in the classroom Allows collaboration between teachers on successful interventions Goal is for this to be an easy system for teachers to use

Minor Behavior Tracking: The Implementation Subcommittee to implement minor tracking behavior Defining Minor vs Major Definitions for each offense Creation of a Google form Staff training with step-by-step tutorials Minors are monitored every day by Assistant Principal 3 Minors, of the same offense, in 3 weeks = a Major

Minor vs. Major Minor Offenses:  Minor Offenses are misbehaviors corrected “on the spot” (classroom, common areas, etc.). Interventions used to address minor offenses are documented on the Minor Offenses Reporting form. Major Infractions:  Major Infractions are violations which require the immediate attention of administrative staff. The interventions used to address and correct major infractions. Parents/guardians are notified and Skyward Online Discipline Referral form.  

Definitions PBIS Staff Handbook Other HS models/SWIS Major vs. minor Staff input

Google Form Sent to staff - New link sent to form -Each midterm

Data Generated From the Minor Form:

SHS DATA: School Year Total ODRs Enrollment SAILS Bound Graduation Rate 2011-2012 1295 710 29 93.7% 2012-2013 1021 676 33 94.9% 2013-2014 1256 700 94.2% PRE PBIS School Year Total ODRs Enrollment SAILS Bound Graduation Rate 2014-2015 846 721 27 93.7% 2015-2016 928 746 30 Increased 2016-2017 561 737 SINCE PBIS IMPLEMENATION

Trends in the data 22020 14680 367 245 46 31 Academic Time Total Student Total Teacher Minutes 22020 14680 Hours 367 245 Days 46 31