Kenosha Unified School District 6800 60th Street, Kenosha WI 53144 2,300+ Students, Grades 9-12, Title I, 50% Minority Heidi Newberry-Dean of Students/Attendance hnewberr@kusd.edu Cathy Semenas (Hagg)– Dean of Students/Discipline csemenas@kusd.edu

PBIS Tier II What the heck is that?

Who are the Tier II Committee Members? Administrator Internal Coaches Counselor Social Worker Teachers Diverse Committee

You don’t have to wait until your system is perfect ---Just start and be flexible. Modify as necessary.

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) TIER II 2-5 referrals, 5-15% student body IT March 2016, 7% student body 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Data based on Behavior Referrals Target-entire student body 2-5 referrals.   Timeline-semester CICO SAIG-Pilot Target- 2-5 referrals. Timeline- 2 weeks *CICO *SAIG- 4 week sessions during Friday advisory *Community Support Specialist Referral *Counselor Referral *Social Worker Referral *Referral to tier III w/ CSI or Brief FBA   More inclusive support system which is aligned with the RTI pyramid system. Tier II referrals generated by staff as well as parents. Add: Intensive SAIG program (Counselor referral) Add: Attendance Referral? Add: Opt out information in parent handbook.

Tier II Interventions

General Troubleshooting: Limited Resources 2014-15 2015-16 Referral tracked for two weeks(reduced time frame) Number of Referrals 2-5 (6 referrals move to Tier III) Data – trained and accessible Referrals tracked for a Semester (difficult to maintain) Number of Referrals 2 to no limit Data – new system needed training

Troubleshooting CICO 2014-15 2015-2016 CICO – tried to match adult with student Teacher involvement/buy in. Initial investment= rewards. Responsibilities over many people CICO – determined First block Check In Last block Check Out. Administration mandated involvement. One person assigned to the task

Troubleshooting SAIG 2014-15 2015-2016 Develop curriculum Instructors for SAIG? Who? How? Parent Permission? Check district policies Curriculum in place Didn’t have instructors- until end of 2016 Needed Parent Permission, developed form, home visits, mailed documents

Troubleshooting Data 2014-15 2015-2016 Spreadsheet Spreadsheet too cumbersome so changed to Google Doc with separate intervention tabs.

Total Effectiveness of Tier II Semester 2, 2015-16 school year Counselor / Social Worker Referrals: Total Students ID: 34 Total Students receiving Intervention: 19 Total referrals Pre / Post intervention: 38 / 15 Total decrease in referrals of 60 % CICO Total Students ID: 18 Total Students receiving Interventions: 5 Total referrals Pre/Post intervention: 10 / 2 Total decrease in referrals of 80% Community Service Referrals Total Students ID : 5 Total Students receiving interventions: 2 Total referrals Pre/Post Intervention: 7 / 6 Total decrease in referrals of 14% SAIG Total Students ID: 3 Total Students receiving Intervention: 1 Total referrals Pre/Post intervention 2 / 0 Total decrease in referrals of 100% Grand Totals: Students ID: 60 Total Students receiving Tier II Interventions: 27 Total referrals Pre-intervention: 57 Total referrals Post-Intervention: 23 Total decrease in referrals of 60%

Where are we headed in 2016-17 More inclusive support system which is aligned with the RTI pyramid system. It is our goal to have Tier II referrals generated by staff. Tier III committee BIPS Student Intervention Team Meetings Personnel in place

When does Tier II Meet? The first Tuesday of the Month with Tier I 3rd Tuesday of the month with just Tier II people