Introduction to the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) Dave Stanley West Allis School District Kent Smith Wisconsin RtI Center Stand@wawmsd.org smithk@wisconsinpbisnetwork.org @Kent1915 (Twitter)

Agenda Welcome and Introductions Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) Background and Recommendations Using the TFI, Lessons Learned Wrap-up, Q&A

However, your reality may differ!

Wisconsin’s Version Take one of the fidelity measures prior to the TFI BOQ SAS BAT/MATT SAS in fall, TFI in spring. This is the minimum guidance for how to begin using the TFI, you may go above and beyond

Lessons Learned

Background District PBIS Coach for the West Allis - West Milwaukee School District I work with 18 schools: 3 High Schools – 2 traditional, 1 alternative 4 Intermediate Schools 11 Elementary Schools

Background 2015-15 School Year Completed two rounds of TFI with each school Walk Throughs – November/December TFI Meeting Round 1 – December TFI Meeting Round 2 – March

Where to Find the TFI? Pbisapps.org >> Applications >> PBIS Assessments At the bottom of the page are the TFI links >> Click on the Tiered Fidelity Inventories >>Under Tiered Fidelity Inventories (in Bold) is a link for the TFI PDF >>Other TFI resources are available at bottom of page – including Action Planning Sheet

Walk Through Walk Through is to be completed prior to do the TFI with the school. Walk Through should be completed by an “outside” person – external coach

Walk Through Contacted the administrator and coaches to let them know what day and time I will be in their building conducting the walk through. Note: If staff is unfamiliar with you, have administration notify the staff you are coming and purpose of your visit

Walk Through The Walk Through Tool can be found on page 28 of the TFI PDF Walk Through typically took 1 ½ - 2 hours to complete (suggest going at lunch time) Note: If not overly familiar with the building, make notes of PBIS visibility- visibility is part of the TFI rubric, but not part of the Walk Through Tool

Walk Through – Staff Survey Interview 10% or at least 5 staff members What are the school wide expectations? *90% of staff can state 67% of expectations Have you taught the students the expectations? Have you give out any “acknowledgements” in the past two months? *Acknowledgements have been given out by 90% of the staff

Walk Through – Student Survey Interview at least 10 students What are the School Wide Expectations? *70% of students can state 67% of the expectations Have you received any “acknowledgements” in the past two months? *Acknowledgements received by at least 50% of students

Meeting – Set up Scheduled meeting with each school Who should be there Administrator T1/T2 Coaches Any other key PBIS people External Coach (completes the TFI) Scheduled 1 hour

Meeting – Set Up Tier 1 Scoring Rubric: pages 6-11 -15 Items Tier 2 Scoring Rubric: pages 12-16 -13 Items Tier 3 Scoring Rubric: pages 17-23 -17 Items

Meeting Opened assessment window and completed as we went through the assessment as a team Provided a hard copy of the assessment for the team members – many took notes as we went through the assessment Items scored on a 0-1-2 scale – always scored lower when in doubt

Meeting Average meeting took 45-60 minutes to complete – no meeting went over 60 minutes Meeting included: Completing Tier 1 and Tier 2 Rubric Reviewing TFI Results Developing Action Plan

Meeting – Action Plan Two forms available: Option 1 is part of the TFI PDF (page 25-26) Option 2 is a separate form available on the PBISAPPS site as (DOCX) Does not matter which one you use – personal preference. I prefer the (DOCX) version – more room to write

Meeting – Action Plan Teams would chose a tier to focus on and 2 or 3 items (no more than 3) from that tier to create an action plan Action Plan had a 3 month operational window

Follow Up Meeting Approx. 3 months after Round 1 meetings, I met with the teams again. We reviewed their progress on the action plans that were developed.

Follow Up Meeting ~Goal Met~ If teams met the goals set in the action plan, we reviewed that portion of the TFI Rubric. If progress was made, we updated the score at pbisapps.org Teams then set up a new action plan goal based on the previous assessment. Teams may change which Tier they focused on.

Follow Up Meeting ~Goal Not Met~ If teams did not meet the goals set in the action plan, we discussed what progress was made, any possible support or resources they may need to meet the goal.

Follow Up Meeting ~Both~ Some teams completed on action plan item, but not the other. If this was the case, the team would continue the one not completed and create a new action plan goal to work on. Teams always had at least 2 action plan goals in place.

Follow Up Meeting Goals set in the Action Plan, either new or continuing, had an end date for September 2016. This gave teams the summer to work on the goals.

TFI Insights My Coaches/Teams really liked the TFI, specifically the action plan piece. They were excited after the initial meetings – they felt the had specific tasks/projects to work on that were obtainable.

TFI Insights Coaches were able to set specific, short term goals for the teams to work on. Teams felt they made more progress with the more frequent check-ins (progress monitoring)

TFI Insights My overall familiarity of each school and their systems was helpful during the TFI process. If unfamiliar or new systems are being developed/refined, have teams bring examples of work/guidelines to the meeting to assist in scoring.

TFI – The Future For the 2016-17 School Year Schools will complete SAS late September/Early October I will complete the school Walk Through early October Start Round 1 of TFI Mid-October Round 2 December/January Round 3 March/April

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