Real Life Account of PBIS at the Primary/Elementary Level The Rebel Way!

Our Team Lynn Walker, Assistant Principal Sean Burnette First Grade/PBIS Coach Caron Crook, Academic Coach Heather Whitton, Media Specialist Ashley Mandy, Pre-Kindergarten Vicki McSwain, Kindergarten Dee Ann Robinson, First Grade Katrina Burnette, Physical Education

Who Are We? Tallapoosa Primary School -Haralson County School System Small, Rural School System- One High School, One Middle School, Two Elementary Schools, and Two Primary Schools Pre-K - 2nd Grade- 496 Enrollment Faculty & Staff - 63

Who Are We? We Are the rebels ! Title I School All Students Receive Free Breakfast and Lunch 4 Day School Week We Are the rebels !

PBIS Implementation at a glance In Summer of 2014, our school leadership team and school administrators saw the need for a universal behavior system in our school system. A PBIS team was formed and sent to training from the DOE. An action plan was created and introduced to entire staff. Timeline of implementation was created and given to staff to provide a detailed visual of the layout of the PBIS system along with redelivery of state training.

PBIS Team: It all starts here! Our team consists of a representative from each area of the school, a team coach, school counselor and administrators. Our keys to a successful team: Teamwork makes the dream work! Include an array of personalities and teaching styles. Recruit positive people! Encourage all team members to believe in PBIS!

Getting staff on board -Training if possible (team training) -Believe in it, be patient and be positive (See a trend here??) -Encourage the understanding that this initiative is the beginning of something awesome that can positively affect all students and staff in your school. It is not just an “in and out” program. -At TPS each grade level personalizes The Rebel Way ways that works best with their students. (brag tags and scaffolding) -We owe this to our students to provide behavior support just as we do academic support. -Lead by example and be patient.

Expectations and the birth of “The Rebel Way” School-wide expectations aka The Rebel Way Highly Responsible Courteous Safe

Teaching “The Rebel Way” in the Classroom The fidelity of tier one behavior instruction has been critical in the success of PBIS in our school. Universal PBIS expectations and language (Quiet zone, speed limit walk, levels 0- 3 voices). 4 to 1 positive to negative redirection ratio PBIS Field Trips with examples and non-examples. PBIS Lesson plans. (hyperlink to bathroom video and kindergarten field trip)

See You At The 50

Robbie Rebel

PBIS Around the School and Beyond

Rebel Way Posters

Rewards, Incentives and Celebrations Tickets Rebel Way Cafe Rebel Way lunch ticket Morning show drawings (James Video) Grade level specific incentives Attendance Incentives Five Themed Celebrations Throughout the Years Faculty Incentives

Rebel Way Celebrations

Rebel Way Student Team Positive, well behaved second grade students were chosen by their teachers to be on this team to help with PBIS decisions and to offer feedback throughout the year. Students generated ideas of specifics to put on Rebel Way posters for locations in our community.

Rebel Way PBIS Data Short/Long form documentation SWIS data system Procedural vs. Behavioral issues (changes made due to data) Behavior Interventions

Classroom Infraction report

Classroom vs Office Managed Incident Flow Chart

Our next steps... Continued Buy-in Continue to enhance PBIS Universal Screener (Internalized behavior) Parent/Community Connection

Takeaways -Take what you have heard today and make it your own. -Don’t re-invent the wheel. -Be Patient -Be Positive -

Questions or Feedback lynn.walker@haralson.k12.ga.us sean.burnette@haralson.k12.ga.us

Our Team Lynn Walker, Assistant Principal lynn.walker@haralson.k12.ga.us Sean Burnette First Grade Teacher sean.burnette@haralson.k12.ga.us Caron Crook, Academic Coach caron.crook@haralson.k12.ga.us Heather Whitton, Media Specialist heather.whitton@haralson.k12.ga.us Ashley Mandy, Pre-Kindergarten ashley.mandy@haralson.k12.ga.us Vicki McSwain, Kindergarten victoria.mcswain@haralson.k12.ga.us Dee Ann Robinson, First Grade deeann.robinson@haralson.k12.ga.us Katrina Burnette, Physical Education katrina.burnette@haralson.k12.ga.us