North County High School August 24, 2004 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PBIS North County High School August 24, 2004 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

PBIS… POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS and SUPPORTS

What is PBIS? A proactive systems approach Outcomes Systems Practices Data For teachers AND students

PBIS is not… A canned program Limited to any specific group One more thing

North County High School processed 2,457 referrals. In 2003 – 2004… North County High School processed 2,457 referrals. 2,457 referrals = 24,570 minutes @ 10 min. per referral = 409 ½ hours = 68 ¼ days @ 6 hours a day

Continuum of Effective Behavior 80% of students will respond to primary prevention. 15% of students will respond to secondary prevention. 5% of students will need a little more help.

Individual Response…Get Tough! Increase monitoring for future problem behavior Clamp down on rule violators Re-re-re-review rules & sanctions Extend continuum of aversive consequences Improve consistency of punishments Establish the “bottom line”

System’s Response…Get Tougher! Zero tolerance policies Security guards, student uniforms, metal detectors, surveillance cameras Suspension / expulsion Exclusionary options (e.g. alternative programs)

Reactive Responses are Predictable When we experience aversive situations, we select interventions that produce immediate relief by… Removing students Removing ourselves Modifying the physical environment Assigning responsibility for change to student and/or others

Reactive Responses are Predictable But…false sense of safety and security! Fosters environment of control Triggers & reinforces antisocial behavior Shifts accountability away from school Devalues child-adult relationship Weakens relationship between academic & social behavior programming

So How Do We Get Started? We take it a day at a time. We take each day together as a TEAM. We start with today’s professional development.

What’s On The Menu? Break-out #1: Behavior Management Process Provides consistency Establish intolerance for deviance Break-out #2: Learning Matrix Create a positive school climate Communicate expectations for students and staff Break-out #3: Positive Supports Encourage student achievement Improve student and staff morale Foster a renewed commitment to NCHS