Loitering Noncompliance PDA Sexual Harassment Tardies Technology Violation Theft Threat to Student/Teacher Unprepared Vandalism Weapons Other Absences Altercation Cell Phone Disruption Falsification Gang Reference Gum Harassment Inappropriate Act Inappropriate Language Insubordinate What are the top four?

Noncompliance38% Tardies15% Disruption12% Inappropriate Act7% Total57%

PBS: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support

School-wide Positive Behavior Support is a set of strategies and systems to increase the capacity of schools to (a) reduce school disruption, and (b) educate all students including those with problem behaviors.

“Pupil achievement & behavior can be influenced (for better or worse) by the overall characteristics of the school environment.” Rutter & Maughan, 2002

Academic Systems 1-5% 5-10% 80-90% Intensive, Individual Interventions Individual Students Assessment-based High Intensity Intensive, Individual Interventions Individual Students Assessment-based Intense, durable procedures Targeted Group Interventions Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Targeted Group Interventions Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Universal Interventions All students Preventive, proactive Universal Interventions All settings, all students Preventive, proactive Designing School-Wide Systems for Student Success Behavioral Systems

Impact of SW-PBS Logic: How does behavior support help? Behavior support improves minutes in instruction Behavior support makes instructional minutes more effective Behavior support creates a climate that is more calm and conducive to learning.

Implementing SW-PBS: Build a Culture of Competence Develop building level support Define behavioral expectations Teach behavioral expectations Monitor and reward appropriate behavior Provide corrective consequences for behavioral errors Information-based problem solving

Teaching Behavioral Expectations Step 1: Define the expectation Step 2: Provide a rationale Step 3: Teach the acceptable behavior Step 4: Model and practice expectations

Teaching in the Actual Setting

Wolfpack PRIDE P – Preparation R – Respect I – Integrity D – Dedication E - Excellence

PRIDE Rewards Program 5 cards: treat (school pencil, button, etc) first in line for lunch 10 cards: early release to bus 15 min. computer time lunch with an adult 50 tickets (whole class): popcorn party extra recess

Example Middle School

Example High School

Yellow Zone (10%) Green Zone (85%) PBS Model Pyramid

Yellow Zone Green Zone Pyramid of Interventions SpEd Programs Learning Specialist Rm. + Aides ESD services SLP Room Counseling referrals Behavior plans ESD Services – SAT at risk students SAT team Mentor program Excel Plus Time-outs – cooperating teacher Options Behavior Matrix Classroom behavior lessons School-wide common language Pride Cards PBS Posters Advisory/6 th grade Social Skills lessons ESD services – social skills group Teachers in halls/greeting students Cooperating teachers Full-time counselor Leadership team Options Spirit Assemblies Family Night Discipline referral

Yellow Zone Green Zone NMMS: Our PBS Behavioral Pyramid 10 or more referrals 3-9 referrals 0-2 referrals

Yellow Zone (17%) Green Zone (79%) NMMS: Our PBS Pyramid (for 1 st & 2 nd trimester) 10 or more referrals; 19 students 3-9 referrals; 72 students 0-2 referrals; 340 students; average of 0-1 referrals per trimester

Number of students with referrals 1-2 referrals 3-9 referrals 10 or more 6th32 students 16 students 4 students 7th34 students 19 students 1 student 8th37 students 14 students Totals % of total24% 17% 4% population

% who’ve never had a referral: 55% (or 237 students)

Behavior Topic Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Totals Absences22 Altercation64717 Cell Phone33 Disruption Falsification/Plagiarism11 Gang Reference415 Gum [N/A 1st trimester]0 Harassment2529 Inappropriate Act Inappropriate Language22711 Insubordinate11415 Loitering11 Noncompliance PDA [N/A 1st trimester]0 Sexual Harassment11 Tardies Technology Violation22 Theft11 Threat45211 Unprepared44 Vandalism11 Weapons11 Other Totals