Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Going to Scale in Maryland’s Local School Systems

CONTACT INFORMATION Milt McKenna – Maryland State Department of Education, Susan Barrett - Sheppard Pratt Health System, Virginia Dolan - Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Philip Leaf – Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD, Jerry Bloom - Sheppard Pratt Health System,

ACKNOWLWEDGEMENTS Maryland State Department of Education Sheppard Pratt Health System Johns Hopkins University 24 Local School Systems University of Oregon

Presentation Team Milt McKenna Susan Barrett Jerry Bloom Virginia Dolan Phil Leaf

Advanced Organizer Evolution of PBIS in MD Organization and Implementation Activities Evaluation Structure Lessons Learned Anne Arundel County School System Project Target (Evaluation)

Pennsylvania Delaware D.C. Virginia West Virginia

Coordination/ Collaboration

Participating PBIS Schools Total Public Schools: 1380 Elementary: 829 Middle: 233 Senior: 236 Combined: 40 Other 42 Nonpublic 1157 : PBIS Schools trained total: 276 Participating: 228 ES: 109 K-8: 1 MS: 73 HS: 21 Special: 10 Alternative:14

Schools Trained and Active

MD Implementation Model State Leadership Team Local School System (LSS) Contact Coach Facilitators Behavior Support Coaches School Teams

State Leadership Team: Diversified MSDE Division of Special Education/ Early Intervention Services MSDE Division of Student and School Services Sheppard Pratt Health System Johns Hopkins University LSS Behavior Support Coaches

State Leadership Team Functions Set policy Provide support for local leadership Influence System of Change at District Level Assess Training Needs Provide Training and Technical Assistance Monitor Outcomes features of implementation referrals other indicators

LSS Contacts 24 Participating Local School Systems Designated Point of Contact –Director of Student Services –Director of Special Education

Behavior Support Coaches 130 Behavior Support Coaches –Itinerant positions/funded by LSS Meet 5 times/year –Networking –Regional Meetings –Workgroups July Institute Dinner Coaches Newsletter/Coaches Calendar Coach as Recruiter 3 Coach Facilitators

School Teams Volunteer !!! Principal endorsement/participation 3 year commitment Representative of Staff Collect data/use for decision making

Annual Events Spring Forum (May 4 th ) July Institute (July 18-21) Coaches Meetings (5/year) Regional Team Leader/Coach Meetings (2/year) Schools serving students with special needs - MANSEF (2/year) High Schools – (2/year)

Spring Forum Purpose: Recruitment Date: May (set one year in advance) Participants: –Administrators from interested schools –Potential coaches School presentations Planning Phase I Begins

Evaluation Capacity Establishing Measurable Outcomes 1.What schools have been trained and are active? 2.How well are schools implementing PBIS? 3.What impact does PBIS have on student behavior? Academic progress?

Monitoring Outcomes Team Implementation Checklist SWIS SET Coaches Checklist Staff Survey Satisfaction Surveys IPI

Evaluation Tools Access 2003 Database Data entry/storage Report Generation

Evaluation Tools Maryland website Various levels: Any user Team/coach LSS Point of Contact State Team Demo

How Well are Schools Implementing? Systems-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) –Annually –7 features of SW implementation Implementation Phases Inventory (IPI) –Semi-annually –Levels of SW: Preparation, Initiation, Implementation, and Maintenance

SET 96 SETs completed during SY 50 schools have SETs for 2 years 80% Total score is considered sustainability level All regions met 80% criterion across schools This represents a 47% increase

Pre-Post SETs by Region

Lessons Learned Establish 3-5 Year Commitment Designate State Leader(s) Establish Diversified State Leadership Team Establish Coaching Model Establish Accountability Model –Monthly Reports –Site Visits –Data Collection –Exemplars

Meade High School QUAD INTERVENTION PROGRAM (Behavior) Unsuccessfully completed the program Successfully completed the program

Meade High School Referrals (Special Education)

Meade High School Referrals (9 TH Grade)

MacArthur Middle School Instructional Time Saved The reduction in office referrals during the school year enabled students to receive more instruction. 322 Hours = 54 Days = 10 weeks

Linking Behavior Improvements to Academic Achievement- Percent Advanced & Proficient on MSA

PROJECT TARGET Evaluating PBIS in Maryland Dr. Phil Leaf, Director Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence Johns Hopkins University

Big picture ….. How do you change individual behavior in schools? How do you create school environments that sustain change? What system-level mechanisms and infrastructure are necessary to sustain and bring to scale interventions that create desired change?

Project Target Evaluate PBIS in Maryland JHU Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence 24 Local School Systems 37 Elementary Schools –24 PBIS –13 “Focus” 1,500 teacher surveys 26,000 students we are collecting data on

Project Target Evaluate PBIS in Maryland JHU Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence  Academic Achievement  Suspensions and Expulsions  Teacher Ratings of Disruptive Behavior  Referrals for Special Education Services  Staff Satisfaction and Turnover  Student Assessment of Climate

So What Have We Discovered ??

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