Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 1 Module 1: Introduction to Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 2 The Texas Behavior Support Initiative is… Knowledge and skills on the use of positive behavior supports for all students, including those with disabilities Schoolwide, classroom and individual systems of support Data collection tools to inform decision- making for program improvement

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 3 Introduction to SchoolwidePBS: Agenda Overview of TBSI and Background –School Discipline Challenges –What is Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support? –State and Federal Legal Background –Texas Behavior Support Initiative Discuss school discipline challenges and practices Describe Schoolwide PBS practices Describe SWPBS outcomes: does this work?

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 4 TBSI Training Requirements Campus level core team training required Core teams should include: –Campus administrator or designee –General and special education personnel representing major school stakeholder groups –Other personnel or stakeholders (e.g., related service staff, classified staff, parent, school resource officer)

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 5 Schoolwide PBS Training Modules Module 1: Introduction to Schoolwide PBS Module 2: Getting Teams Started Module 3: Setting Schoolwide Behavior Expectations Module 4: Teaching Expected Behaviors/Guidelines for Success

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 6 Schoolwide PBS Training Modules Module 5: Promoting Compliance to Behavioral Expectations Module 6: Systematic Supervision of Common Areas Module 7: Data Collection and Analysis Module 8: Involving Parents Module 9: Maintenance of Schoolwide PBS

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 7 Foundation for PBS National –IDEA, 1997 –No Child Left Behind, 2001 –Surgeon General’s Report, 2001 –Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education, 2002 –Twenty-third Annual Report to Congress, 2002 Texas –Critical Issues Paper, 1997 –TX Behavior Network, 1998 –TX Improvement Planning, 2001 –Personnel Needs Survey, 2001 –Senate Bill 1196, 2001 –TBSI, 2002 and 2004

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 8 School Discipline Challenges Challenging Behaviors –Exist in every school and community –Vary in intensity and frequency –Connect witha a variety of risk factors –Led to academic and social deficits

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 9 Did you know? Academic and social failures are related...students with problem behavior typically experience academic and social- behavior deficits Academic failure is among the most powerful predictors of antisocial behavior

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 10 School Challenges Predict Life Long Challenges Startling Statistics for Students with Learning and Behavior Challenges: -27% drop out rate for students with learning disabilities -50% drop out rate for students with emotional disturbance -70% arrest rate within three years of leaving school for students with academic and social failures

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 11 Common Response to Behavioral Problems Increase monitoring and supervision of the student Restate rules Apply sanctions: – Refer to office – Suspend – Expel

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 12 Sanctions Produce Immediate, Short-Lived Relief –Remove student –Relieve ourselves and others –Assign responsibility for change to student &/or others (family) –Displace the problem elsewhere

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 13 False Sense of Effectiveness Schools that use sanctions alone, have more antisocial behavior than those that use positive behavior supports (Mayer,1991; Skiba & Peterson,1999) –Vandalism, aggression, truancy, dropout Punishment impairs child-adult relationships and attachment to schooling Punishment weakens academic outcomes and maintains the antisocial trajectory

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 14 Reflection Does your school discipline process: –Help students accept responsibility? –Place high value on academic engagement and achievement? –Teach alternative ways to behave? –Focus on restoring the environment and social relationships in the school?

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 15 Schools That Reduce Delinquency and Disruption Shared values regarding school mission and purpose (administration, staff, families, students) Clear expectations for learning and behavior Multiple activities designed to promote pro-social behavior and connection to school traditions A caring social climate involving collegial relationships among adults and students Students have valued roles and responsibilities in the school

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Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 17 What is PBS? Systemic approach based on an extensive body of evidence-based practices Prevention, rather than punishment-based Focus on teaching academic, social and behavioral expectations Emphasis on culturally appropriate practices

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 18 SYSTEMS PRACTICES DATA Supporting Staff Behavior Supporting Decision Making Supporting Student Behavior Positive Behavior Support Systems OUTCOMES Social Competence & Academic Achievement

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 19 What Does Schoolwide PBS Look Like? Representative school team Administrative support Ongoing assessment and planning

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 20 Essential Practices Set schoolwide behavior expectations Regularly teach expected behavior Consistently recognize expected behavior and actively supervise students Develop a system to use office discipline referral and other data to: –make decisions –provide feedback to stakeholders –seek information from stakeholders

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 21 How Do I Know My School is Implementing Schoolwide PBS? Behavior skills taught 20+ times/year Students actively supervised Students acknowledged frequently –4:1 postive:negative interactions More than 80% students & adults can describe school-wide expectations –Safe, respectful, responsible

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 22 Does SWPBS Work? Lucky High School –In the beginning… “Low performing” school High drop out rate School crime 60% low income/poverty Frustrated staff Attendance and tardy problems

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 23 What are They Up To? PBIS team established and maintained (four years) School expectations set, rule teaching plan, teaching schedule PBS Handbook developed –Rules –Lesson plans –Increase consistency among adults system in place to track discipline referralswww.Swis.org Involve students –Leadership activities –School plays

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Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 25 Nine School Study Sprague, Walker et al. (2001) Schoolwide PBS plus Second Step Violence Prevention: –One Year Implementation –Baseline to Treatment –Treatment to Comparison Six elementary and three middle schools

Schoolwide PBS: Module 1 26 Second Step Violence Prevention Curriculum Higher order social skills: –Empathy –Anger Management –Problem Solving conflict resolution dealing with bullies responsible decision making

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…the relationship between behavior and learning must not only be considered but acted upon…. IDEA, 1997