Securing Sustainable Funding, Political Support, & Visibility Barbara Sims & George Sugai OSEP Center on PBIS University of Connecticut October 30,

Problem Statement “We give schools strategies & systems for developing positive, effective, achieving, & caring school & classroom environments, but implementation is not accurate, consistent, or durable. Schools need more than training & coaching.”

PURPOSE Review rationale & strategies for securing sustainable funding, political support, & visibility in support of SWPBS implementation for EVERYONE in school. George: Basics & Features Barb: Examples & Guidelines All: Questions & Discussion

Sustainability & Scaling

Pre Post

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH

ACCURATELY SUSTAINED & SCALED IMPLEMENTATION

Pre-Post SETs by Region SCALED FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION

PBIS Schools Over Ten Years: Trained & Partially or Fully Implementing

# IL PBIS Schools & # External Coaches June 30, 2008

# IL PBIS Schools & # Ext. & Int. Coaches June 30, 2008

Sustaining & Scaling Change Know your basics Adopt & adapt evidence-based practices Monitor implementation fidelity Give priority to what matters Keep data regular, easy, & relevant Know your outcomes Integrate for efficiency & build durable capacity Celebrate successes & improvement Establish sustainable funding, visibility, & political support

IMPLEMENTATION PHASES Need, Agreements, Adoption, & Outcomes Local Demonstration w/ Fidelity Sustained Capacity, Elaboration, & Replication 4. Systems Adoption, Scaling, & Continuous Regeneration

Valued Outcomes Continuous Self-Assessment Practice Implementation Effective Practices Relevance Priority Efficacy Fidelity CONTINUOUS REGNERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION & DURABLE RESULTS

SYSTEMS PRACTICES DATA Supporting Staff Behavior Supporting Student Behavior OUTCOMES Supporting Social Competence & Academic Achievement Supporting Decision Making Integrated Elements

Primary Prevention: School-/Classroom- Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings Secondary Prevention: Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior ~80% of Students ~15% ~5% CONTINUUM OF SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT ALL SOME FEW

Leadership Team Active Coordination Funding Visibility Political Support Training Coaching Evaluation Local School Teams/Demonstrations PBS Systems Implementation Logic

Leadership Team Active Coordination FUNCTIONS Implementation support Data-based action plan Coordination Capacity building Policy & funding Communications Training capacity Exemplars Evaluation MEMBERS Coordinator Representation Behavioral capacity Agency Parent/family Leadership Student Etc

TrainingCoachingEvaluation TrainingCoachingEvaluation Continuous Embedded Team-coordinated Data-based Local expertise Action plan linked Etc…. Continuous Function oriented Local support Data-based Preventive Positive Competent Etc…. Continuous Question-based Academic & social Efficient Team-coordinated Public Etc….

Local School Teams/Demonstrations Fidelity implementation >80% of staff >80% of students Administrator leadership Team-based Data driven Contextually relevant Teaching focused Integrated initiatives Positively oriented Etc…..

Funding Visibility Political Support General fund 3 years of support Integrated Data-based Dedicated FTE Etc…. Demos & research Multiple formats Multiple audiences Acknow. Others Evidence Advocacy Action plan & Eval Etc…. Continuous Top 3 priorities Quarterly/annually Policy Need & benefits Participation Integ. Initiatives Evidence Etc….

EXAMPLES & GUIDEINES

ILLINOIS ,378,446 students 4,262 schools 873 districts 950 PBIS schools

Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project An LRE Initiative of the Illinois State Board of Education and Partner in the Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Center TOTAL Transition Outreach Training for Adult Living

PBIS ISTAC Parents IATTAPTOTAL REACH CHOICES ISRC Evaluation Parent Consultant Transition Consultant

State Leadership Team History Began in 2005 State Superintendent State Director of Special Education Rob Horner Leadership Team Self Assessment Workgroups – Funding, Visibility, Political Support

Legislators –U.S. –State State Agencies –Mental Health –DCFS –Juvenile Justice –ICMHP Unions Parents Public Schools –Superintendents –Special Ed Directors Private Schools Community Providers Universities ISTAC Directors Project Staff Membership

Current Workgroups Related Initiatives School/Family/Community Partnerships Tertiary/Interagency Demonstrations Fiscal Political Support/Visibility

RELATED INITIATIVES Integration with ISTAC projects, SEL programs, statewide RtI implementation –Shared website –Training –Resource Libraries Integrated coaches network SISEP

SCHOOL/FAMILY/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ISTAC Family Workgroup –Shared principles –Shared trainings Hierarchy of family involvement

TERTIARY/INTERAGENCY IL Children’s Mental Health Partnership School Based Mental Health sites Local Area Networks

DEMONSTRATIONS Phases of Implementation Recognition Process –Emerging –Implementing –Fully Implementing

FISCAL Current Funding –IDEA Part B funds –State GRF funds –Federal Grants Tertiary Demonstration High School/Character Education “Turbo Tax” template for district fiscal planning

POLITICAL SUPPORT/VISIBILITY Database of PBIS schools by legislative district Letters to legislators Testimony before General Assembly Visits to IL PBIS schools by –5 state legislators –1 US Representative –Asst. Secretary for OSERS

Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C. Positive Behavior for Effective Schools Act (H.R. 3407) Dignity in Schools Newsletters Preparation for news articles –20 newspaper articles Recognition Process