Prince George’s County Public Schools Department of Alternative Education Options Annapolis Road Academy & PBIS Ready, Respectful, Responsible MSDE PBIS Summit January 23, 2007 Agnes Brown-Jones, Principal Charla P. Lewis, PhD, School Psychologist

What is PBIS? PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) is a process for creating safer and more effective schools. PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) is a process for creating safer and more effective schools. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students. PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective school-wide, classroom, non- classroom, and student specific discipline plans. PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective school-wide, classroom, non- classroom, and student specific discipline plans.

What PBIS is Not… PBIS IS NOT a program or a curriculum. IT IS a team-based process for systemic problem solving, planning, and evaluation. PBIS IS NOT a program or a curriculum. IT IS a team-based process for systemic problem solving, planning, and evaluation. Systems change Systems change Effective behavior management principles and practices; and Effective behavior management principles and practices; and Applications of research-validated instruction and management practices. Applications of research-validated instruction and management practices.

PBIS as a part of Alternative Education Naturally fertile ground for new school management approaches Naturally fertile ground for new school management approaches Smaller staff to student ratio to aid with building academically conducive relations Smaller staff to student ratio to aid with building academically conducive relations Wide array of accompanying services and professionals who can facilitate change process Wide array of accompanying services and professionals who can facilitate change process

Best Features of a PBIS Approach PBIS’s three level approach to prevention and behavior change PBIS’s three level approach to prevention and behavior change Student Involvement Student Involvement Data Driven Intervention Data Driven Intervention Staff Collaboration and Skill Enhancement Staff Collaboration and Skill Enhancement Community Outreach Community Outreach Modifying Adult and Child Behavior Modifying Adult and Child Behavior

Common PBIS Components “Gotchas” “Gotchas” Minor Incident Forms Minor Incident Forms Referral Forms Referral Forms

What we invented Tribunal Council (as developed by A. Newton, PPW) Tribunal Council (as developed by A. Newton, PPW)

PBIS Planning Teams Student Council Student Council Gotcha Program Gotcha Program Tribunal/Behavior Intervention Tribunal/Behavior Intervention Staff Support Team Staff Support Team Parent /Community Volunteers Parent /Community Volunteers

What is Working Student P.B.I.S. Committee Student P.B.I.S. Committee Morning/Afternoon Announcements Morning/Afternoon Announcements Student Run Gotcha drawings Student Run Gotcha drawings Students Run Activities Students Run Activities Provides a positive peer support for students involved in the group Provides a positive peer support for students involved in the group

What is Working Tribunal Council Tribunal Council Provides an intervention for students who are experiencing continual behavioral, academic, and attendance problems Provides an intervention for students who are experiencing continual behavioral, academic, and attendance problems The student is afforded the opportunity to reflect on his choices and to develop strategies with the team that will allow for their success at ARA. The student is afforded the opportunity to reflect on his choices and to develop strategies with the team that will allow for their success at ARA. Set up as a constructive, redirecting, and accountability team to support student progress and personal responsibility Set up as a constructive, redirecting, and accountability team to support student progress and personal responsibility

What is Working School Uniforms School Uniforms Daily Point Sheets and Level Promotions Daily Point Sheets and Level Promotions Field Trips Field Trips Discipline Re-Admit Meetings with Student Services Personnel Discipline Re-Admit Meetings with Student Services Personnel School Rules-Orientation-Code of Conduct Presentations School Rules-Orientation-Code of Conduct Presentations

Level Promotion Ice Cream Social Students daily behavior monitoring sheets list the behavior expectations within our school foci- readiness, respectfulness, and responsibility. If they earn at least 43 of 50 points for the day, that day is considered ‘successful’. For the purpose of introducing our level system and reinforcing positive student behavior, students who met the criterion of having 20 successful days were taken off of new student probation and earned the privilege of attending an activity period. Successful completers received deluxe options while other attendees had fewer choices. Students who fell into the last category were either slated for our new student orientation or for SIT and Tribunal team review. Students daily behavior monitoring sheets list the behavior expectations within our school foci- readiness, respectfulness, and responsibility. If they earn at least 43 of 50 points for the day, that day is considered ‘successful’. For the purpose of introducing our level system and reinforcing positive student behavior, students who met the criterion of having 20 successful days were taken off of new student probation and earned the privilege of attending an activity period. Successful completers received deluxe options while other attendees had fewer choices. Students who fell into the last category were either slated for our new student orientation or for SIT and Tribunal team review.

Holiday Observance Cultural, Religious, and/or National Origin of Holiday- Date first observed, Originator of observance, purpose, meaning, or history behind the holiday observance Cultural, Religious, and/or National Origin of Holiday- Date first observed, Originator of observance, purpose, meaning, or history behind the holiday observance Common and Unique Traditions, Symbols, or Values of the Holiday- Ways people observe the holiday, special music, foods, attire, games affiliated with the Celebration Common and Unique Traditions, Symbols, or Values of the Holiday- Ways people observe the holiday, special music, foods, attire, games affiliated with the Celebration

Community Service Comfort Packs Toiletry Drive Comfort Packs Toiletry Drive Bulletin Boards Bulletin Boards New Student Orientation New Student Orientation

For the Harder to Reach- FOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY INTERVENTIONS Targeted Group Interventions Targeted Group Interventions FBAs & BIPs FBAs & BIPs Wraparound & Person-Centered Planning Wraparound & Person-Centered Planning Integration of Family/Community Voice Integration of Family/Community Voice Partnerships with Mental Health, Juvenile Justice & Other Community Partners Partnerships with Mental Health, Juvenile Justice & Other Community Partners Training in Crisis Management and De- escalation Training in Crisis Management and De- escalation

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