Facilitating A Team Meeting Sharon Conley, Washington County Joey Parr, Baltimore County

The Team: “Established & Representative” (Checklist Item #3) Administration Grade level tchrs. Special areas Paraprofessionals Parents Special Education Counselor School Psychologist Non-classroom monitors Behavior Specialist PBIS Coach

Team Size: Too Big? Too Small? Beginning Phases _____________________ Intermediate Phases _____________________________ Near Full Implementation

PBIS Team’s Mission & Purpose Promote PBIS as a systems approach to improving the learning climate for staff & students To facilitate the implementation of PBIS critical features with fidelity

Identify Team Leader Establish a “working relationship” Make yourself visible Coordinate meeting times with team leader Schedule meetings for the year, change as needed Getting Started

“Regular Mtg. Schedule & Effective Operating Procedures” (Checklist Item #4) How often? How long? Varies, and often depends on level of implementation Use of subcommittees “Business mtg.” v. “Working mtg.”

Agenda Have one! Encourage Team leader to send agenda to members a few days before meeting Structured and consistent operating procedures “Parking Lot” idea

Meeting Identify Recorder Identify Time Keeper Admin. present to make executive decisions Are they looking at data, form A and B, agenda? Identify next mtg. date/time

Complete Forms A and B Make time to go through items on Form A and B that need attention

Organize next steps Make sure the recorder distributes minutes Identify local coach facilitator for assistance Would the school benefit from a SET? Is the school a candidate for Exemplar Status? Send Forms to Jerry

“Audit = Integration of PBIS Team w/other Teams & Initiatives” (Checklist Item #5) “Work smarter” PBIS is a systems approach to enhancing a school’s capacity to deal with behavioral/social challenges Admin. as leader; Team as problem- solvers

Coach as Cheerleader How will you encourage your team ? Remember the mantra 3-5 years Highlight successes Rut-blasting Liaison role – update as needed Catalyst role