North County High School Fostering Family & Community

A Snap Shot of North County  1850 – 2000 Students –2020 as of today  Approximately… –73% white –22% Af. American –3% Hispanic –2% Asian  6 Elementary Schools  2 Middle Schools  Standard to AP and STEM

Life Before PBIS…  Chlorine Bombs  Bomb Threats  Multiple Evacuations  referrals/year  56 Expulsions/year  45% Expulsions were ninth grade

Buy-In is Critical! ATTEMPT #1  Principal Says “we will do this”.  Staff Says “Hmmm, don’t think so”. ATTEMPT #2  Teacher presents information about PBIS and explains the benefits  Staff asked to experiment 1 st semester and give feedback  Whole school kick-off second semester

Our Guiding Force  Derived from the county code of conduct  In every classroom hallway, gymnasium, and auditorium  Reinforced by staff  Part of the morning announcements every day

Learning Matrix

Behavior Management Process  A visual representation of the thought process  Describes the process to use when working on a student’s problem behaviors.  Reflects the county and school code of conduct

Table of Consequences  Lists both positive and negative consequences  Clearly outlines the parameters for each consequence

Address the Data: Implications and Improvements  Are we happy with the data?  Top 3  Comparison over the years  Share Data with the Faculty  How can we improve…. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Show Me The Data!

Look Beyond the Data…  Don’t just focus on the numbers.  Spend time re-building morale and relationships among your staff.  Better staff climate will translate into better student climate.

Forge Those Relationships They won’t care what you know until they know that you care

We Are One Big Happy Family  Student of the Month Breakfasts  Honor Roll Breakfast  Luck of the Draw  Incentive Centers and Cart  Car Wash  Classic Car Show  Attendance Incentives  Sale of Ice Cold Water in the Media Center  Knights Out Celebrations

PBIS is for STAFF too  Care Bear Foster Parent Program  Secret Pal Program  Daily Trumpets  Knights Out Fundraisers  Staff Shirts  Tokens of appreciation  Retirement Celebration  Staff Photo Album on Intranet  End of the Year Picnic

Care Bear Foster Parent Program  Staff nominated by their peers  Staff recognized monthly at family reunions  Bears are issued with certificates

It Takes a Team Approach  Team members from each department  Getting the Community Involved –North County Business Advisory Board Partnership –Fundraising –Incentives –Adding students and parents to the team

How Are We Going into Year Five?  We were told that the greatest challenge is with high schools.  We are focusing on our faculty as well as our students.  We are continuing to get faculty members to buy-in to the PBIS approach.  Our focus/theme is FAMILY, COMMITMENT and RENEWAL.

Songs to get you through “Every day is a winding road…” “Respect..find out what it means to me…” “I get by with a little help from my friends..” “Lean on me” “You’ve got a friend in me…” “We are family…!” “I Will Survive!”