1. North County High School
Fostering Family & Community

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

3. Life Before PBIS… Chlorine Bombs Bomb Threats Multiple Evacuations
4000+ referrals/year
56 Expulsions/year
45% Expulsions were ninth grade

4. 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 1st semester and give feedback
Whole school kick-off second semester

5. Not Just “One More Thing” To Do
Building on what you already have in place
Work smarter not harder (condense committees)
Look at your initiatives and consolidate where appropriate
Brings a unifying focus to individual efforts
Reminds us that we are in the business of working with children.

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

7. Learning Matrix

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

9. 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

10. The Three-Tiered Model

11. At North County High School…
Triangle Data Report for Student Percentages of Referrals at NCHS
% All
# All
Students with 0-1 Referrals %
1448 %
1648 %
1572
Students with 2-5 Referrals %
299 %
256 %
412
Students with 6+ Referrals %
278
930.00%
189 %
276

12. 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!

13. Embrace the Data: Find the Positives! August 1st-September 30th
Behavior
2007
2006
2005
TRUANCY
188
233
295
DISRESPECT
298
309
167
TARDY
530
291
831
GRAND TOTAL
1016
833
1293

14. 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.

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

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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.

21. How Are We Getting There?
Focusing on the data
Dedication
Teamwork
Hard Work
Family Unity

22. 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!”