1. Activity Talk to your neighbor: What excites you about PBIS?
What questions do you still have?

2. PBIS IN VERMONT

3. SU/SD with at least one PBIS school
Where is PBIS?
19,325 schools in U.S schools in VT For more information visit:
33% of VT Schools

4. VTPBiS Schools Over Time

5. Count of School Implementing SWPBIS by State
February, 2013
13 States > 500 Schools
Illinois
Vermont

6. Proportion of Schools Implementing SWPBIS by State
February, 2013
10 states with over 40% of all schools implementing SWPBIS
Vermont

7. The Process of VTPBiS Implementation
Getting From
Here to There!
School of Distinction
Vermont
Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports

8. VTPBiS Training Sequence:

9. NAVIGATING VTPBiS
Reference Handout

10. Awareness Activities Attend the VTPBiS Intro Forum
You are here
Attend the VTPBiS Intro Forum
Visit web sites –
Contact a VTPBiS State TA Person

11. Readiness Activities
Attend “Getting to Readiness” Webinar (optional): November 20
Complete and Submit Intent to Implement Application Due January 1 for March Universal Training or April 1 for June Universal Training
Participate VTPBiS First Steps to Implementation
School Coordinator Orientation Webinar - January 15 or April 9
Leadership Team Module Series
Conduct baseline evaluations

12. VTPBiS Universal Leadership Team Training:
Attend Team Training (3 or 4 days)
March in regions or June (Summer Institute)
6. Develop PBIS Implementation Plan:
Statement of purpose
3-5 behavioral expectations
Procedures for teaching expectations
Procedures for rewarding expectations
Procedures for discouraging problem behaviors
Data information system

13. People may be reluctant to change because they only see one way of doing things

14. Roll-Out:
Conduct roll-out activities for staff, students, and family/community
Implement all parts of PBIS Plan
Conduct monthly Leadership Team meetings and report progress to all staff
PBIS coordinator attends regular regional PBIS meetings

15. Post Implementation: Complete post-implementation evaluation
When score shows fidelity, move to targeted level of PBIS

16. Laying the foundation for School-wide PBIS
Why PBIS Readiness?
Review readiness checklist and some strategies for getting 100% completion of this by First Steps to Implementation.
Laying the foundation for School-wide PBIS

17. Stages of Implementation
Explore Evidenced Based Practices that match needs
Look at what it might take to implement new practice
Exploration is always happening
Exploration
Put in place infrastructure to support new practice
Make adjustments to allow for implementation
Installation
Begin to implement new practice
May review components agreed upon in previous two stages
Initial Implementation
Implementation is happening throughout
Care is taken to implement with fidelity
Full Implementation
© Dean Fixsen, Karen Blase, Robert Horner, George Sugai, 2008

18. What is PBIS Readiness? Intent to Implement Application:
Partnership Agreement
Readiness Checklist
School Information Form
Review readiness checklist and some strategies for getting 100% completion of this by First Steps to Implementation.

20. Readiness Checklist: Includes:
Ensuring that discipline/behavior is top priority
Roles of staff needed for implementation
Staff awareness and “buy-in”
Commitment to develop data system and use it for decision making

21. School Information Form
Why?
For establishing contact information
Initiates school and SU account for PBIS evaluation tools

22. Support for PBIS is needed at every level!
visual

23. Implementation Science tells us that we need to attend to both innovation and implementation
at all levels.
Structures and Supports
Building Staff, Students and Families
PBIS School-Based Leadership Team, Administrator and PBIS Coordinator
Supervisory Union/District Coordinator and SU/District Leadership Team
VTPBiS State Implementation Team, Implementation and Coaches
Part of Big Picture………….
Feed back loops to help support
Feedback Loops

24. Want to Learn More. Visit: www. pbisvermont
Want to Learn More? Visit: OR Contact your State TA:
Champlain Region:
Cassandra Townshend
Addison Region:
Sherry Schoenberg
Tracy Harris
Lamoille Region:
Southeast Region:
Ken Kramberg
Northeast Region:
Josh Souliere
Southwest Region:
Richard Boltax

25. What questions do you have?

26. After the Break…
School Teams meet to review Intent to Implement Application and consider steps to readiness
Ask for support from a PBIS TA Person
Complete the PBIS Prospective School Survey – please!!! 