1. The Process of VTPBIS Implementation
October 11, 2018

2. Universal Components Leadership Team Purpose Statement
Defining behavior expectations
Purpose Statement
Teaching expected behavior
Acknowledging expected behavior
Discouraging problem behaviors
Creating procedures for record-keeping and decision-making

3. Activity Talk to your neighbor: What excites you about PBIS?
What questions do you still have?
Welcome back – you got much info this morning. Chat and report
Questions?

4. PBIS in Vermont

5. What Level of Implementation?

6. Navigating VTPBIS Flow chart Resources on website
Flow charts are on the table
lots of steps that are progressive

7. Awareness Activities Attend the VTPBIS Leadership Forum
You are here
Attend the VTPBIS Leadership Forum
Visit web sites –
Contact a VTPBIS State TA Person

8. Readiness Activities (should be done as a TEAM!)
Watch a “VTPBIS Getting to Readiness” Webinar (optional)
Complete and Submit Intent to Implement Application Due January 1 for March Universal Training or April 1 for June Universal Training
Participate in VTPBIS First Steps to Implementation
School Coordinator Orientation Webinar
Leadership Team Module Series (link to be sent after the coordinator webinar)
Gather baseline data using PBIS tools
SAS and SET are baseline evaluations

9. Readiness Activities Attend Team Training (2 or 4 days) March or June
6. Develop PBIS Implementation Plan
Implementation plan will include:
Statement of purpose
3-5 behavioral expectations
Procedures for teaching expectations
Procedures for rewarding expectations
Procedures for discouraging problem behaviors
Data information system

10. VTPBIS Universal Level Readiness Activities Checklist

11. Who should be on your PBIS team?
Coordinator(s)
School Administrator
Family Member
Student (when appropriate)
Individuals able to provide:
Applied behavioral expertise
Coaching expertise
Knowledge of student academic and behavior patterns
Knowledge about the operations of the school across grade levels and programs
Representative of school
You want all staff members to feel like they have a voice on the team – someone they can reach out to that will represent their views when sitting at team meetings
Think about if anyone is missing?
Spend time talking about applied behavioral expertise and who that might be
WHY
To ensure that all perspectives are included in PBIS implementation.
To ensure PBIS implementation, data review & dissemination of information throughout the school building.
To provide technical assistance & support to everyone in the school.

12. Oh no! Not another Team! Helpful Tool: “Working Smarter” Team Matrix
Team, Committee or Initiative
Related to
School Climate & Student Behavior
Purpose ~
Intended
Outcomes
Target Group
Staff Involved
What Action Plan goal does this address?
Eliminate all initiatives that do NOT have a defined purpose and outcome measure.
2. Combine initiatives that have the same outcome measure and same target group.
3. Combine initiatives that have 75% of the same staff.
4. Eliminate initiatives that are not tied to School Improvement Goals.
This will be an activity in the First Steps Module Series.
It’s important to keep revisiting so you are making sure that you are using the least effort to make the biggest change.
The goal is to make sure you work smarter, not harder by eliminating duplicative efforts

13. People may be reluctant to change because they only see one way of doing things
Escalator video
What are concerns or challenges you might anticipate? Rewards?

14. Roll-Out:
Conduct roll-out activities for staff, students, and family/community
Think: how can all school community members be included/have a voice in these efforts?
Implement all parts of PBIS Plan
Conduct monthly Leadership Team meetings and report progress to all staff
PBIS coordinator attends regular regional PBIS meetings
When you are done with all your hard work at the universal training, you will work on rolling it out.
All participants are important – think about how important it is for everybody to be aware and participate. Ask audience why it is important for everyone to participate?

15. Post-Implementation:
Complete post-implementation evaluation
When score shows fidelity, move to targeted level of PBIS
Your coach or TA will come administer the post implementation SET. Some schools, even when they achieve fidelity will choose to continue working on implementation of the Unviersal level

16. Laying the foundation for School-wide PBIS
Why PBIS Readiness?
What do you think is important to be ready for PBIS?
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
3 – 5 years. This is normal!!!
© 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. Partnership agreement is between BEST team and your school

20. Readiness Checklist: Includes:
Ensuring that discipline/behavior is top priority
Building-based coordinator
Staff awareness and “buy-in”
Commitment to develop data system and use it for decision making
.1 FTE is coordinator time
SU coordinator
Presentation should include:
What is PBIS?
Why choose PBIS?
What are the elements of PBIS at the
Universal Level?
What does PBIS look like/sound like?
What’s in it for me?
What’s expected of me?
Include a Vote:
a. Yes, let’s move forward!
b.   Yes, I'm willing to give it a shot but with these reservations__________
c.   No, because_________________
All staff commit to actively participate
All staff members directly teach & encourage expected behaviors
All staff increase their daily positive contacts with students
Administrators increase their involvement in proactive student interactions & support
Data are used for decision making
Formal supports in place for non-responding students

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

22. Support for PBIS is needed at every level!
Part of the system is school based, su effort and state wide effort
coaching

23. Vermont PBIS System of Support
FEEDBACK LOOPS
SUPPORT LOOPS
School Level:
School
Coordinators
SU/SD Level:
SU/SD Coordinators
State Level:
TAs
Trainers
Coaches
We’ve learned the importance of identifying a contact at each level of the cascade.
We’ve learned that the beauty of a healthy cascade is that it will continue to sustain if one piece is missing….

24. How to Obtain a VTPBIS State-Approved Coach
Contact your VTPBIS State TA to review the needs of your SU/SD/School
Review the VTPBIS Coach Fees: $62.50/hour, $250/half day or $500/day plus mileage
Coordinate with your central office Grants Coordinator to use local funds or to apply for BEST/Act 230 funds
Contact a VTPBIS State-Approved Coach:

25. Explore the PD Calendar

26. Questions? Contact a VTPBIS TA
When in doubt, contact Anne Dubie!
(802) or

27. Stay Connected
Please share all of the awesome things you are doing by using #VTPBIS

28. What questions do you have?

29. Team Time
School Teams meet to review Intent to Implement Application and consider steps to readiness
Ask for support from a PBIS State Team Person
Come back after team time for last activity

30. Please, before you leave…
Complete the PBIS prospective school survey
One per team