2. High School Teachers Teach Content: Implications for SW PBS Implementation
PiBS Coaches Forum Indianapolis, 2013.
Credit to: Dr. Sandy Washburn and Michele Brentano, Indiana University
Jeff Ziegler, Blair Garceau, Jimtown High School,
Baugo Community Schools, Elkhart, IN
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3. SWPBS at the High School
Challenges
Organizational Structure and Size
Does not foster shared responsibility for individual students or school environment
Difficult to integrate initiatives
Priority on teaching academic content
Students expected to be fluent in social behavior
Emphasis on sharing academic data, not behavioral data
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4. SWPBS at the High School
Addressing Challenges
Start small and establish concrete, valuable goals
Make explicit connections to existing efforts
Use existing communication structures, facilitate frequent conversations
Establish strong team and support the team
Help faculty understand need and facilitate active participation
Share data in visual formats, monitor progress
On-going professional development
Move slowly
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5. Jimtown High School Unique Advantages Small school
13 teachers voluntarily attended CM Workshop
Administrative support/ a proactive philosophy
Strong Team
District and Cooperative Support—
All other Baugo Schools involved in SW PBS planning
District leadership/support and external coaches from special education cooperative
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6. Getting Started High School in own training cohort
External Coach—BC from SE cooperative
Internal Coach—Special Ed. Teacher with credibility and flexibility in schedule
School Leadership Team
Asst. Principal, teachers from across departments, union president
Existing Communication Structures—Focus Groups
3 team members sports coaches
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7. Getting Started
Team Norms, Meeting Roles, Efficient Processes, and Communication Assignments
Students—Student Advisory Group
Build Relationships
Learn history
Build on existing plans
Listen and Understand—Back to the Future Protocol
Data
ODR, Teacher Survey
Presentation to faculty
sandy
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9. Tardies and Attendance
2 of 4 top concerns (Class disruption, homework completion)
Teacher survey—ODR data confirms
Baseline—
321 tardies for
226 tardies for
186 tardies for
128 tardies for
117 tardies for
sandy
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10. Late to School, Late to Class On-Time to School, On-Time to Class
Prior to planning, understand
A-B-C analysis
Visible
Multi-component Plan--Universal
Prevention, Teaching, Rewarding, Responding
SW Expectations, Setting Specific Behaviors, Teaching Plans, Adult Responsibilities, Acknowledgments, Consequences, Monitoring
Practices, Data, Systems, Outcomes
Blair
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11. Universal Plan—Responsibility Campaign to Chill Lateness
See handout
SW Expectations—Code of Ethics
Location Specific Behavioral Examples
Teaching Plans
Adult Responsibilities
Acknowledgement—Tropical Heatwave
Consequences—Sign In, Parent Contact, Freezes
Monitoring
Blair
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12. Improve On-time
4th tardy + results in office notification and assignment of detention
Starting in , students do not miss class time for tardy (<8)
Outcomes
Tardies
Total
Detention
Saturday School
ISS
OSS
321
211 4 65 2
228
197 27
110 98 12
127
102 19 6
143
107 20 16
Jeff
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13. Improve On-time
Responsibility Campaign to Chill Lateness started 4th quarter
Jeff
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15. Improve Attendance-Universal
Initial Brainstorming--Multi-Component Plan
Prevention, Teaching, Acknowledging, Responding
Practices, Systems, Data, Outcomes
Increase Frequency and Clarity of Messages to Families and Students
Attendance Newsletter
Faculty attention
Goal Setting and Monitoring
Class Competitions
Individual Rewards
Jeff –
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16. Attendance Newsletter
Goals—concrete
Performance—individual student, class
School attendance associated with positive outcomes
700% difference between 20 students with highest GPAs and 20 students with lowest GPAs
Attendance Graduation $ potential
Tips/Help
Vacation Planning
Randy we will have a copy of a newsletter.
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17. GPAs and Attendance 3.883 64.5 1.030 250.0 Top 20 Total Days Bottom 20
Absent
Freshman
3.867
13.0
1.373
70.5
Sophomores
3.876
17.0
0.837
72.5
Juniors
3.897
18.0
1.156
76.0
Seniors
3.879
16.5
1.507
31.0
Total for All Grades
3.883
64.5
1.030
250.0

18. Attendance-Class Competitions
Attendance rate counted on certain day
1-2 per month
Announced first few, unannounced thereafter
Class with highest rate and minimum of 98%
5 extra minutes on lunch the following day
Started in November
Now planned out for rest of year
Jeff
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20. Individual Rewards-Attendance
Perfect attendance for quarter
Sticker placed on back of ID
Budge pass can be used every day
Other special privileges
20 tickets in end-of-year raffle
98% for quarter--missed only one day
10 tickets in raffle
Perfect attendance for year
50 extra tickets in raffle
Jeff or Blair
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21. Improved Attendance Randy or Jeff
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22. Improved Attendance
Attendance has increased overall and for each grade level
Plans to reward improvements by class
An overall increase of 1.25% means that students gained 695 instructional days---in just the first semester.
Randy or Jeff
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23. Attendance-Targeted Group
Point Guard (mentoring/monitoring)
All students with attendance issues from prior year
Poor history of attendance --10 or more absences
Faculty, aides, principals asked to mentor/monitor 2 kids each
See handout
Progress Monitoring
ARC—Attendance Resource Committee
Point Guard refers when attendance continues to be a problem 4 or 5 absences
After 10+ student is sent to Strategies (RTI)
Flow chart created, includes grades, discipline and attendance
—Blair
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24. Point Guard—Initial Outcomes
66 students identified August 2010
48 students identified August (18 Freshmen)
As of Jan 2011
41 made some progress --72%
13 attendance rate declined
8 no longer enrolled
2 went to Homebound
2 no change
170 student instructional days gained
-Blair
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26. Moving into the Classroom
Most ODR’s come from classroom
Teacher Survey—Top Concerns (2 of 4)
Classroom Disruption
Homework Completion
Classroom System Assessment by Team
Instructional Engagement
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27. Teach Like a Champion by Lemov
All faculty given book
Team chunks sections
Asks faculty to read short sections
Demonstrates techniques
Facilitates discussion
Engages faculty through practice, application
Follows-up with faculty reporting
Blair
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28. Faculty Survey--Progress
11 statements related to improvements in student behavior, teacher management and overall climate.
Respondents were instructed to consider improvements over the past, contrasting the current status with what existed prior to PBS implementation.
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29. Unanimous Agreement Statement
Strongly Agree
I am supportive of the efforts we have taken to make learning successful.
18%
82%
I believe we are headed in the right direction and am excited to be part of it.
21%
79%
My responsibilities are clear.
24%
76%
Deb
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30. Overwhelming Agreement
Statement
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Tardies have decreased within my classroom. 6%
58%
36%
I enjoy teaching in this environment. 3%
39%
My classroom behavior management has improved.
47%
The faculty in general has improved their classroom management skills.
10%
56%
34%
Attendance is much better.
12%
29%
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31. Majority Agreement Homework is expected and turned in. 25% 63% 12%
Statement
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Homework is expected and turned in.
25%
63%
12%
Homework is turned in on time.
36%
61% 3%
The students arrive with a willingness to learn.
44%
53%
Deb
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32. Senior Survey Blair Lump kids all together
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33. Senior Survey 70% Agreed Blair Lump kids all together
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34. Senior Survey 38% Agreed Blair Lump kids all together
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35. Thanks to Our School Sponsors!

36. Momentum Teachers integrating Code of Ethics into Instruction
Tardy—Universal Plan
Attendance—Universal and Targeted Group Plan
Classroom—Universal--Instructional Engagement
Classroom—Universal--Align rules with code of Ethics
Team and Faculty looking at data
Teaching Matrix for Common Areas
ODR Process and T-chart, Monitoring
Strategies Team
Michele
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37. Momentum Continued Homework Integrity Program (HIP) Jimmie Olympics
New Student Ambassadors
SLUGS
Teaching School Wide Expectations and Class Meetings
Freshmen Academy/Basic Skills
Model Site
Field of Dreams
Tier Three program
Discovery Period
Check in Check Out

38. Communication Jimtown High School’s PBIS Teacher Handbook
Monthly Newsletters
PBIS Bulletin Board
JHS Teachers Lounge Bulletin Board
School Signage

40. Reward Programs Pick 10 Big 3 Class Attendance Competitions
Donuts for 1st Hour
Perfect Attendance
Heatwave

41. Lessons Learned – Team Members
Don’t assume that kids & faculty know expectations
Communication/getting input
Start with non-invasive plans
Choose team wisely
Make sure someone can bake
Attend to and address team dynamics
Be patient
Celebrate early and frequently (w/ the faculty especially)
Student engagement key
Jeff
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42. Lessons Learned Start with Faculty Concerns
Listen, Learn, Adapt to local context
Build Relationships
Use Universal Planning Framework, Tiered Support, and PBS Basic Elements to build plans to address faculty concerns
Coaches and team networking
Active Principal Support
Michele
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44. Our Contact Information
Jeff Ziegler
Blair Garceau
Jimtown High School
59021 C.R. 3, South
Elkhart, IN 46517
(574)

45. Questions and Comments