1. EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES A Real World Example: PBS at Dewey School Evanston, Illinois Andrew Krugly - Principal

2. TRAINING Use of External Coach (IL PBIS) 3 Day Training (Feb./Mar. 2002) –Complete Team One member from every team in the building Principal Training was useful –Balance of theory and practice Training allowed our team to work through OUR plan

3. DEVELOPMENT TIME to get buy in (Apr. – Aug. 2002) –Staff, PTA Leadership, Parent Body Develop and implement a plan with FIDELITY –Adapt and imbed into our school fabric –Adapt features - not the core – this was the key to our success

4. DEVELOPMENT 4 Key Components – adapted but present –Matrix of Expectations –Cool Tools –Rewards – Tiger Tickets –Consequences – ODRs (Office Discipline Referrals) Green Team/Universal Team Meetings –This is our internal structure that allows us to keep moving forward

5. MATRIX/TIGER TICKET/ODR

7. DEVELOPMENT – The Easy Part Green Team created matrix Whole staff tweak matrix Staff Consistency in rules and expectations Now matrix being translated to Spanish. This was the easy part The idea of teaching weekly cool tools based on data The ODR – consistent consequences

8. DEVELOPMENT – The Challenges Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Dewey Dollars vs. Tiger Tickets Why should we bribe kids? Celebrations –Classroom –Grade Level –Whole School Parent Follow Through at Events

9. SUSTAINABILITY Green Team Meetings Regularly Staff Training Refreshers Use Data for EVERYTHING

10. DATA BASED DECISIONS EVERYTHING! Changed entrance procedure in AM. Homework check at end of the day Which cool tools to teach Gather data from children about celebrations Constant Goal – less ODRs and higher student achievement

11. DATA SHOWS SUCCESS Lower Major and Minor Infractions

12. DATA SHOWS SUCCESS Lower Suspensions 2002-032003-042004-052005-062006-07 Students Suspended 2619953 Suspension Days 70.536.51992

13. DATA SHOWS SUCCESS Less Special Education Identification 2004-052005-062006-07 Support/Yellow Plans 303229 Moved to Case Study 867 Special Education Placement 634

14. DATA SHOWS SUCCESS Higher Student Achievement - MATH

15. DATA SHOWS SUCCESS Higher Student Achievement - READING

16. Lessons Learned Practitioners need flexibility in order to maintain fidelity. –The practice must be adaptable to specific context and the available resources. The core must be differentiated from the “extras.” Don’t mess with the core. –If you change the core, you cannot achieve the desired results. Use the data. –Have a process for collecting, analyzing, and using it. –Use the data to make decisions. –Use the data to get “buy-in” from others (teachers and parents). Opponents can’t argue with data.