1. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (HI CSSS): Alignment & Integration George Sugai Center for Behavioral Education & Research Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Neag School of Education University of Connecticut 13 July 2015 www.pbis.org www.neswpbs.org www.cber.org

2. PURPOSE To discuss how (a) MTSS, PBIS, RtI & MTBF relate to one another; (b) DoE, DoJ, & DHHS relate to one another….& (c) what they all have to do with HI CSSS

3. www.pbis.org www.neswpbs.org Presentations

4. HAWAI’I

5. “Well, the truth is, there are simple answers; they just are not easy ones.” Ronald Reagan in Coach John Wooden’s Greatest Secret Pat Williams, 2014.

6. “Coach Wooden’s goal: learn the fundamentals, master the fundamentals, teach the fundamentals to others, & apply the fundamentals in every area of our lives. Mastering the fundamentals is one of a lot of little things done well that make a big difference in our pursuit of success.” Coach John Wooden’s Greatest Secret Pat Williams, 2014. “Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” Jim Rohn

7. BIG IDEAS

8. SWPBS FeatureAction 1. What is 1 thing you learned that you did not know before? 2. What 3 “big ideas” will you take back to your colleagues? 3. What is 1 practice you will do tomorrow that you have not done before? 4. What is 1 practice you will consider not doing tomorrow? 5. What is 1 enhancement you can make in your teaching environment to increase likelihood of doing above? Action Steps - Homework

9. Why?

10. Getting Tough Teaching to Corner Nov 1985 Kappan School Discipline Challenge: Academic & behavior success (failure) are linked!

11. School Climate & Discipline School Violence & Mental Health Disproportionality & School-Prison Pipeline

15. NOT Equal

16. STUDENT BEHAVIOR ADULT BEHAVIOROUTCOMES Aggression Bullying behavior Non-compliance Insubordination Social w/drawal Truancy Law/norm violations Substance use Weapon possession Harassment Self-injury Office referral In school detention Out of school suspension Probation & parole Arrests & incarceration Restraint & seclusion Mental health referral Disproportionality Dropping out School failure Mental illness School-to-prison pipeline Achievement gap Unemployment Delinquency

18. Positive School Climate Did you feel that!

19. Understanding mechanism (Function) matters!

20. Coercive Cycle

21. Biglan, Dishion, Mayer, Patterson, Reid, Severson, Walker

22. Positive Reinforcement Cycle

23. Negative School Behavior Negative School Behavior Negative Student Behavior Negative Student Behavior What’s It Take to Shift from Negative to Positive School Climate??? Positive Student Behavior Positive Student Behavior Positive School Behavior Positive School Behavior Coercive Cycle Positive Reinforcement Cycle

24. Biglan, Colvin, Hoagwood, Mayer, Patterson, Reid, Walker

25. DecisionSWPBS FeatureAction Yes ? No1. Do >80% of students engage in socially appropriate interactions w/ peers daily? Yes ? No2. Do >80% of staff have more positive than negative social interactions with their students daily? Yes ? No3. Do >80% of staff model positive expected social behavior daily? Yes ? No4. Do >80% of students experience high levels of successful academic engagement every hour? Yes ? No5. Are we using data to monitor the above? Yes ? No6. Is our team monitoring & coordinating implementation of above? School Climate Self-Assessment - homework

26. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Arranging environment to be conducive to teaching & learning (N. Haring, 2012)

27. Common Vision/Values Common Language Common Experience Quality Leadership Effective Organizations GOAL: “Big Outcome” “Organizations are groups of individuals whose collective behaviors are directed toward a common goal & maintained by a common outcome” Skinner, 1953, Science of Human Behavior Classroom School Complex - District State

28. MTSS aka PBIS, SWPBS, MTSS-B, MTBF, RtI-B… Framework Continuum Academically All

29. SYSTEMS PRACTICES DATA OUTCOMES Vincent, Randall, Cartledge, Tobin, & Swain-Bradway 2011; Sugai, O’Keeffe, & Fallon, 2012ab Supporting Important Culturally Equitable Academic & Social Behavior Competence Supporting Culturally Relevant Evidence-based Interventions Supporting Culturally Knowledgeable Staff Behavior Supporting Culturally Valid Decision Making MTSS Emphasis

30. CORE FEATURES MTSS/MTBF

31. Primary Prevention: School-/Classroom- Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings Secondary Prevention: Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior ~80% of Students ~15% ~5% CONTINUUM OF SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT ALL SOME FEW

32. All Some Few Dec 7, 2007 Continuum of Support for All

33. Continuum of Support “Theora” Dec 7, 2007 Science Soc Studies Comprehension Math Soc skills Basketball Spanish Label behavior…not people Decoding Writing Technology

34. Continuum of Support for ALL: “Molcom” Dec 7, 2007 Prob Sol. Coop play Adult rel. Anger man. Attend. Peer interac Ind. play Label behavior…..not kids Self-assess Homework Technology Behavior Support

35. Continuum of Support for ALL: “________” Dec 7, 2007 __________ _________ ________ __________ _______ _________ ________ ___________ _________ __________

36. SWPBS: Core Practice Features SECONDARY PREVENTION Team-led implementation w/ behavior expertise Increased social skills instruction, practice Increased supervision & precorrection Increased opportunities for reinforcement Continuous progress monitoring TERTIARY PREVENTION Multi-disciplinary team w/ behavior expertise Function-based behavior support Wraparound, culture-driven, person-centered supports & planning School mental health Continuous monitoring of progress & implementation fidelity Increased precorrection, supervision, reinforcement PRIMARY PREVENTION Team-led implementation Behavior priority Social behavior expectations SW & CW teaching & encouraging of expectations Consistency in responding to problem behavior Data-based decision making Precision Engagement Feedback Practice Teamwork

37. ESTABLISHING CONTINUUM of SWPBS SECONDARY PREVENTION Check in/out Targeted social skills instruction Peer-based supports Social skills club TERTIARY PREVENTION Function-based support Wraparound Person-centered planning PRIMARY PREVENTION Teach SW expectations Proactive SW discipline Positive reinforcement Effective instruction Parent engagement SECONDARY PREVENTION TERTIARY PREVENTION PRIMARY PREVENTION Homework HOMEWORK GUIDELINES Next month’s salary. What can do with fidelity. What you want to achieve. Avoid people or services. GUIDELINES Next month’s salary. What can do with fidelity. What you want to achieve. Avoid people or services.

38. MTSS/CSSS: Core Features OutcomesPracticesSystemsData TEAM Administration Counseling General Education Instruction & Curriculum Nursing Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Psychology Resource Officers Social Work Special Education Mental Health TEAM Administration Counseling General Education Instruction & Curriculum Nursing Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Psychology Resource Officers Social Work Special Education Mental Health

39. MTSS/CSSS: Core Features OutcomesPracticesSystemsData

40. Teaching social skills explicitly Establishing stimulus control….like academic skills

41. Punishment teaches Punishment signals error. Punishment does not teach SS. Punishment signals error. Punishment does not teach SS. Teach “1 hour every Monday” SS are needed all day. SS are prompted & practiced all day. SS are needed all day. SS are prompted & practiced all day. Not my responsibility SS are needed to learn. SS are needed to teach. SS are needed to learn. SS are needed to teach. Bad behavior is trait SS (good/bad) learned & taught. Teaching SS should be formal. SS (good/bad) learned & taught. Teaching SS should be formal. Social Skills Misrules

42. “Power of Habits” Charles Duhigg, 2012 CUEHABITREWARD Dessert Satisfied Eat TV remote Entertained Sit & watch Teased Teasing stops Hit Difficult work Work removed Destroy work Carrot Walk Ignore Try Satisfied?! Entertained?! Teasing stops?! Work removed?! CHALLENGE: Replacing current behavior (strong habit) with new behavior (weak habit) Subtitle: “Why We Do What We Do in Life & Business”

43. Establishing/Replacing Habit Charles Duhigg (2014) All three elements are addressed in SSI

44. Teaching/learning mis-rule!!

45. DEFINE Simply DEFINE Simply MODEL PRACTICE In Setting PRACTICE In Setting ADJUST for Efficiency ADJUST for Efficiency MONITOR & ACKNOWLEDGE Continuously MONITOR & ACKNOWLEDGE Continuously Teaching calculating hypotenuse of triangle “C 2 = A 2 + B 2 where C is side opposite right angle….” “Watch me,…If A = 3 & B = 4, then C 2 = 25, & C = 5….” “I noticed that everyone got #1 & #3 correct. #2 was tricky because no right angle….” “Work w/ your partner & calculate hypotenuse of triangle for these 3 examples……” “Work w/ another partner & do these 4 examples….”

46. “Teaching by Getting Tough” “I hate this f___ing school & you’re a dumbf_____!” “That’s disrespectful language, girl. I’m sending you to the office so you’ll learn never to say those words again….starting now!”

47. DEFINE Simply DEFINE Simply MODEL PRACTICE In Setting PRACTICE In Setting ADJUST for Efficiency ADJUST for Efficiency MONITOR & ACKNOWLEDGE Continuously MONITOR & ACKNOWLEDGE Continuously Teaching social behaviors like academic skills “If someone won’t stop teasing your friend, you should look cool & walk away w/ your friend…” “Watch. This is how I would do it at a concert.” “That was great. What would that look like if you were stuck on the bus? In the classroom?” “You got it. Tomorrow let’s figure out how to handle cyber-teasing.” “Tell me how you would do it if you were in hallway.” “At school dance.”

48. Emphasizing & Teaching Positive Expectations

49. Teaching Matrix SETTING All Settings HallwaysPlaygroundsCafeteria Library/ Compute r Lab AssemblyBus Respect Ourselves Be on task. Give your best effort. Be prepared. Walk.Have a plan. Eat all your food. Select healthy foods. Study, read, compute. Sit in one spot. Watch for your stop. Respect Others Be kind. Hands/feet to self. Help/share with others. Use normal voice volume. Walk to right. Play safe. Include others. Share equipment. Practice good table manners Whisper. Return books. Listen/watch. Use appropriate applause. Use a quiet voice. Stay in your seat. Respect Property Recycle. Clean up after self. Pick up litter. Maintain physical space. Use equipment properly. Put litter in garbage can. Replace trays & utensils. Clean up eating area. Push in chairs. Treat books carefully. Pick up. Treat chairs appropriately. Wipe your feet. Sit appropriately. Expectations 1. SOCIAL SKILL 2. NATURAL CONTEXT 3. BEHAVIOR EXAMPLES

50. Expectations Expectations & behavioral skills are taught & recognized in natural context

51. DecisionSWPBS FeatureAction Yes ? No1. Do most (80%) of our staff agree that social skill expectations can be taught? Yes ? No2. Do we have plan for teaching school-wide social skill expectations? Yes ? No3. Do we teach school-wide social skill expectations in our classrooms? Yes ? No4. Do we teach school-wide social skill expectations throughout the day? Yes ? No5. Are we using data to monitor the above? Yes ? No6. Is our team monitoring & coordinating implementation of above? Social Skills Self-assessment - 7 minutes Attention Please 1 Minute

52. Concluding comments Now what?

53. Implementation Drivers PBIS Implementation Blueprint (2015 rev, pbis.org)

54. Internal Coaching Support External Coaching Support Basic MTBF Implementation Framework Team Support Regional/State Leadership

55. Basic “Logic” SYSTEMS PRACTICES DATA Training + Coaching + Evaluation Cultural/Context Considerations Improve “Fit” Start w/ effective, efficient, & relevant, doable Prepare & support implementation Implementation Fidelity Maximum Student Outcomes Maximum Student Outcomes

56. BIG IDEAS

57. MTSS/CSSS: Core Features OutcomesPracticesSystemsData TEAM Administration Counseling General Education Instruction & Curriculum Nursing Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Psychology Resource Officers Social Work Special Education Mental Health TEAM Administration Counseling General Education Instruction & Curriculum Nursing Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Psychology Resource Officers Social Work Special Education Mental Health Take advantage of opportunities to develop & implement lean, efficient, durable, effective CSSS. Integration & alignment of outcomes, practices, systems & data. Take advantage of opportunities to develop & implement lean, efficient, durable, effective CSSS. Integration & alignment of outcomes, practices, systems & data.

58. SWPBS FeatureAction 1. What is 1 thing you learned that you did not know before? 2. What 3 “big ideas” will you take back to your colleagues? 3. What is 1 practice you will do tomorrow that you have not done before? 4. What is 1 practice you will consider not doing tomorrow? 5. What is 1 enhancement you can make in your teaching environment to increase likelihood of doing above? Action Steps - Homework

59. “The way to achieve dauntingly high goals is through a relentless focus on achieving optimal performance in a lot of seemingly little things. Those little things accumulate over time & make a big difference.” Coach John Wooden’s Greatest Secret Pat Williams, 2014. Smallest, most effective, durable, efficient, & relevant

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