1. Building Capacity and Improving Outcomes Washington State MTSS PBIS Leadership Forum
Rob Horner; National PBIS TA Center
Greg Benner; UWT
Tricia Hagerty; UWT & NWPBIS Network
Lori Lynass; NWPBIS Network

2. PBIS As A Federally Supported Framework
National PBIS center now funded for 20 years.
In NCLB and IDEA
Vocally supported by Sec. Duncan and President Obama – Now Is The Time Report
Most States Now Have Some State Level Support
Some States With State Legislation and Policies

3. Washington Task Force on Behavioral Disabilities - 1997
An estimated 9–13 % of youth aged 9–17 with emotional disturbances serious enough to impede their functioning in family, school, or community activities
Not severe enough to be identified for special education services.
These students often end up suspended, expelled and incarcerated.
The Task Force recommended multi-tiered transdisciplinary “comprehensive system of care” with universal, targeted at-risk, and intensive level services.

4. PBIS Implementation History
1999 First 4 schools in Washington Implement PBIS through Univ. of WA
Currently about 640 schools (23%) in Washington have been trained in PBIS.
89 (30%) Districts have at least 1 school implementing PBIS.
Several Districts have district initiatives including Highline, North Thurston, Olympia, Richland, White River, Omak, Vancouver, Anacortes, Camas, Tacoma and Federal Way.
PBIS is supported federally and is currently used in over 21,000 schools across the nation.

5. Big Changes Coming PBIS State Advisory Team Formed in 2012
HB 5946 – Discipline Task Force Set Up and a Portion of LAP Funds Allocated for Behaviors
OSPI MTSS Team Formed 2013
Gov. Inslee and OSPI – School Climate and Behavior Top Focus for
School Climate Transformation and PAYS Projects Grants Submitted for Funding

6. School-Wide Systems for Student Success: A Response to Intervention (RtI) Model
Academic Systems
Behavioral Systems
Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions %
Individual students
Assessment-based
High intensity
1-5% Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions
Individual students
Assessment-based
Intense, durable procedures
Tier 2/Secondary Interventions %
Some students (at-risk)
High efficiency
Rapid response
Small group interventions
Some individualizing
5-15% Tier 2/Secondary Interventions
Some students (at-risk)
High efficiency
Rapid response
Small group interventions
Some individualizing
Review big picture of this system.
Tier 1/Universal Interventions %
All students
Preventive, proactive
80-90% Tier 1/Universal Interventions
All settings, all students
Preventive, proactive
Illinois PBIS Network, Revised May 15, Adapted from “What is school-wide PBS?” OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Accessed at 6

7. Selected (SOME At-risk Students) Tier I Menu of Supports for ALL:
Tier 3 Menu of Individual Supports for a FEW:
FBA-based Behavior Intervention Plan &
Replacement Behavior Training
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Multisystemic wraparound supports
IN AN IDEAL WORLD:
Menu of a continuum of evidence-based supports
Targeted/
Intensive
(FEW High-risk students)
Individual Interventions
(3-5%)
Intensity of Assessment and Supports
Tier 2 Menu of Default Supports for SOME:
Behavioral contracting
Self monitoring
School-home note
Mentor-based program
Positive peer reporting
Group social-emotional skills training
Selected
(SOME At-risk Students)
Small Group &
Individual Strategies
(10-25% of students)
Tier I Menu of Supports for ALL:
Schoolwide PBIS
SEL curriculum
Good behavior game
Proactive classroom
management
Universal
(All Students)
School/classwide, Culturally Relevant
Systems of Support
(75-90% of students)

8. SWPBIS IMPLEMENTATION DRIVERS
Data: For decision making
Systems: To sustain
the implementation
Practices: Evidenced-based and doable
Outcomes

10. Increase In Schools Tracking Fidelity and Outcomes

11. Sample Data - Fidelity of PBIS in 28 Schools

12. The Impact of PBIS In Washington
National SWIS means
1.07
.78
.61
.51
.34

13. Is PBIS Making an Impact in Elementary Schools?

14. Is PBIS Making an Impact in Middle Schools?

15. Is PBIS Making an Impact in High Schools?

16. Can We Make A Difference For All Kids?

17. Impacts In Highline School District, WA in Just One Year Time Recovered
This Data Reported Yearly to the Highline School Board As Part of Their Visibility and Sustainability Efforts

18. Need for Better Data
PBIS Assessments – Free to put any data in and see it by a singular school.
PBIS Eval - $500 yearly and allows you to pull all data out by district and cohorts. Also allows you to aggregate Office Referral and Suspension/Expulsion data if you use the SWIS system.

19. So……. How to we get all districts these same results
How do we “scale-up”
How do we build a sustainable model

20. PBIS Events PBIS Summer and Fall Team Trainings at Several ESDs
Oct 19th – Fall PBIS Coaches Institute, Eugene, OR
Nov 3rd-4th – Fall PBIS Conference, Seattle
Nov 5th – PBIS Classroom Workshop Jessica Sprick, Seattle
Nov 5th-7th - SWIS Facilitator Training, Seattle
Nov 5th – ISIS-SWIS Facilitator Training, Seattle
Jan 30th – Winter PBIS Coaches Institute, Spokane