1. Jill Lee, Consulting Teacher, LCPS
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Horizon Elementary January 15, 2013
Jill Lee,
Consulting Teacher, LCPS

2. LCPS Schools Implementing PBIS
Elementary = 35
Middle = 9
High = 4
Alternative Programs= 2 (YAP, JDC)
County-wide facilities= 2 (Monroe Technology, Douglass School)
Total = 52
Handout of which schools are implementing by year trained

3. PBIS…
Is an approach for teaching children appropriate behavior and providing the supports necessary to sustain that behavior.
Is not a curriculum - it is a framework to identify needs, develop strategies, and evaluate practice toward success

4. Outcomes: academic and behavior targets that are endorsed and emphasized by students, families, and educators. What is our end goal for the students and staff that we work with? Is it increased climate, decrease in office referrals, reducing the tardy rate by 30%.....This is where your action plan comes into play
Practices: interventions and strategies that are evidence based. (How will you reach the goals? What do we need to do to be successful?)
Data: information that is used to identify status, need for change, and effects of interventions. (What data will you use to support your success or barriers? How will you know if you are meeting your goals?)
Systems: supports that are needed to enable the accurate and durable implementation of the practices of PBIS. (What durable systems can be implemented that will sustain this over the long haul? How do we build capacity within our schools?)

5. Multi-tiered System of Behavioral Support
Tertiary Prevention:
Specialized
Individualized
Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior
~5%
Primary Prevention:
School-/Classroom-
Wide Systems for
All Students,
Staff, & Settings
~15%
Secondary Prevention:
Specialized Group
Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior
~80% of Students

6. Academic + Social Behavior
Cathy

7. PBIS Goals Strategies and systems to create common language
create consistent expectations
establish positive school cultures
increase academic performance
increase safety
decrease problem behavior
Aligns with principles of bullying prevention:
School Climate is characterized by acceptance, positive interest, respect and involvement with adults Responsibility for the students’ total environment, not just their learning

8. Consistency Matters School Community Common Vision Common Practices
Common Language

9. Discipline Works When ….
Prevention creates more Positive than negative consequences
Reinforcement (success)
Punishment
(failure)
4 : 1

10. Continuum of Reinforcement
Natural Success
Nod, wink, thumbs up
“Thanks”
Public acknowledgement
Token acknowledgement
Privileges
Tangibles (small to large)
*The ultimate goal is to be towards the upper portion of the continuum.

13. It’s a RAP

14. School Wide Incentives
When a staff member sees a class demonstrating the 3C’s—the class receives a compliment.
Once the class has filled their compliment chart they take it to the office.
Once the jar is filled, there is a slide show highlighting these students.

18. Cafeteria

20. The quickest way to change behavior….in anyone.
Point out what they are doing right! 20

22. Horizon Elementary Bell Schedule
7:30 Drop Off
7:50 In Classroom
Students must be in their classroom by 7:50 am.
Any student who arrives after 7:50 am is tardy.
Here is the bell schedule. Students need to be in the classroom on time everyday.

23. PBIS means: Being Proactive instead of reactive.
We brainstorm where problems might occur:
In the car
Family room
Bathroom
We brainstorm when problems might occur:
Transitions
Meal times
Academics/homework
We brainstorm who might have problems:
Certain children together
Certain children when they are overtired
We want to be one step ahead of the children. 23

24. How can you catch your kids being good…
…in the grocery store
…in the car
…getting ready for bed
…playing with their friends

25. PBIS at Home
Lets Practice—This handout and a blank home matrix as well

26. A Partnership
Success breeds success - the more your child is successful, the harder they will work.
By working together with your child’s teacher, we can increase the chance that your child will be successful at home and at school! It is important that the child knows we are on the same team!!

27. Questions, Thoughts, Comments?