1. Minnesota School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Scaling up and sustaining Lessons Learned CEC Conference Boston 2008 Char Ryan, PBIS Coordinator Minnesota Department of Education

3. What we have learned…. Three years and counting…

4. Minnesota School Wide PBIS Vision To create proactive, preventive, positive, respectful and sustainable learning environments to support academic achievement, social competence, lifestyle skills and effective teaching for all learners.

5. Minnesota School Wide PBIS State initiated project began 2005 2+ years state support to schools 9 schools sites for 2005-06 11 schools selected for 2006-07 48 schools selected for 2007-08 –62 schools cumulative 70 new applicants –142 schools cumulative Urban, suburban, rural, large, small, preschool through high school

6. Current Status Implementation of School-wide PBIS as of January, 2008 : schools in Preschool Elementary MiddleHigh School Alternative 23017113

7. Growth 3 years

8. PBIS Coaches

10. Leadership Team Funding VisibilityPolitical Support TrainingCoaching Evaluation Active Coordination Local School Teams/Demonstrations

11. Accomplishments Year 1-3 Funding – state and federal funds Visibility –Implementing administrators/coaches Political Support

12. Accomplishments Year 1-3 Comprehensive team training –New and returning teams 9 days/year –Launching PBIS Internship program Training and support for Local Coaches –2 times/year/ orientation School Wide Information System (SWIS) data support School-wide Evaluation Tool –Pre and post measures using SET –System for training & dispatching evaluators School progress –Evaluation matrix and regular reporting

14. 1.Think Big! 2.Focus on outcomes 3.Build Capacity 4.Plan for sustainability with fidelity 5.Help! Fun! Celebrate! Lessons Being Learned

15. Get Ready

16. 1. Think big Start small…but think and plan big Consider implications of decision rules

18. 2. Focus on outcomes On-going specification of outcomes On-going data collection

19. 3. Build capacity state, region, local infrastructure Create and sustain team training Expand training capacity to meet team training needs- Trainer Internship Fidelity of content and outcomes Coaching Evaluation Develop plan, collect data, report

20. 4. Plan for sustainability with fidelity Move to regional implementation-closer to home Develop a statewide system of evaluation

21. SET Implementation Data Examples

22. 5. Help! Fun! Persist! Form partnerships, align initiatives Enjoy the enthusiasm Commit to the long haul

23. Conclusion “To accomplish great things we must not only plan, but also believe.” Anatole France 1844-1924

24. For More Information on PBIS Check out the website for the national PBIS Center at www.pbis.orgwww.pbis.org Check out the MDE website at http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/Special_Education/Evaluation_Program_Planning_Supports/Posit ive_Behavioral_Interventions_Supports/index.html http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/Special_Education/Evaluation_Program_Planning_Supports/Posit ive_Behavioral_Interventions_Supports/index.html Contact the Minnesota PBIS coordinator, Charlotte Ryan at 651.582.8645 or charlotte.ryan@state.mn.us. charlotte.ryan@state.mn.us