1. Implementing SW-PBS At Northeast R-IV School

2. About Northeast R-IV Elementary School PK- 5 Building Serves communities of Cairo, Jacksonville, and the surrounding area School population approximately 200 PK-5 PK-12 housed in the same building and share common areas of gym, cafeteria, library, computer labs, hallways No local industry, parents commute to work 17 staff members

3. Timeline Prep phase: 2009-2010 Revised ODR Collected baseline data for only one semester Wrote lesson plans Implementation Year 1: 2010-2011 Defined majors/minors Wrote Recovery Room Referral form—identified RR vs. OR behaviors Implementation Year 2: 2011-2012 Enlisted more staff help Refined system for rewarding positive behaviors

4. Obstacles to Implementation Funding Staff size Elementary and MS/HS within one building Funding Combining use of Recovery Room/BIST with SW-PBS Including Pre-K Funding

5. Supports for Implementation Immediate staff buy-in Contract time used for lesson writing Communication Improvements made during year 2

6. SUCCESS!! All referrals 2009-2012 2009-2010 (one semester)—50 2010-2011 Year 1—165 2011-2012 Year 2—8548% DECREASE BETWEEN YEAR 1 & 2

7. What’s working… Theme Character education skits each month Each trait is given a theme-based motto (“Don’t clown(fish) around…be industrious!!”; “Be honest—don’t sidestep the truth!”) T-shirts—staff wears shirts on first Monday of each month Shows staff unity All-school celebration—planned based on the theme Surf board snack, relay race, craft Reward system Tiki tickets presented to students

8. More what’s working… Rewards Free-and-frequent—Tiki tickets Awarded in language of the matrix Two-part tickets—students keep one to be use in Tiki store; other is used for weekly and schoolwide recognition Class recognition Classes keep track of total Tiki tickets—plan an incentive when 200 tickets are earned PE, Music, and Art teachers choose a class from each group for special recognition each week All-school celebrations When 4000 tickets are earned, an all-school celebration is planned

9. Pictures!!

12. Still more what’s working… Staff input—2 nd year of implementation, we depended on our staff for more help! Write skits Plan celebrations Plan theme for 2012-2013

13. Resources Agenda Definition of Majors/Minors ODR/RRR Schedule of lessons Sample lessons