being an effective pbis coach sarah clay school psychologist howard county public schools
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Today’s Agenda
Introduction and BackgroundGetting Started as a new PBIS schoolTips for recruiting and maintaining a teamRole of the PBIS coachUsing Data for decision makingOrganization Tools Effective Team MeetingsQuestions?
Background
Howard County– Suburban district located between
Baltimore and Washington, DC– 39 elementary schools, 18 middle and 12
high schools– Total enrollment: 49,748 students
Background
Talbott Springs Elementary -Diverse Title 1 school
Ethnicity• 24% White• 36.6% African American• 26.5% Hispanic• .8% Native American • 3% Not reported
530 students104 staff members
Background
About Me– Assigned to Talbott Springs full time– Responsible for
• Assessment• Individual and Team Consultation• Small Group and Individual Counseling• Instructional Intervention Team• Crisis Intervention• PBIS Coach
Getting Started
Summer timing– Allows for planning and recruitment of team
members– Plan for fall Kickoff with key elements
Administrative Support– Crucial to successful coaching– Very helpful to have an administrator attend
meetings• At TSES assistant principal is co-chair of committee• Commitment to schoolwide events and follow through on
established procedures
Getting Started
Use office referral and suspension dataAcademic data - increasing instructional time, statewide and local assessmentsTeacher or school climate survey dataInformal data through looking at classroom management systems at the individual teacher level
Getting Started
Agree on core rules All Staff commit to teaching the core rules throughout the building on multiple occasionsAt Talbott Springs: Go Red– Be Respectful– Be rEsponsible– Be Determined
Recruiting a Core Team
Key “players” in your building
Representation across grade levels and roles – Paraeducators, related arts staff, special ed, ELL
etc.
Seek out staff members with particular talents
Staff with behavioral expertise
Consider getting the “naysayers” on your side
Extend personal invitations
Making PBIS a Priority
Scheduled meeting times that will not be cancelled or interrupted– More at the beginning
Insert some PBIS discussion at school events– Back to school night– Other special events– Faculty meetings
Ensure buy-in from team leaders
Your Role as a PBIS Coach
Surround yourself with a good team!Collect statewide data– Benchmarks of Quality (BOQ)– Implementation Phases Inventory (IPI)– Schoolwide Evaluation Tool (SET)
Lead the team through creation of an action planAttend training and bring back knowledge to your school team
Your role as a PBIS Coach
Coach vs. Team Leader– Co-coaching model
Duties to be shared with Team Leader– Setting agenda and running team meetings– Organizing schoolwide events– Daily maintenance of tokens & rewards– Data entry and analysis
Using Data to Make Decisions
SWIS data Helpful to have a sub-committee or smaller group to dig into the student data Consider developing yellow and red zone interventions (this may be year 2 or 3)– Check in/check out– Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior
Intervention Plans when needed– Individualized interventions– Family involvement
Using Data to Make Decisions
Trend data can be helpfulOrganize schoolwide interventions or booster sessions based on data collectedExamine existing structures and staff/student ratiosShare with staff through committee meetings or faculty meetings
Using Data to Make Decisions
Examples:– Based on historical monthly data our PBIS
team organized schoolwide student raffles during February and April
– Next year plan for “booster sessions” in highest referral months
Using Data to Make Decisions
Countywide HCSPS focused on training to improve classroom management
At school level we looked at restructuring playground options– Assigned stations– Worked with staff on increased active supervision– Started “Fitness Fridays”
Using Data to Make Decisions
At the Red Zone level examine individual student data
Interventions for this student focused on providing positive adult attention throughout the day
Other ideas?
Organizational Tools
Binder for minor incident reports and Office Referrals
Coach’s Binder
Minutes from meetings– Helpful to share with entire staff
Publish dates on schoolwide calendar
Effective Team Meetings
Set and send out agenda in advanceFocus on broad schoolwide data not individual studentsDuring year 1 allow time for trouble shooting – may need to meet more than once a month
Build in booster sessions for the adults– Secure time on faculty meeting agenda for mid-
year check-in
Address questions/concerns from staff
Effective Team Meetings
Assign roles for follow up at the meeting– Sub committees where needed– E.g. prize cart, schoolwide events
Get students involved Look to people outside the team who have special knowledge or skills Crucial to link back with entire staff for feedbackRecognize things will get easier after the first year!
Ideas for Low Cost Schoolwide Events
Staff talent showDance partyKickball or basketball (grade vs. grade or
staff vs. students)Special art project timeObstacle course in the gymAssembly where middle or high school kids
perform Pajama Day
Ideas for Low Cost Weekly Prizes
Lunch with a teacher
Lunch at a special table
Reader on morning announcements
Sit at teacher’s desk for the day
Line leader for the day
Basketball time at the end of the day
Computer time
No homework pass
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