Booster/Refresher Training2011-2012

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Selecting the ModulesHalf Day

• Practice Problem Solving at Tier 1 • Action Planning

Full day• Developing Schools’ PATH, OR• Walking Through the Elements, OR• Critical Element ReviewAND• Practice Problem Solving at Tier 1 • Action Planning

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PracticeProblem Solving at Tier

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Resources Needed Data for each school:

ODR: Average Referrals Per day Per Month, By Problem Behavior, By Location, By Time of Day, By Student

BoQ and PIC data Computer with speakers and internet access If possible, each school has a computer that will allow

them to pull additional discipline data as needed Handouts: PowerPoint, Worksheet Practicing the

Problem Solving Process, 1 copy each school of Action Plan Part B, BoQ Scoring Guide and PIC Scoring Form (see website for these items)

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Procedures

• Step 1: Show the voiceover recording of this module. Here is the link:

• Step 2: Provide each school a copy of the1) Problem Solving Worksheet to be used as they

practice the problem-solving process with their own school’s data

2) Action Plan Part B for each school to use for step 3 (see website for these items)

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Problem-Solving Process

Step 1: Problem Identification

Step 2: Problem Analysis

Step 3: Intervention Design

Step 4: Response

to Intervention Why is it occurring?

What’s the problem?

What are we going to do about it?

Is it working?

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Procedures

• Walk each school through the 4 steps and provide the following allotted time for the schools to complete each step:Step 1: 20 minutes

Step 2: 20 minutes

Step 3: 45 minutes

Step 4: 5 minutes

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School PATH

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Resources

Provide a poster size copy of the School Path (see website for this item).

If not possible, provide chart paper with each of the following headings for each school: Dream, History, Now, Strengths, Barriers, 1

Year Goals, First StepsVariety of colored markers for each school

team to use

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Procedures

• Step 1: Disseminate either the School Path Posters or Chart Paper and the markers to each school.

• Step 2: The next two slides contain guided questions for each section of the School Path. Read each heading/guided questions and allow the schools 5 minutes per a heading to address the topic for their school.

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School PATHDream• What is your dream for your school? (5 minutes)

History• What has been the history of behavior and PBS at

your school? (5 minutes)

Now• What does behavior and PBS look like at your

school now? (5 minutes)

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School PATHStrengths• What are the strengths at your school for PBS? What have you

done well? Look at your BoQ and PIC scores. (5 minutes)

Barriers• What areas have you struggled in? What areas do you need to

work on? Look at your BoQ and PIC scores. (5 minutes)

Goals• What are your goals for the next school year to work towards

the dream? Look at your BoQ and PIC scores. (5 minutes)

First Steps• What are the things your team can do between today and the

second week of school to work towards your year long goals?

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WalkingThrough the Elements

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Resources Needed

Chart Paper

Variety Markers

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Procedures

• Step 1: Identify the critical element in need of improvement for the school(s) based on the BoQ (see slide following procedures)

• Step 2: List the identified elements individually on the top of chart paper (one element per piece of paper).

– Modification: You could do all 10 elements or you could split them up (i.e. Reward Students, Reward Staff, Teaching Faculty, Teaching Students, Teaching Parents)

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Procedures

• Step 3: Group participants so that there are an equal number of groups to chart paper. • Ex: if you have 6 chart papers, you will have 6 groups.• Ex: if you have 5 chart papers and 6 groups, divide the

groups among the 5 papers• Ex: If you have 6 chart papers and only 3 teams, divide

the teams with a minimum of 2 people per chart paper

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Procedures

• Step 4: If available, tape chart papers to the wall. Have the groups rotate every 2-5 minutes to build suggestions to address the topic. • Modification: If the room does not permit, rotate papers

instead.

• Step 5: When the groups have provided suggestions across each element, give teams 1 minute to determine spokesperson for their group.

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Procedures

• Step 6: After a group shares aloud, ask for clarification questions. The group who wrote the suggestion(s) should answer the questions.

• Step 7: Collect the chart papers, type results and e-mail final versions to the Coach of the school.

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Critical Elements of School-Wide PBS

As measured by the Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ)

• PBS Team, Administrative Support• Faculty Commitment, Participation• Effective Discipline • Data Entry & Analysis• Expectations & Rules• Reward/Recognition Program• Lesson Plans for Teaching Behavior• Implementation Planning• Classroom PBS Systems• Evaluation

(Kincaid, Childs & George, 2005; 2010)

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Critical Element Review

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Resources Needed

Mini-modules selected depending on the results of the BoQ

Computer with the mini-modules downloaded or on a thumb/flash drive

PowerPoint handouts of the selected mini-modules for participants

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Procedures

• Step 1: Identify the critical element in need of improvement for the school(s) based on the BoQ. In order of priority, select the top 3-4. Download the corresponding Power Points from the PBS website.

• Step 2: Review the mini-modules and contact your Project TA Specialist if you have any questions regarding the slides prior to the training.

• Step 3: At the training, present the content to the participants.

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Questions

• If you have questions, have you reviewed the Booster/Refresher online tutorial? • If no, click here and review it: (add link here)

• If yes and your questions were not addressed, please contact your PBS Project TA Specialist for assistance.