School-Wide Positive Behavior Support:

(Re)Overview

George SugaiOSEP Center on PBIS

Center for Behavioral Education & ResearchUniversity of Connecticut

September 30 2010

www.pbis.org www.cber.org www.swis.org

Getting Tough

Teaching to Corner

Applied Challenge:Academic & behavior success (failure) are

linked!

PURPOSE

Provide (re)overview of school-

wide positive behavior

supports (aka PBIS) to

determine implementation

status• Rationale• Features• Examples & Data

Predictable work environments are places

where employees (Buckingham & Coffman 2002, Gallup)

1. Know what is expected

2. Have materials & equipment to do job correctly

3. Receive recognition each week for good work.

4. Have supervisor who cares, & pays attention

5. Receive encouragement to contribute & improve

6. Can identify person at work who is “best friend.”

7. Feel mission of organization makes them feel like their jobs are important

8. See people around them committed to doing good job

9. Feel like they are learning new things (getting better)

10. Have opportunity to do their job well.

1 million workers, 80,000 managers, 400 companies

Predictable work environments are places where educators, students, family members, etc….

1. Know what is expected2. Have curriculum & instruction to do job correctly3. Receive recognition for demonstrating expectations.4. Have teacher/parent/principal who cares, & pays attention5. Receive encouragement to contribute & improve6. Can identify someone who they can relate to.”7. Feel mission of classroom/school makes them feel like their

efforts are important8. See students/teachers/principals around them committed to

doing good job9. Feel like they are learning new things (getting better)10. Have opportunity to do their learning/teaching well.

1 million workers, 80,000 managers, 400 companies

SWPBS Logic!Successful individual student behavior support is linked to host environments or school climates that are effective, efficient, relevant, and durable for all students(Zins & Ponti, 1990)

Rationale

Worry #1“Teaching” by Getting Tough

Runyon: “I hate this f____ing school, & you’re a dumbf_____.”

Teacher: “That is disrespectful language. I’m sending you to the office so you’ll learn never to say those words again….starting now!”

Immediate & seductive solution….”Get Tough!”

• Clamp down & increase monitoring• Re-re-re-review rules• Extend continuum & consistency of

consequences• Establish “bottom line”

...Predictable individual response

Reactive responses are predictable….

When we experience aversive situation, we want select interventions that produce immediate relief– Remove student

– Remove ourselves

– Modify physical environment

– Assign responsibility for change to student &/or others

When behavior doesn’t improve, we “Get Tougher!”

• Zero tolerance policies

• Increased surveillance

• Increased suspension & expulsion

• In-service training by expert

• Alternative programming

…..Predictable systems response!

Erroneous assumption that student…

• Is inherently “bad”

• Will learn more appropriate behavior through increased use of “aversives”

• Will be better tomorrow…….

But….false sense of safety/security!

• Fosters environments of control• Triggers & reinforces antisocial behavior • Shifts accountability away from school• Devalues child-adult relationship• Weakens relationship between academic

& social behavior programming

Science of behavior has taught us that students….

• Are NOT born with “bad behaviors”• Do NOT learn when presented

contingent aversive consequences

……..Do learn better ways of behaving by being taught directly & receiving positive feedback

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

• Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence (2001)

• Coordinated Social Emotional & Learning (Greenberg et al., 2003)

• Center for Study & Prevention of Violence (2006)

• White House Conference on School Violence (2006)

SWPBS is about….

Worry #2:“Train & Hope”

REACT toProblemBehavior

Select &ADD

Practice

Hire EXPERTto TrainPractice

WAIT forNew

Problem

Expect, But HOPE for

Implementation

SWPBS is

Features

SYST

EMS

PRACTICES

DATASupportingStaff Behavior

SupportingStudent Behavior

OUTCOMES

Supporting Social Competence &Academic Achievement

SupportingDecisionMaking

IntegratedElements

Primary Prevention:School-/Classroom-Wide Systems for

All Students,Staff, & Settings

Secondary Prevention:Specialized Group

Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior

Tertiary Prevention:Specialized

IndividualizedSystems for Students

with High-Risk Behavior

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

CONTINUUM OFSCHOOL-WIDE

INSTRUCTIONAL & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

SUPPORT

ALL

SOME

FEW

RtIAkaSRBI

Responsiveness to Intervention

1-5% 1-5%

5-10% 5-10%

80-90% 80-90%

Intensive, Individual Interventions• Individual Students• Assessment-based

• High Intensity

Intensive, Individual Interventions• Individual Students• Assessment-based

• Intense, durable procedures

Targeted Group Interventions• Some students (at-risk)

• High efficiency• Rapid response

Targeted Group Interventions• Some students (at-risk)

• High efficiency• Rapid response

Universal Interventions• All students

• Preventive, proactive

Universal Interventions• All settings, all students• Preventive, proactive

Responsiveness to Intervention

Academic Systems Behavioral Systems

Circa 1996

RTIIntegrated Continuum

Mar 10 2010

Academic Continuum

Behavior Continuum

All

Some

FewRTI

Continuum of Support for

ALL

Dec 7, 2007

RTIContinuum of

Support for ALL

Dec 7, 2007

Science

Soc Studies

Reading

Math

Soc skills

Basketball

Spanish

Label behavior…not people

RTIContinuum of

Support for ALL

Dec 7, 2007

Prob Sol.

Coop play

Adult rel.

Anger man.

Attend.

Peer interac

Ind. play

Label behavior…not people

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

ESTABLISHING CONTINUUM of SWPBS

SECONDARY PREVENTION• Check in/out• Targeted social skills

instruction• Peer-based supports• Social skills club•

TERTIARY PREVENTION• Function-based support• Wraparound• Person-centered planning• •

PRIMARY PREVENTION• Teach SW expectations• Proactive SW discipline• Positive reinforcement• Effective instruction• Parent engagement•

SECONDARY PREVENTION• • • • •

TERTIARY PREVENTION• • • • •

PRIMARY PREVENTION• • • • • •

Horner, R. H., Sugai, G., & Anderson, C. M. (2010). Examining the evidence base for school-wide positive behavior support. Focus on Exceptionality, 31(6), 1-24

www.pbis.org

“Is SWPBS evidence-based practice?”

Classroom

SWPBSPractices

Non-classroom Family

Student

School-w

ide

• Smallest #• Evidence-based

• Biggest, durable effect

SCHOOL-WIDE1.1. Leadership team

2.Behavior purpose statement

3.Set of positive expectations & behaviors

4.Procedures for teaching SW & classroom-wide expected behavior

5.Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behavior

6.Continuum of procedures for discouraging rule violations

7.Procedures for on-going data-based monitoring & evaluation

EVIDENCE-BASED

INTERVENTIONPRACTICES

CLASSROOM1.All school-wide2.Maximum structure & predictability in routines & environment3.Positively stated expectations posted, taught, reviewed, prompted, & supervised.4.Maximum engagement through high rates of opportunities to respond, delivery of evidence-based instructional curriculum & practices5.Continuum of strategies to acknowledge displays of appropriate behavior.6.Continuum of strategies for responding to inappropriate behavior.

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT1.Behavioral competence at school & district levels

2.Function-based behavior support planning

3.Team- & data-based decision making

4.Comprehensive person-centered planning & wraparound processes

5.Targeted social skills & self-management instruction

6. Individualized instructional & curricular accommodations

NONCLASSROOM1.Positive expectations & routines taught & encouraged

2.Active supervision by all staff (Scan, move, interact)

3.Precorrections & reminders

4.Positive reinforcement

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT1.Continuum of positive behavior support for all families

2.Frequent, regular positive contacts, communications, & acknowledgements

3.Formal & active participation & involvement as equal partner

4.Access to system of integrated school & community resources

1. Leadership team

2. Behavior purpose statement

3. Set of positive expectations & behaviors

4. Procedures for teaching SW & classroom-wide expected behavior

5. Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behavior

6. Continuum of procedures for discouraging rule violations

7. Procedures for on-going data-based monitoring & evaluation

School-wide

• All school-wide• Maximum structure & predictability in routines &

environment• Positively stated expectations posted, taught, reviewed,

prompted, & supervised.• Maximum engagement through high rates of opportunities

to respond, delivery of evidence-based instructional curriculum & practices

• Continuum of strategies to acknowledge displays of appropriate behavior, including contingent & specific praise, group contingencies, behavior contracts, token economies

• Continuum of strategies for responding to inappropriate behavior, including specific, contingent, brief corrections for academic & social behavior errors, differential reinforcement of other behavior, planned ignoring, response cost, & timeout.

Classroom

• Positive expectations & routines taught & encouraged

• Active supervision by all staff– Scan, move, interact

• Precorrections & reminders• Positive reinforcement

Non-classroom

“Good morning, class!”

Teachers report that when students are greeted by an adult in morning, it takes less time to complete morning routines & get first lesson started.

• Behavioral competence at school & district levels

• Function-based behavior support planning • Team- & data-based decision making• Comprehensive person-centered planning &

wraparound processes• Targeted social skills & self-management

instruction• Individualized instructional & curricular

accommodations

Individual Student

• Continuum of positive behavior support for all families

• Frequent, regular positive contacts, communications, & acknowledgements

• Formal & active participation & involvement as equal partner

• Access to system of integrated school & community resources

Family

1. Leadership team

2. Behavior purpose statement

3. Set of positive expectations & behaviors

4. Procedures for teaching SW & classroom-wide expected behavior

5. Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behavior

6. Continuum of procedures for discouraging rule violations

7. Procedures for on-going data-based monitoring & evaluation

School-wide

Agreements

Team

Data-based Action Plan

ImplementationEvaluation

GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION

PROCESS

• Readiness agreements, prioritization, & investments

• 3-4 year implementation commitment

• Local capacity for training, coordination, coaching, & evaluation

• Systems for implementation integrity

BehavioralCapacity

Priority &Status

Data-basedDecisionMaking

Communications

Administrator

TeamAdministratorSpecialized Support

Student

Community

Non-Teaching

Teaching

Family

Representation

Start withTeam that “Works.”

Team-led Process

Initiative, Project,

Committee

Purpose Outcome Target Group

Staff Involved

SIP/SID/etc

Attendance Committee

Character Education

Safety Committee

School Spirit Committee

Discipline Committee

DARE Committee

EBS Work Group

Working Smarter

Initiative, Committee

Purpose Outcome Target Group

Staff Involved

SIP/SID

Attendance Committee

Increase attendance

Increase % of students attending daily

All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee

Goal #2

Character Education

Improve character

Improve character All students Marlee, J.S., Ellen

Goal #3

Safety Committee

Improve safety Predictable response to threat/crisis

Dangerous students

Has not met Goal #3

School Spirit Committee

Enhance school spirit

Improve morale All students Has not met

Discipline Committee

Improve behavior

Decrease office referrals

Bullies, antisocial students, repeat offenders

Ellen, Eric, Marlee, Otis

Goal #3

DARE Committee

Prevent drug use High/at-risk drug users

Don

EBS Work Group Implement 3-tier model

Decrease office referrals, increase attendance, enhance academic engagement, improve grades

All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee, Otis, Emma

Goal #2

Goal #3

Sample Teaming Matrix

Are outcomes

measurable?

3-4 YearCommitment

Top 3 School-Wide

Initiatives

Coaching &Facilitation

DedicatedResources

& Time

AdministrativeParticipation

3-Tiered Prevention

LogicAgreements &

Supports

Statement ofBehavior Purpose

Self-Assessment

EfficientSystems of Data

Management

Team-basedDecisionMaking Evidence-

BasedPractices

MultipleSystems

ExistingDiscipline

DataData-based Action Plan

SWIS

Avg Ref/Day/Month

Office Discipline Referrals

• Definition– Kid-Teacher-Administrator interaction– Underestimation of actual behavior

• Improving usefulness & value– Clear, mutually exclusive, exhaustive definitions– Distinction between office v. classroom managed– Continuum of behavior support – Positive school-wide foundations– W/in school comparisons

# Ref by Problem

# Ref by Location

# Ref by Time of Day

# Ref by Students

How long would it take to answer big 5 SW discipline questions in your school?1. How many?2. What?3. Where?4. When?5. Who?

Examples

Emphasizing & Teaching Positive

Expectations

Teaching Matrix

SETTING

All Settings

Hallways Playgrounds CafeteriaLibrary/

Computer Lab

Assembly Bus

Respect Ourselves

Be on task.

Give your best effort.

Be prepared.

Walk. Have a plan.

Eat all your food.Select healthy foods.

Study, read,

compute.

Sit in one spot.

Watch for your stop.

Respect Others

Be kind.Hands/feet

to self.Help/share

with others.

Use normal voice

volume.Walk to right.

Play safe.Include others.Share

equipment.

Practice good table manners

Whisper.Return books.

Listen/watch.Use

appropriate applause.

Use a quiet voice.

Stay in your seat.

Respect Property

Recycle.Clean up after self.

Pick up litter.

Maintain physical space.

Use equipment properly.

Put litter in garbage can.

Replace trays &

utensils.Clean up

eating area.

Push in chairs.Treat books

carefully.

Pick up.Treat chairs appropriately

.

Wipe your feet.Sit

appropriately.

Exp

ecta

tions 1. S

OCIAL SKILL2. NATURAL

CONTEXT

3. BEHAVIOR

EXAMPLES

Acknowledge & Recognize

Data & Outcomes

4 Main Data Concerns

• Measurable & justifiable outcomes

• On-going data-based decision making

• Evidence-based practices

• Systems ensuring durable, high fidelity of implementation

PBIS Messages

Effective Social & AcademicSchool Culture

Common Vision/Values

Common Language

Common Experience

RtI/SWPBS

YEAR 1 OUTCOME OBJECTIVES

• Establish leadership team• Establish staff agreements• Build working knowledge &

foundations of SW-PBS practices & systems

• Develop & begin implementation of individualized action plan for SW-PBS