Transcript Integrating New Students and Staff to PBIS

Integrating New
Students and Staff to
PBIS:
Drops in a Bucket
Agenda
 Why
is training important?
 Address
 Create
the needs of new students
supports for new families
 Offering
training to new and mid-year
transfer staff
Why is PBIS Training Important?
 Involves
all school employees and
students
 Establishes
and teaches specific expected
behaviors in the various school settings

Change the focus. Be positive, not punitive.
 Maximizes
social success and academic
achievement
Learning Strategies
Retention of Information After 24 Hours
Lecture
5%
Reading
10%
Audiovisual
20%
Demonstration
30%
Discussion group
50%
Practice by doing
75%
Immediate use of learning
90%
(Sousa, 1995)
New Students
Kid-friendly Orientation
 Student Ambassadors

Kid-friendly tours for new students
• Introduce to campus layout, faculty/staff, school
expectations by location

The Buddy System

Periodic check-in lunches

Presentations at feeder schools
School-wide Orientation
 Passports
Home of the Jaguars
_________________________
Passport to
Corona Foothills
Middle School
Home of the Jaguars
Visit the following
locations to learn
more about Corona
Foothills Middle
School.
When all locations
have been visited,
return your Passport
to the front office.
Enjoy your trip!
Locations
Initials
Library
Cafeteria
Bathroom
Bus
Classroom/
Computer Lab
Gym/Locker Room
Front Office
Jag Mailbox
Bully Box
Passport to the Vail School District:
Generic Demo
Learning Area Expectations
Are Respectful and Trustworthy
Follow
Treat
Do
the directions of adults.
others with care.
what is right even when no one is looking.
Care About Each Other
Keep
our hands and feet to ourselves.
Treat
others the way we want to be treated.
Take Responsibility
Walk
on the sidewalks.
Follow
school rules.
Sometimes
Signature:
we make mistakes. Learn from them.
Bathroom Expectations
Are Respectful and Trustworthy
Treat
property with care.
Throw
trash in the trashcan.
Report
any problems to an adult.
Care About Each Other
Keep
our hands and feet to ourselves.
Respect
the privacy of others.
Take Responsibility
Walk
on the sidewalks.
Follow
school rules.
Sometimes
Signature:
we make mistakes. Learn from them.
End of the Day Expectations
Are Respectful and Trustworthy
Let
the elementary students on the bus first.
Follow the directions of the bus driver.
Care About Each Other
Keep
our hands and feet to ourselves.
Take Responsibility
Follow
Stay
school bus rules.
to the campus side of the yellow line.
Proceed
immediately to busses, after school
activities, or to the front of the campus.
Signature:
Name:__________________________________
Grade:__________________________________
Teacher:________________________________
Passport for ____________________Vail School
I have visited each of the areas outlined in the
passport. A staff member and/or Student
Ambassador has explained the expectations for
each area.
Student Signature:
Signature:
Student Ambassador
Supporting New Students
 Newcomers
Group

Connect new students with each other

Identify school clubs and resources

Reinforce school-wide expectations


Identify students who may be in need of
additional support
Celebrate together!
Year-round Refreshers
 Calendar

Refreshers
Technology
• Student Broadcasts

PBIS Awards Assemblies
• Recognize individual students and entire classes
 Be

Prepared for “Anytime Training”
PBIS Blitz!
New Families
Family Orientation
 New-family

Staff

Parents

Students
 Resource
tours by:
packet
Family Packet
Orient families to the following areas:

Table of Contents
 Family Handbook
 Academic calendar
 District Lunch Program
 School culture
 Child Care
 PTA information
 Newsletter

School calendar
 Tax credit donation form
 Assessment information
 Academic programs
 Brief PBIS overview
 PBIS expectations
 Extra curricular activities
 Volunteer Handbook
Parent Support System
 Grade-level
Parent Ambassadors

Parent Tree

Make a personal contact with new parents
• Provide additional information, which wasn’t
covered in the New Family Packet.

Additional roles according to your school’s
needs
Parent-Staff Mingles
 Meet

‘n Greets
Morning coffee/tea meetings the first Monday
following major breaks.
• Identify the periods of greatest new-student
enrollment

Meet with grade-level parent ambassadors
and staff
Using Media
 Introduction

Parents and students watch an intro film the
day of enrollment or it is sent home.
 School

film
website
New family tab on website.
• Take information from the family packet and
include it in the tab menu.

Podcasts and Videocasts
New Staff
Early Instruction
 Beginning
of school year PBIS retreat
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PPT
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Skits

Folder/Binder
Monthly Reminders
 Monthly
staff meeting discussion of PBIS
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Share student successes

Recognize staff accomplishments
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Discuss a section of your PBIS framework
that is going well and an area that needs
improvement
Mid-year Refreshers
 Mid-year

Refreshers
Games
• Who wants to be a millionaire?
• Jeopardy
• Scavenger Hunt

PBIS Party
Ideas from Conference Attendees

High School

Student Ambassador Programs
• Link Crew
• Ignite Crew

Elementary
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Door Hangers: List behavior expectations
Passport: contains a photo of all staff and a place for
their signature.
• Students meet staff, learn the behavior expectations for all
areas of the school, and get oriented to the campus
Final Thoughts
 Offer
ongoing support throughout the
school year.
 Present
your PBIS information in a variety
of ways.
 Make
it fun and memorable!
Thank you!
 Contact
Information
Andrea Richards
520-626-9258
[email protected]