“Sustaining & Expanding Effective Practices: Lessons Learned from Implementation of School-wide Positive Behavior Supports” Susan Barrett Cyndi Boezio, Rob Horner, George Sugai

Shepperd-Pratt Health Systems MD, Colorado Department of Education, University of Oregon, University of Connecticut

www.PBIS.org

Problem Statement

“We give schools strategies & systems for developing more positive, effective, & caring school & classroom climates, but implementation is not

accurate, consistent, or durable

. Schools & teams need more than training.”

Purpose

Describe what OSEP Center on PBIS has learned about establishing, sustaining, & expanding implementation of SWPBS practices & systems in schools, districts, & states.

Agenda

2:15 Overview, Definitions, Guiding Principles, Implementation Blueprint, Sustainability & Expansion (George) 2:30 Lessons Learned from CO Implementation (Cyndi) History, Features, Data, Lessons Learned 2:50 Lessons Learned from MD Implementation (Susan) 3:10 Research, National Data, Conclusions (Rob) 3:30 Questions/Comments

Our Real Question

What’s it gonna take to promote large scale accurate & durable implementation of evidence based practices in >100,000 schools?

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Maintain effects

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Sustain implementation

Worry “ Train & Hope ”

WAIT for New Problem REACT to Problem Behavior Expect, But HOPE for Implementation Hire EXPERT to Train Practice Select & ADD Practice

Challenge

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“Train-n-hope” approaches to PD

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1 school at a time

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Going it alone

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Adding w/o integrating/facilitating

4 PBS Elements

Supporting Social Competence & Academic Achievement OUTCOMES Supporting Staff Behavior Supporting Decision Making PRACTICES Supporting Student Behavior

CONTINUUM OF SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT Primary Prevention: School-/Classroom Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings ~5% ~15% Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior Secondary Prevention: Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior ~80% of Students

Team GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS Agreements Data-based Action Plan Evaluation Implementation

Start w/ Shifts in our Units of Analysis

Student Classroom School District State

PBS Systems Implementation Logic

Funding Visibility Political Support

Leadership Team

Active Coordination Training Coaching Evaluation Local School Teams/Demonstrations

Leadership Team

Active Coordination FUNCTIONS • Implementation support • Data-based action plan • Coordination • Capacity building • Policy & funding • Communications • Training capacity • Exemplars • Evaluation MEMBERS • Coordinator • State representation • Behavioral capacity • Agency • Parent/family • Leadership • Etc

Training Coaching Evaluation • Embedded • Team-coordinated • Data-based • Local expertise • Action plan linked • Etc….

• Local support • Data-based • Preventive • Positive • Competent • Etc….

• Question-based • Academic & social • Efficient • Team-coordinated • Public • Etc….

Tools

(pbis.org) • • • • • • • •

EBS Self-assessment TIC: Team Implementation Checklist SSS: Safe Schools Survey SET: Systems School-wide Evaluation Tool BoQ: Benchmarks of Quality PBS Implementation & Planning Self assessment ISSET: Individual Student Systems Evaluation Tool (pilot) SWIS: School-Wide Information System (swis.org)

Funding Visibility Political Support • General fund • 3 years of support • Integrated • Data-based • Etc….

• Demos & research • Multiple formats • Multiple audiences • Acknow. others • Etc….

• Continuous • Top 3 priorities • Quarterly/annually • Policy • Participation • Etc….

Local School Teams/Demonstrations • Fidelity implementation • >80% of staff • >80% of students • Administrator leadership • Team-based • Data driven • Contextually relevant • Teaching focused • Integrated initiatives • Etc…..

1. Emergence 2. Demonstration IMPLEMENTATION PHASES 4. Systems Adoption 3. Elaboration

Priority Efficacy & Effectiveness Valued Outcomes Data Based Prob.

Solving Continuous Regeneration Identifying & Modifying Practices Practice Implementation Efficiency

Look for….

• Role of self-assessment • Investments in capacity building Coaching, training, evaluation, exemplars, political support, funding, visibility • Emphasis on fidelity of implementation • Understanding of research & practice • Use of data/team-based decision making • Formal planning for sustainability • Appreciation for controlled expansion