Transcript Being an Effective PBIS Coach

Being an Effective PBIS
Coach
Sarah Clay
School Psychologist
Howard County Public Schools
Today’s Agenda
Introduction and Background
Getting Started as a new PBIS school
Tips for recruiting and maintaining a team
Role of the PBIS coach
Using Data for decision making
Organization Tools
Effective Team Meetings
Questions?
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
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24% White
36.6% African American
26.5% Hispanic
.8% Native American
3%
Not reported
530 students
104 staff members
Background
About Me
– Assigned to Talbott Springs full time
– Responsible for
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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 data
Academic data - increasing instructional time,
statewide and local assessments
Teacher or school climate survey data
Informal 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
occasions
At 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
plan
Attend training and bring back knowledge to
your school team
Your role as PBIS Coach
Use Action plan to drive team goals
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 helpful
Organize schoolwide interventions or booster
sessions based on data collected
Examine existing structures and staff/student
ratios
Share with staff through committee meetings
or faculty meetings
Using Data to Make Decisions
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
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
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 advance
Focus on broad schoolwide data not
individual students
During 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 midyear 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
feedback
Recognize things will get easier after the first
year!
Ideas for Low Cost
Schoolwide Events
Staff talent show
Dance party
Kickball or basketball (grade vs. grade or
staff vs. students)
Special art project time
Obstacle course in the gym
Assembly 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
Questions?
Sarah Clay, School Psychologist
Howard County Public Schools
– [email protected]
– 410-313-6915