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Systems for Success: Lessons Learned George Sugai Center on PBIS November 3, 2005 www.pbis.org [email protected] Why this Plenary? • Celebrate system successes by acknowledging your efforts • Review 13 “lessons learned” about success-full systems • Dispel rumors….Why CT? Celebrate your/our accomplishments & successes! • • • • • • • • • DIBELS, Academic Assessment & Programming K-12 Implementation Safe Schools & Social Responsibility Wraparound Family & Community Participation Functional Behavioral Assessment School-wide & District-wide BC, Alberta, Yellowknife Etc. Basics • Team led process • Redesign of teaching & learning environments • Few school-wide expectations defined, taught, & encouraged in natural context • All kids included & involved in all settings • Contextually/culturally relevant • Sustained implementation & controlled expansion Multiple Implementation Systems Student Classroom School District State Organizational Change Need Demo w/ Outcomes Adoption w/ Vision Implementation w/ Fidelity Sustained w/ Policy Controlled Expansion Worries… • Competing initiatives… achievement, special education, bullying,… • Rapid expansion with level funding • Limited local capacity • Increased coordination complexity • Decreased implementation fidelity • Increased requests for training & support • …..etc. Systems for Success: 13 Lessons Learned Successful individual student behavior support is linked to host environments or school climates that are effective, efficient, relevant, & durable (Zins & Ponti, 1990) #1 Invest in Effective, Efficient, Relevant, & Durable Host Environments Supporting Social Competence & Academic Achievement Visibility Political Support Funding SY ST E TA DA Supporting Staff Behavior MS OUTCOMES Leadership Team Supporting Decision Making Active Coordination Training Coaching Evaluation PRACTICES Local School Teams/Demonstrations Supporting Student Behavior Student Classroom Team ~5% School ~15% District Agreements Primary Prevention: School-/ClassroomWide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings Data-based Action Plan Evaluation State Implementation ~80% of Students Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior Secondary Prevention: Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior #2 Give priority to prevention ~5% ~15% Primary Prevention: School-/ClassroomWide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings ~80% of Students Tertiary Prevention: Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior Secondary Prevention: Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior #3 Establish predictable learning/teaching environments Common Vision ORGANIZATION MEMBERS Common Experience Common Language 1 million workers; 80,000 managers; 400 companies Predictable work environments are places educators, students, where employees (Buckingham & Coffman 2002, Gallup) family members, etc. 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 #4 Embed staff development into regular school routines WAIT for New Problem Expect, But HOPE for Implementation Hire EXPERT to Train Practice REACT to Problem Behavior Select & ADD Practice #5 Establish agreements & commitments before moving to implementation Team Agreements Data-based Action Plan Evaluation Implementation Office Re fe rrals pe r Day pe r M onth A v e R efer r als per D ay #6 Decide w/ data Last Year and This Year 20 15 10 5 0 Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar School Months Apr May Jun N um ber of O ffic e R efer r als Referrals by Location 50 40 30 20 10 0 B ath R B us A B us C af C lass C omm Gym H all School Locations Libr P lay G S pec Other N um ber of R efer r als Re fe rrals pe r Prob Be havior 50 40 30 20 10 0 L a n g Ac h o l Ars o n Bo m bCo m b sDe f i a nDi s ru p tDre s sAg g / f g tT h e f tHa ra s sPro p D Sk i p T a rd y T o b a c Va n d W e a p Types of Problem Behavior N um ber of R efer r als per S tudent Referrals per Student 20 10 0 Students N um ber of R efer r als Re fe rrals by Tim e of Day 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 7 : 0 0 7 : 3 0 8 : 0 0 8 : 3 0 9 : 0 0 9 : 3 0 1 0 : 0 01 0 : 3 01 1 : 0 01 1 : 3 01 2 : 0 01 2 : 3 0 1 : 0 0 1 : 3 0 2 : 0 0 2 : 3 0 3 : 0 0 3 : 3 0 Time of Day • If many students are making same mistake, consider changing system… not students Problem? • If same student is making same mistake, consider changing system… not student • Start by teaching, monitoring & rewarding…before increasing punishment • • • • • • How often? Who? What? Where? When? How much? If problem, • What system? • What intervention? • What outcome? #7 Priority to evidence-based practices Classroom Setting Systems School-wide Systems SW PBS Practices SCHOOLWIDE • Classroom-wide positive expectations taught & encouraged • Teaching classroom routines & cues taught & encouraged Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behavior • Ratio of 6-8 positive to 1 negative adult-student interaction Continuum of procedures for discouraging inappropriate behavior • Active supervision • Redirections for minor, infrequent behavior errors Procedures for on-going monitoring & evaluation • Frequent precorrections for chronic errors • Effective academic instruction & curriculum 1 Common purpose & approach to discipline 2. Clear set of positive expectations & behaviors 3. Procedures for teaching expected behavior 4. 5. 6. CLASSROOM-WIDE SECONDARY/TERTIARY INDIVIDUAL NONCLASSROOM SETTINGS • • Positive expectations & routines taught & encouraged • Behavioral competence at school & district levels • Function-based behavior support planning Active supervision by all staff • Team- & data-based decision making • Comprehensive person-centered planning & wraparound processes • Targeted social skills & self-management instruction • Individualized instructional & curricular accommodations – Scan, move, interact • Precorrections & reminders • Positive reinforcement #8-11 PBS Implementation Blueprint Visibility Funding Political Support Leadership Team Active Coordination Training Coaching Evaluation Local School Teams/Demonstrations #8 Lead with Team Leadership Team Active Coordination • Coordinator • Behavioral capacity • Representation • Administrator • Data-based decisions • Priority & status • Communications • Etc…. #9 Invest in capacity building Training Training • Continuous • Embedded • Team-coordinated • Data-based • Local expertise • Action plan linked • Etc…. Coaching Coaching • Continuous • Local support • Data-based • Preventive • Positive • Competent • Etc…. Evaluation Evaluation • Continuous • Question-based • Academic & social • Efficient • Team-coordinated • Public • Etc…. #10 Institutionalize efforts Funding • General fund • 3 years of support • Integrated • Data-based • Etc…. Visibility • Demos & research • Multiple formats • Multiple audiences • Acknowledge others • Etc…. Political Support • Continuous • Top 3 priorities • Quarterly/annually • Policy • Participation • Etc…. #11 Lead with exemplars 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….. #12 Provide evidence of outcomes R e fe r r a l s p e r 1 0 0 S tu d e n ts FRMS ODR per 100 Students per Year 500 Graph 4: Number of Out-of-School Suspensions 400 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 300 200 100 61 38 31 23 10 99-00 0 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 Academic Years Patterson North Illinois Schools (Elem, Middle) Triangle Summary 03-04 1 100 Mean Proportion of Students % M eeting S tandar ds Reading: % Meeting Standards 3rd Grade 90 80 70 60 50 97-98 98-99 Academic Years 99-00 0.8 0.6 6+ ODR 2-5 ODR 0-1 ODR 0.4 0.2 0 Met SET N = 28 Not Met SET N = 11 #13 Invest in effective & competent behavioral expertise *Response class *Routine analysis *Hypothesis statement *Function Problem Behavior *Alternative behaviors *Competing behavior analysis *Contextual fit *Strengths, preferences, & lifestyle outcomes *Evidence-based interventions Functional Assessment Intervention & Support Plan • Function-based • Team-based • Behavior competence *Implementation support *Data plan *Continuous improvement *Sustainability plan Fidelity of Implementation Impact on Behavior & Lifestyle To conclude…successful systems…. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Host environments Prevention Predictable learning environments Embedded staff development Agreements & commitments Data Evidence based practices Leadership team Capacity building Institutionalized effort Exemplars Outcomes Behavioral competence