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School-Wide Positive
Behavior Support:
Overview
George Sugai
OSEP Center on PBIS
Center for Behavioral Education & Research
University of Connecticut
June 5, 2008
www.pbis.org www.cber.org www.swis.org
[email protected]
Challenge
Rose, L. C., & Gallup. A. M. (2005). 37th annual Phi Delta
Kappa/Gallup poll of the public’s attitudes toward the public
schools. Kappan, September, 41-59.
TOP FOUR 2005
• Lack of financial
support (since
2000)
• Overcrowded
schools
• Lack of discipline
& control
• Drug use
#1 SPOT
• >2000 lack of
financial support
• 1991-2000 drug use
• <1991 lack of
discipline
OUTCOME OBJECTIVES
• Rationale for adopting proactive
systems approach to improving school
climate
• Features of School-wide Positive
Behavior Support
• Examples of SWPBS implementation
• Samples of Outcome Data
Competing, Inter-related National Goals
• Improve literacy, math, geography, science, etc.
• Make schools safe, caring, & focused on teaching &
learning
• Improve student character & citizenship
• Eliminate bullying
• Prevent drug use
• Prepare for postsecondary education
• Provide a free & appropriate education for all
• Prepare viable workforce
• Affect rates of high risk, antisocial behavior
• Leave no child behind
• Etc….
Challenge
SWPBS is about….
Improving
classroom &
school climate
Integrating
Decreasing
academic &
reactive
behavior
management
initiatives
Improving
support for
students w/
EBD
Maximizing
academic
achievement
SW-PBS Logic!
Successful individual student
behavior support is linked to
host environments or school
climates that are effective,
efficient, relevant, & durable
(Zins & Ponti, 1990)
Context Matters:
Examples
Individual Student
vs.
School-wide
“141 Days!”
Intermediate/senior high school
with 880 students reported over
5,100 office discipline referrals in
one academic year. Nearly 2/3 of
students have received at least
one office discipline referral.
5,100 referrals =
76,500 min @15 min =
1,275 hrs =
159 days @ 8 hrs
Messages!
1. Successful Individual student
behavior support is linked to host
environments or schools that are
effective, efficient, relevant, &
durable
2. Learning & teaching environments
must be redesigned to increase the
likelihood of behavioral & academic
success
2 Worries & Ineffective
Responses to Problem
Behavior
• Get Tough (practices)
• Train-&-Hope (systems)
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 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?
• Positive, predictable school-wide
climate
• Surgeon General’s
Report on Youth
Violence (2001)
• Formal social skills instruction
• Coordinated Social
Emotional &
Learning
(Greenberg et al.,
2003)
• Positive active supervision &
reinforcement
• Center for Study &
Prevention of
Violence (2006)
• Positive adult role models
• White House
Conference on
School Violence
(2006)
• High rates of academic & social
success
• Multi-component, multi-year
school-family-community effort
Worry #2:
“Train & Hope”
WAIT for
New
Problem
Expect, But
HOPE for
Implementation
Hire EXPERT
to Train
Practice
REACT to
Problem
Behavior
Select &
ADD
Practice
GENERAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS:
“Getting Started”
Team
Agreements
Data-based
Action Plan
Evaluation
Implementation
PBS Systems Implementation Logic
Funding
Visibility
Political
Support
Leadership Team
Active & Integrated Coordination
Training
Coaching
Evaluation
Local School Teams/Demonstrations
Development “Map”
• 2+ years of primary intervention team training
• Annual “booster” events
• On-going development specialized secondary
& tertiary intervention capacity
• Coaching/facilitator support @ school &
district levels
• Regular self-assessment & evaluation data
• Local school/district/state leadership teams
• State/region/Center TA coordination
Role of “Coaching”
• Liaison between school teams &
PBS leadership team
• Local facilitation of process
• Local resource for data-based
decision making
Supporting Social Competence &
Academic Achievement
4 PBS
Elements
OUTCOMES
Supporting
Decision
Making
Supporting
Staff Behavior
PRACTICES
Supporting
Student Behavior
CONTINUUM OF
SCHOOL-WIDE
INSTRUCTIONAL &
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
SUPPORT
~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
Intensive
Targeted
Universal
Few
Some
All
Dec 7, 2007
Continuum of
Support for ALL
(RtI)
Main Messages
STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
Good Teaching
Behavior Management
Increasing District & State Competency and Capacity
Investing in Outcomes, Data, Practices, and Systems
Designing School-Wide Systems
for Student Success
Academic Systems
Behavioral Systems
Intensive, Individual Interventions
•Individual Students
•Assessment-based
•High Intensity
1-5%
Targeted Group Interventions
•Some students (at-risk)
•High efficiency
•Rapid response
Universal Interventions
•All students
•Preventive, proactive
5-10%
80-90%
1-5%
Intensive, Individual Interventions
•Individual Students
•Assessment-based
•Intense, durable procedures
5-10%
Targeted Group Interventions
•Some students (at-risk)
•High efficiency
•Rapid response
80-90%
Universal Interventions
•All settings, all students
•Preventive, proactive
IMPLEMENTATION
W/ FIDELITY
UNIVERSAL
SCREENING
RtI
CONTINUUM OF
EVIDENCE-BASED
INTERVENTIONS
DATA-BASED
DECISION MAKING
STUDENT
& PROBLEM
PERFORMANCE
SOLVING
CONTINUOUS
PROGRESS
MONITORING
RtI: Good “IDEiA” Policy
Approach or framework for redesigning
& establishing teaching & learning
environments that are effective,
efficient, relevant, & durable for all
students, families & educators
• NOT program, curriculum, strategy,
intervention
• NOT limited to special education
• NOT new
GENERAL
IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS:
“Getting Started”
Team
Agreements
Data-based
Action Plan
Evaluation
Implementation
Team-led Process
Behavioral
Capacity
Priority &
Status
Representation
Team
Data-based
Decision
Making
Administrator
Communications
Family
Non-Teaching
Representation
Specialized Support
Administrator
Community
Student
Teaching
Start with
Team that
“Works.”
Sample Teaming Matrix
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
DARE
Committee
Prevent drug use
High/at-risk
drug users
Don
EBS Work Group
Implement 3-tier
model
All students
Eric, Ellen,
Marlee, Otis,
Emma
Decrease office
referrals, increase
attendance, enhance
academic
engagement, improve
grades
Goal #3
Goal #2
Goal #3
CONTINUUM of SWPBS
TERTIARY PREVENTION
• Function-based support
• Wraparound/PCP
Audit
• Special Education
~5%•
1. Identify existing practices
•
~15%
•
•
•
•
•
by tier
2. Specify outcome for each effort
SECONDARY PREVENTION
Check in/out
3. Evaluate
implementation
Targeted social
skills instruction
Peer-based supports
accuracy & outcome
Social skills club
effectiveness
Eliminate/integrate based on
PRIMARY4.
PREVENTION
• Teach & encourage positive
outcomes
SW expectations
• Proactive SW discipline
5. Establish decision rules (RtI)
• Effective instruction
• Parent engagement
•
~80% of Students
Top 3 SchoolWide
Initiatives
Coaching &
Facilitation
3-4 Year
Commitment
Agreements &
Supports
Dedicated
Resources
& Time
3-Tiered
Prevention
Logic
Administrative
Participation
Self-Assessment
Efficient
Systems of Data
Management
Team-based
Decision
Making
SWIS
Data-based
Action Plan
EvidenceBased
Practices
Existing
Discipline
Data
Multiple
Systems
Office Re fe rrals pe r Day pe r M onth
A v e R efer r als per D ay
Last Year and This Year
20
15
10
5
0
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
School Months
Apr
May
Jun
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
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
Referrals by Problem
Re fe rr als
pe r Prob Be havior
Behavior
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
Referrals per Location
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 per S tudent
Referrals per Student
20
10
0
Students
Referrals by Time of Day
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
+ Start by teaching, monitoring & rewarding…before
increasing punishment
Do we need to tweak our
action plan?
• How often?
If problem,
• Who?
• Which
students/staff?
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• How much?
• What system?
• What
intervention?
• What outcome?
SWPBS
Subsystems
Classroom
Non-classroom
Student
Family
School-wide
1. Common purpose & approach to discipline
2. Clear set of positive expectations & behaviors
3. Procedures for teaching expected behavior
4. Continuum of procedures for encouraging
expected behavior
5. Continuum of procedures for discouraging
inappropriate behavior
6. Procedures for on-going monitoring &
evaluation
Non-classroom
• Positive expectations & routines
taught & encouraged
• Active supervision by all staff
– Scan, move, interact
• Precorrections & reminders
• Positive reinforcement
Classroom
• Classroom-wide positive expectations taught
& encouraged
• Teaching classroom routines & cues taught &
encouraged
• Ratio of 6-8 positive to 1 negative adultstudent interaction
• Active supervision
• Redirections for minor, infrequent behavior
errors
• Frequent precorrections for chronic errors
• Effective academic instruction & curriculum
Individual Student
• 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
Family
• 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
CONTINUUM of SWPBS
TERTIARY PREVENTION
• Function-based support
• Wraparound
• Special Education
~5%
•
1. Identify
•
Audit
existing efforts by tier
~15%
2.PREVENTION
Specify outcome for each
SECONDARY
• Check in/out
3. Evaluate
implementation
• Targeted social
skills instruction
• Peer-based supports
accuracy & outcome
•
•
effectiveness
effort
PRIMARY PREVENTION
4. Eliminate/integrate based on
• Teach & encourage positive
outcomes
SW expectations
• Proactive SW discipline
5. Establish decision rules (RtI)
•
•
•
~80% of Students
Redesign Learning &
Teaching Environment
Few positive SW expectations defined,
taught, & encouraged
Teaching Academics &
Behaviors
ADJUST for
Efficiency
MONITOR &
ACKNOWLEDGE
Continuously
DEFINE
Simply
MODEL
PRACTICE
In Setting
Expectations
TEACHING
MATRIX
SETTING
All
Settings
Hallways
Playgrounds
Cafeteria
Library/
Compute
r Lab
Study,
read,
compute.
Sit in one
spot.
Watch for
your stop.
Assembly
Bus
Respect
Ourselves
Be on task.
Give your
best effort.
Be
prepared.
Walk.
Have a plan.
Eat all your
food.
Select
healthy
foods.
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.
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.
Respect
Property
Character Education
• Easy to change moral knowledge.....
...difficult to change moral conduct
• To change moral conduct...
– Adults must model moral behavior
– Students must experience academic success
– Students must be taught social skills for
success
Acknowledging SW
Expectations: Rationale
• To learn, humans require regular &
frequent feedback on their actions
• Humans experience frequent feedback
from others, self, & environment
– Planned/unplanned
– Desirable/undesirable
• W/o formal feedback to encourage
desired behavior, other forms of
feedback shape undesired behaviors
Acknowledge & Recognize
Are “Rewards” Dangerous?
“…our research team has conducted a series
of reviews and analysis of (the reward)
literature; our conclusion is that there is no
inherent negative property of reward. Our
analyses indicate that the argument against
the use of rewards is an overgeneralization
based on a narrow set of circumstances.”
– Cameron, 2002
• Cameron & Pierce, 1994, 2002
• Cameron, Banko & Pierce, 2001
Reinforcement Wisdom!
• “Knowing” or saying “know” does
NOT mean “will do”
• Students “do more” when “doing
works”…appropriate & inappropriate!
• Natural consequences are varied,
unpredictable, undependable,…not
always preventive
Team Managed
Staff
Acknowledgements
Effective
Practices
Implementation
Continuous
Monitoring
Administrator
Participation
Staff Training
& Support
“80% Rule”
• Apply triangle to adult behavior!
• Regularly acknowledge staff
behavior
• Individualized intervention for
nonresponders
Team-based
Decision Making &
Planning
Relevant &
Measurable
Indicators
Efficient
Input, Storage, &
Retrieval
Evaluation
Continuous
Monitoring
Effective
Visual Displays
Regular
Review
T otal O ffic e D is c ipl ine R efer r al
Kennedy Middle School
1500
1200
900
600
300
0
95-96
96-97
97-98
School Years
98-99
FRMS Total Office Discipline Referrals
Sustained Impact
3000
Pre
Total ODRs
2500
2000
Post
1500
1000
500
0
94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06
Academic Years
Next Steps
• Organize data to demonstrate need for
SWPBS (surveys, ODR)
• Secure Principal agreement, participation,
& leadership
• Present rationale/need/features to staff &
secure >80% agreement to move forward
• Establish school & district leadership
teams & coaching support that work