Special Services Director Gia Deasy [email protected] 200 Gaston Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554 2013 KID STRONG CONFERENCE.
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Special Services Director
Gia Deasy
[email protected]
200 Gaston Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554
2013 KID STRONG
CONFERENCE
Marion County Schools
Student population
8,096
SWD
1,137
3 AA High Schools
1 ALC
5 Middle Schools (2 large)
2 K-8 schools
9 elementary schools
14.04%
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/PositiveBehaviorSupportschoolwide.html
WVDE SPONSORED PROGRAMS
WV’s SWPBS Big
Ideas
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LEADERSHIP TEAM
Influential
Meeting/Agenda
Sharing/Marketing
Representative
Courageous Conversations
DATA
School Wide Information System
http://www.swis.org/
Data Driven
Collecting Data
USING DATA
PROACTIVE APPROACH
What is happening?
Where is it happening?
Why is it happening?
DATA may illuminate MORE issues
Problematic environments
Classroom management concerns
Supervision/crowding concerns.
Student-teacher assignments
EXPECTATIONS and GUIDELINES
How important is it to YOU to know what is
expected of you?
How frequently do YOU depend on signs/cue
card to prompt you?
How do expectations vary across settings?
If students DID what you EXPECTED of them
–how would that impact discipline?
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TEACH
CELEBRATE/ acknowledge
Early Childhood PBS
Environment
Developmentally appropriate tasks
Schedules/Transitions
Understanding feelings
Friendships and relationships
EARLY Childhood PBS
ALL PRE K trained
Kindergarten Pilot – 2011 school year
January 2011 Pilot
June collaborative with Harrison County
WV School Based Mental Health
Barnes Learning Center Pilot
2011-12 All 3 high schools
3 large middle schools
United Summit Center
Special Education Involvement
Disproportionality-out of school suspensions
Disproportionality- Emotional Behavior
Disorders
At Risk Factors-associated with SWD
characteristics
Outcomes
Decreases in OSS
Decreases in EBD identification
Decreases in Pre-K referral rates
“Spill over” effects-school climate
Enhancing School Climate &
Student Behavioral Competence
School Wide Positive Behavior Supports
Early Childhood PBS
SWIS Data Collection
Kindergarten PBS Project
WV School Based Mental Health
We often overlook
Supervision
Core TEAM responsibilities
Expectations
TEACH
Keeping up with staff turnover
The DATA
Additional supports
Book studies for new hires
Book studies for classroom environments
Resources for principals/leadership
Computer/cyber concerns
Using the SWIS data –sharing
Supervision Training