School-Wide Positive School-Wide Positive Behavior SupportBehavior SupportDistrict PlanningDistrict Planning

Louisiana Positive Behavior Support Project

Purpose of the MeetingPurpose of the Meeting

• Identify critical questions that need to be addressed at the district level in order to implement SWPBS with fidelity and sustainability

IntroductionsIntroductions

State/District ElementsState/District Elements

• Leadership Team/Commitment• Coordination• Funding• Visibility• Political Support• Training Capacity• Facilitator Capacity• Demonstration sites• Evaluation

PBS Organizational LogicPBS Organizational Logic

Leadership Team

FundingVisibility Political

Support

Training

Facilitating Evaluation

Coordination

Leadership TeamLeadership Team

• Broad Representation of Stakeholders Administration Regular Education Special Education Families Mental Health

• Determine number of schools to involve• Complete 3-5 year prevention-based

action plan• Define regular meeting schedule and

process

ResourcesResources

• See Handout: What is a District Leadership Team?

• See Handout: Agenda Example

Activity 1Activity 1: : Leadership ActivityLeadership Activity

• What existing committees are already formed for behavior/discipline?

• What other initiatives in your parish align with PBS?

• Who will serve on your district leadership team?

• What activities are included in your 3-5 year plan?

• What will your meeting schedule be? Who will be responsible for minutes & dissemination?

FundingFunding

• Stable funding sources cover at least 3 years of activities

General FundGrantsCollaboration from multiple funding sources (depends on district) ~Safe/Drug Free

~Title I, IV, etc.~IDEA~SIP

ResourceResource

• Contribution of Funds Handout

Activity 2Activity 2: : FundingFunding

• If funding for PBS is unavailable through the coalitions, what will your funding source be? (Identify current funding source & future sources)

• Will the district provide any funding to the schools themselves to implement PBS?

• What will cost $ in PBS? Colored paper, bucks, treats, educational material, posters, etc.

VisibilityVisibility

• Dissemination strategies to keep stakeholder aware of activities and accomplishmentsWebsites, newsletters, etc.

• Leadership team disseminates, celebrates, and acknowledges outcomes and accomplishments

ResourceResource

• Marketing & Visibility Planning Handout

Activity 3Activity 3: : VisibilityVisibility

• How often and what type of PBS information are you sharing with:(a) School board(b) Central office(c) Administrators(d) Schools(e) Community?

Political SupportPolitical Support

• Statewide: BESE & Advisory Stakeholders• District-wide: School Boards• Student social behavior is among top five

goals for the political unit• Leadership team reports to the political unit

at least annually on activities and outcomes• PBS policy statement developed and

endorsed• Participation and support by administrators

Activity 4Activity 4: : Political SupportPolitical Support

• How is PBS addressed in your district plan?

• How is PBS embedded in your School Improvement Plan?

• Have you considered other agencies:(a) Mental Health(b) Families Helping Families(c) Office of Youth Development(d) Juvenile Justice(e) Universities(f) Private Business?

Training CapacityTraining Capacity

• Establish Trainers to build and sustain SWPBS practices

Demonstrated fluency with key concepts/features, practices and systems

Participation in trainings Demonstrated success with training adults Experience with examples of implementation of

SWPBS from multiple schools

Activity 5Activity 5: : Training CapacityTraining Capacity

• What will it take to sustain PBS efforts at all 3 levels in terms of training?

• What are characteristics of a good trainer?

• Identify any potential trainers (primary, secondary, tertiary)

• When will training primarily occur (During school day, Summer, Saturdays, etc.)?

Facilitator CapacityFacilitator Capacity

• Facilitator support network that builds and sustains SWPBS

Organization of personnel and resources for facilitating, assisting, maintaining, and adapting local school implementation efforts

Facilitators available at least monthly for emerging teams and quarterly for established teams

Internal vs. External Coaching Model

Activity 6Activity 6: : Facilitator CapacityFacilitator Capacity

• What will it take to sustain PBS efforts at all 3 levels in terms of facilitating?

• What are characteristics of a good facilitator?

• Identify any potential facilitators• When could they be trained?• How often would facilitators need to

meet and who would they report to?

CoordinationCoordination

• PBS District Coordinator• Manages day-to-day operations• Knowledgeable about:

SWPBS practices and systems Organizational change strategies Assessment –based action planning Coordination, facilitation and training Regular program evaluation strategies

Activity 7Activity 7: : CoordinationCoordination

• Is it feasible to have a PBS Coordinator?• How would they be paid?• What would it take to achieve this?• Identify any potential people that you

would consider for a coordinator

Demonstration SitesDemonstration Sites

• At least 10 schools identified as universal demonstration sites of process and outcomes

Initial implementation of small number of schools is recommended

Activity 8Activity 8: : Demonstration SitesDemonstration Sites

• If you currently have demo sites in your parish, what is being done to support their efforts so they continue to be a demo site?

• How are they supported politically and in terms of visibility?

• Identify schools that could potentially become demo sites

EvaluationEvaluation

• Process for assessing Extent that teams use SW-PBS Impact of SW-PBS on student outcomes Extent that the leadership’s action plan is

implemented

ResourceResource

• SWPBS Evaluation Plan

Activity 9Activity 9: : EvaluationEvaluation

• What documentation will the district require of their PBS schools ?

• How will this information be disseminated?

• Who will collect this information?• How will it be used after collection?• Is your district data system capable of

providing efficient data/graphs to PBS schools?

ResourcesResources

• Benchmarks of Quality (BOQ) • School-wide Evaluation Tool

(SET)• Book of Products Template

SWPBS Benchmarks of Quality SWPBS Benchmarks of Quality Team Member Team Member Rating FormRating Form

• Benchmarks cover Product Process Actions

• SWPBS Team members independently rate each item

In Place Needs Improvement Not in Place

• Facilitator collects and tallies frequency of responses for each item

Timeline for Completing the Timeline for Completing the Benchmarks of Quality of Benchmarks of Quality of

SWPBSSWPBS

• When to complete? Within 3-6 months after completing SWPBS

training Every Spring (March/May) The district contact will go to

www.lapositivebehavior.com, then click BOQ Login and enter the scores for each school

Using the Benchmarks of Using the Benchmarks of Quality of SWPBSQuality of SWPBS

What to do with the results? Identify areas for improvement• School• District• State

Identify successes to celebrate Share with all stakeholders to sustain your PBS

process!

School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET)School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET)• A tool used to measure implementation of PBS

elements• Consists of administrator, random staff (10),

and random student (15) interview questions (given to school before visit)

• Also evaluates book of products and any other accompanying documents related to PBS

• A score of 80% on the SET and 80% in teaching results in the school becoming a PBS demonstration site

• Can be conducted by your district (if trained) or from the state

LDE MonitoringLDE Monitoring

• Consolidated vs. Desktop• Master Model Discipline

Plan Handouts (2)• MMDP Report Handout

Examples of District PlansExamples of District Plans

• Jeff Davis• Natchitoches• Catahoula

Examples of Code of Conduct Examples of Code of Conduct

• Calcasieu• RSD• Lafayette

Contact InformationContact Information

LAPBS Project225-578-8444 or 578-2298

karahill@lsu.eduwallen@lsu.edu

mbotos1@lsu.edulsande9@lsu.edu