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District / Regional Implementers

IL Networking Opportunities

Evaluation

May 5, 2025

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UPDATED 10/18/24

www.midwestpbis.org

@midwestpbis

In partnership with

All youth achieve

social - emotional - behavioral

and academic success.

Our Vision

Collaborate with adults to create a safe, equitable, consistent, and positive learning environment for all youth.

Our Mission

The Midwest PBIS Network (MWPBIS) is a national research, grant, and direct-funded, nonprofit organization located in Illinois and works in partnership with Lake County Regional Office of Education.

Our primary charge is to function as a hub of the Center on PBIS, a national technical assistance partnership funded from the U.S. Department of Education.

ABOUT MIDWEST PBIS NETWORK

The Center's model of capacity building emphasizes a cascade of implementation to assist state departments of education in the installation, fidelity, outcomes, and sustainability of PBIS. We encourage you to also access local technical assistance from your state and region.

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Purpose�What are District/Regional Implementers Networking?

Provide space for sharing successes and developing solutions with other district and regional leaders

Targeted to implementers in Illinois and open to all!

Join every meeting or when available!

This year proposing some topic based content along with open networking.

October – Leadership Team
December – Executive Functions (Partner Engagement, Funding & Alignment, Policy, Workforce Capacity)
February – Training and Coaching
May – Evaluation

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Tell us about you!!

Please share:

Your name
District / Region you are from
Your role
What is your current status of evaluation planning at a district level?

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What do you need today?

Share in chat or with your voice.

Specific question you might have.
Topic you would like dialogue with group around.

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Materials for Today!

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www.midwestpbis.org

- Coaches

- IL Networking Opportunities

Regional-District Implementers

Posted under the date

**NEW – Padlet for sharing and networking

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Functions of PBIS Leadership Teams

PBIS Leadership team leads the assessment, action planning, and coordination of activities for:

Executive Functions
Implementation Functions

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Partner Engagement

Workforce Capacity

Policy

Funding and Alignment

LEADERSHIP TEAMING

Executive Functions

Implementation Functions

Training

Coaching

Evaluation

Local Implementation Demonstrations

Executive Functions: Leadership teams define, provide resources for, and engage support for PBIS implementation efforts by engaging partners, exploring funding and alignment, establishing policy, and expanding the workforce capacity.

PBIS Implementers Blueprint – pg 30 Figure 7

The PBIS work is anchored in a leadership team that leads the assessment and action planning processes. Regardless of level of context (state, district, school), the purpose of this team is to actively coordinate all activities that comprise both the executive (e.g., building the infrastructure or capacity to support the work) and implementation (e.g., doing the work of planned activities) functions by working as a cohesive, integrated, and representative collection of individuals who lead the systems change and implementation process. Figure 7 displays the leadership team functions of systems implementation applicable to all contexts and illustrates their relation to each other. Importantly, these individual features are referred to as “functions,” because how they look in organizations will vary based on the organization’s size, available resources, existing expertise, and phase of implementation.

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Implementation Functions

Training, Coaching, and Evaluation support provided to schools to implement selected practices, systems, and tools.

Require coordination capacity and rhythm to promote effective and efficient utilization of materials, time, and personnel

Organizing the infrastructure of schools (e.g., cohorts, cluster) promotes efficiency

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PBIS Implementation Blueprint (pg. 42) - The second set of leadership team functions (in the lower section of Figure 7) includes implementation support for training, coaching, and evaluation of the selected practices, systems, and tools regardless of context (Bastable et al., 2020; George et al., 2018; George & Kincaid, 2008; Newton et al., 2011). These implementation functions require coordination capacity defined as the system’s ability to establish an operational organization and rhythm that enables effective and efficient utilization of materials, time, and personnel guided by an action plan. Building capacity in these areas extends support beyond the individual school and expands the systems infrastructure to meet the needs of several schools. Organizing the infrastructure of multiple schools (e.g., cluster, complex, district, county, state) promotes efficiency of resource use, implementation efforts, and organizational management. An expanded systems infrastructure also helps to coordinate efforts across contexts to provide a supportive, efficient, and bi-directional cascade of implementation

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Evaluation

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Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (July 2023). Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Implementation Blueprint. University of Oregon. www.pbis.org.

Data, systems, practice Circle

Formal Evaluation Plan

Outlines when evaluation activities will occur

Types of data to be collected

How to share data with partners

PBIS Implementers Blueprint - pg 47 -- The third implementation function of leadership teams includes the use of evaluation systems to assess whether the PBIS practices are implemented with fidelity and achieving the desired outcomes. Like the professional development plan (discussed earlier in the section on Training), leadership teams benefit from establishing a formal evaluation plan that outlines when evaluation activities occur (e.g., established timelines across the school year), the types of data that will be collected (e.g., fidelity measures such as the Tiered Fidelity Inventory or TFI, school walkthroughs, submission of outcome data), building fluency in the use of the selected measures (e.g., office discipline referrals, TFI) and systems (e.g., PBISApps, SWIS), and how the data will be shared with partners.

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Evaluation Planning Process

Evaluation Blueprint Overview

7. Reporting Evaluation Results

6. Select Evaluation Measures

5. Define Core Evaluation Questions

4. Define the Timeline

3. Select the Evaluation Team

2. Identify Key Stakeholders

1. Identify the Purpose

https://www.pbis.org/resource/pbis-evaluation-blueprint

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Core Evaluation Questions

pg 88 – PBIS District Practice Guide

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Outcomes�Is PBIS achieving valued outcomes and worth sustaining?

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• What common data points are/will all schools in the district collecting?

• How will you systematize collection district-wide?

pg 90 – PBIS District Practice Guide

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Telling a story with data

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Fidelity of Implementation�Are the core features being implemented?

In June 2022, zero schools were at fidelity

In May 2024, 6 schools were at fidelity.

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Outcomes�Are we getting outcomes worth sustaining?

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Outcomes�Are outcomes the same across all schools?

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Schools at Tier 1 Fidelity:

- School 1*

- School 3

- School 4

- School 8

- School 9

- School 10

To what extent do schools implementing PBIS with fidelity show desired changes in student outcomes?

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Fidelity and Outcomes�To what extent do schools implementing PBIS and SEL show desired changes in student outcomes?

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Networking & Processing�Full Group or Breakout Rooms

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Your Turn:

What phase of implementation (e.g., Getting Ready, Getting Started, Getting Better) might you be in with Evaluation?

What are some examples of your work in this phase?

- Share on Padlet

What are current challenges?

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https://www.pbis.org/resource/pbis-implementation-blueprint

Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (July 2023). Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Implementation Blueprint. University of Oregon. www.pbis.org.

DCLT Functions across Phases of Implementation

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PBIS Implementation Blueprint

The PBIS Implementation Blueprint (4.0) provides guidance for implementers interested in

exploring and getting ready to implement PBIS,
getting started with PBIS, and/or
getting better at enhancing, sustaining, and/or scaling (expanding) their efforts in educational settings.

Describes essential elements and key functions of leadership team and provides resources to assist building sustainable PBIS framework.

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https://www.pbis.org/resource/pbis-implementation-blueprint

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Evaluation Planning Process

Evaluation Blueprint Overview

7. Reporting Evaluation Results

6. Select Evaluation Measures

5. Define Core Evaluation Questions

4. Define the Timeline

3. Select the Evaluation Team

2. Identify Key Stakeholders

1. Identify the Purpose

https://www.pbis.org/resource/pbis-evaluation-blueprint

The Evaluation Blueprint provides�a model for identifying and answering key evaluation questions using an iterative approach to document the reach, process, capacity, fidelity, and outcomes of a PBIS initiative.

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PBIS District Systems Fidelity Inventory (DSFI) (v1.0) for District Level Assessment and Action Planning

Notes:

Self-assess to help drive the conversation, and reach item understanding and a consensus on each score (not an average)
No cut scores
This is about process and prioritizing next steps
Resource: https://www.pbis.org/resource/dsfi �

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What is in the PBIS District Practice Guide?

Overview and Readiness
Chapter on each DSFI Feature
Guiding Questions
Tools
Resources & Links
Examples
Coaching Tips

https://www.pbis.org/resource/pbis-district-implementation-practice-guide

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Wrapping-Up

Big Ideas:

Identify top priorities in your district

Determine data to collect

Systematize process for aggregating district-wide

Plan for distribution

Resources:

PBIS Evaluation Blueprint

PBIS District Practice Guide

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Share in chat. What is your big take-away? What action step will you take in the next week?

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Let Us Know Your Thoughts

https://forms.gle/z1a9x3F8jHyzjBAx7

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Tiered Fidelity Inventory -Version 3.0

PBIS Apps Announcement

Resources:

https://www.pbis.org/resource/tfi-3

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USDOE Guidance – Function-Based Support Throughout the Continuum

Function-based support can be infused throughout the continuum to support all students.
FBA-BIPs can range from brief to comprehensive
FBA-BIPs can (and should!) be developed for any student.
For students with disabilities, educators may use FBA to inform instruction or as part of evaluation.
Tiers 1 and 2 provide a strong foundation of function-based support.

https://www.pbis.org/current/function-based-support-throughout-the-continuum

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Community of Practice – Equity Series 2025

These Community of Practice sessions will include facilitator-delivered brief content delivery related to systemic change as well as opportunities to contribute, collaborate, and network for all participants. Facilitators are members of the Equity & Belonging Workgroup with the Center on PBIS, and will vary by session and topic. Participants will be encouraged to attend with their cameras on to promote collaboration and relationships. Sessions will not be recorded.�

May 13 from 3:00-4:30pm
September 16 from 3:00-4:30
October 22 (In-person at PBIS Leadership Forum)

**All times in CST

https://www.pbis.org/announcements/community-of-practice-equity-series-2025

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Upcoming Dates �District / Regional Networking

October 6, 2025 – Leadership Teaming

December 8, 2025 – Executive Functions

February 2, 2026 – Training & Coaching

March 30, 2026 -- Evaluation

Register now!!

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Building Level Implementers Networking

Tier 1 Strand

All from 3-4pm

September 15, 2025
November 17, 2025
January 12, 2026
March 16, 2026

Tier 2

All from 3-4pm

October 20, 2025
December 15, 2025
February 9, 2025
April 13, 2025

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Mark your calendars! Registration coming soon!

https://www.midwestpbis2.org/events

Combined Tier 1 and Tier 2

May 4, 2025

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Team Training

Tier 1 Team Training

Fall 12025 Cohort

July 22-24, 2025

Register Now!

Winter 2026 Cohort

January 27-29, 2026

Registration coming soon!

Tier 2 Team Training

Summer 2025 Cohort

July 29-31, 2025

Register Now!

Winter 2026 Cohort

February 24-26, 2026

Registration coming soon!

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https://www.midwestpbis2.org/events

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Tier 3 Interventions �Facilitator Training

This intensive and active training series is intended for individuals who are ready and prepared to begin facilitating wraparound with a student and family. In this learning series, participants will learn and practice the principles and process for facilitating effective wraparound during training sessions and then will complete tasks with a student and family between learning sessions. As participants return to follow-up sessions, they will have the opportunity to share their experiences for additional coaching and learning among their cohort of participants.

January 13, 2026 – 8:30-12:30
January 14, 2026 – 11:00-3:00
January 22, 2026 – 8:30-12:30
February 27, 2026 – 8:30-12:30
March 5, 2026 – 12:00-3:00
April 9, 2026 – 8:30-11:30
April 29, 2026 – 12:00—3:00
May 14, 2026 – 8:30-11:30

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Community of Practice – Equity Series 2025

These Community of Practice sessions will include facilitator-delivered brief content delivery related to systemic change as well as opportunities to contribute, collaborate, and network for all participants. Facilitators are members of the Equity & Belonging Workgroup with the Center on PBIS, and will vary by session and topic. Participants will be encouraged to attend with their cameras on to promote collaboration and relationships. Sessions will not be recorded.�

May 13 from 3:00-4:30pm
September 16 from 3:00-4:30
October 22 (In-person at PBIS Leadership Forum)

**All times in CST

https://www.pbis.org/announcements/community-of-practice-equity-series-2025

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Briefs and Practice Guides

https://www.pbis.org/publications/all-publications

- Most recent automatically at the top

- Or sort by topics and keywords

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Forum Sessions & Recordings

https://www.pbis.org/conference-and-presentations/pbis-leadership-forum

Missed PBIS Leadership Forum this year. Check out the session content and even some recordings (coming soon!).

Save the date!! October 22-23, 2025 in Chicago

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PBIS Podcasts

Expert Instruction – Hosted by PBISApps

https://www.pbisapps.org/resources/expert-instruction

The Educator Blueprint – Hosted by Missouri PBIS

https://pbismissouri.org/media/educators-blueprint-podcast/

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