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Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS)� in 60 Minutes!

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What brings you to this webinar today?

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Learning Objectives

After this training you will have…

  • Learned about Universal PBIS within a Multi-Tiered Framework
  • Briefly explored PBIS at the Targeted and Intensive Levels
  • Next Steps

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�What is your current level of familiarity with PBIS?�

  • I know a lot
  • I know a little bit
  • I’m just learning

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What is School-Wide PBIS?

  • Preventive, culturally-responsive framework
  • Tailored to school’s unique context
  • Integrated continuum
  • Evidence-based practices 
  • Based on principles of ABA
  • Improved academic and behavior outcomes

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Traditional Approaches Ineffective

School-wide Discipline Problems

Reactive

Non-constructive

Emphasis on punishment

Poor implementation fidelity

Limited effects

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“The fundamental purpose of PBIS is to make schools more effective and equitable learning environments.” 

Rob Horner, OSEP Technical Assistance Center for PBIS

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PBIS is not fully implemented until it is culturally responsive.

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Who Benefits from PBIS? �Everyone!

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Continuum of Support for “Dylan” within MTSS

Universal

Targeted

Intensive

Math

Reading

Adult relationships

Emotion Regulation

Attendance

Peer Interaction

Science

Label Behavior, Not Students!

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  • office referrals
  • suspensions, detentions
  • disruptive classroom behavior
  • academic performance
  • on-task behavior
  • parent, student, and staff satisfaction
  • staff retention

Increase In:

PBIS Primary Outcomes

Decrease In:

Our data this year showed that some of the routines that needed to be put into place [because of COVID] naturally created spaces where children could make better choices. This showed a decrease in referrals as compared to previous years in grade levels as well as individual students.

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Even Now?

PBIS has meant the world to us as we have made the transition back to in-person learning. I have said a million times over the past 3 months that PBIS provides a perfect framework for us to articulate, teach, practice, and reinforce all of these new routines in our buildings.

  • Matt Young, Principal,

Peoples Academy Middle School

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SEL, Trauma-Informed, & Restorative Practices Within the PBIS Framework

  • Same end goals in mind
    • To build a safe, respectful, and productive learning environment
    • To establish a positive school climate where students and adults have strong, positive relationships and students understand what is expected of them as learners at school
  • Whole-school
  • Positive, strengths-based
  • Proactive/prevention-focused
  • Contribute to and depend on an equitable learning environment�

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Universal Components

Defining behavior expectations

Teaching expected behavior

Acknowledging positive behavior

Addressing behavior concerns through a continuum of supports

Creating procedures for record-keeping and decision-making

Leadership Team

Purpose Statement

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Few, Positive SW Expectations Defined, Posted, Taught, and Acknowledged

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Dothan Brook School

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Proctor Elementary

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School Rules

NO Food

NO Weapons

NO Backpacks

NO Drugs/Smoking

NO Bullying

Redesign Learning & Teaching Environment

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Teaching Behavior Expectations

Teaching Matrix

SETTING

All Settings

Hallways

Playgrounds

Cafeteria

Library/

Computer Lab

Assembly

Bus

Respect Ourselves

Be on task.

Give your best effort.

Be prepared.

Walk.

Have a plan.

Eat all your food.

Select healthy foods.

Study, read, compute.

Sit in one spot.

Watch for your stop.

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.

Respect Property

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.

Expectations

1. SOCIAL SKILL

2. NATURAL CONTEXT

3. BEHAVIOR EXAMPLES

Teaching & Lesson Plans

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Focus on Teaching

“If a child does not know how to read, we teach.If a child does not know how to swim, we teach.If a child does not know how to multiply, we teach.If a child does not know how to drive, we teach.If a child does not know how to behave, we…

Teach…Punish?Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as we do the others?”– John Herner

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Acknowledging Behavior

Providing students feedback to let them know when and how they are meeting expectations (positive acknowledgement)

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Why acknowledge students?

Behavior is learned

Learning is facilitated by guided feedback

Positive feedback has a greater likelihood of shaping behavior than negative behavior

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Acknowledging Behavior

PBIS is about changing adult behavior!

We are trying to achieve a ratio of 6-8 positive to 1 negative adult-student interaction

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Acknowledging Behavior

    • Link individual acknowledgement to overall benefit of others.

    • Dispel myth that rewards are ineffective or detrimental to student “intrinsic motivation.”

    • Make rewards age- and context-appropriate

Considerations :

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Procedures for addressing behavior concerns through a continuum of supports

This involves:

    • Consistent practices for preventing problem behaviors
    • Distinguishing between minor and major behaviors
    • Practices for responding to problem behaviors
    • Continuum of Procedures for responding to problem behavior

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Data: SWIS Big 7: Core Reports

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Avg. Referrals Per Day Per Month

Grade

Student

Problem

Behavior

Day of Week

Location

Time

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Decision-Making/Problem-Solving Process

Prevention:

Remove/alter “trigger” for problem behavior

Teaching:

Define, instruct & model expected behavior

Reward:

Expected/alternative behavior when it occurs; prompt as necessary

Extinction:

Increase acknowledgement of presence of desired behavior

Corrective Consequence:

Use non-rewarding/non-reinforcing responses when problem behavior occurs

Data Collection:

Indicate how you know when you have a solution

“Data showed a high number of referrals in the cafeteria so we re-taught cafeteria expectations to the staff, students, and cafeteria personnel, posted signs with expectations and referrals decreased markedly.”

- PBIS Coordinator, Folsom

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�What should you expect to hear/see in a PBIS School (at the Universal level)?�

80% of students can tell you the school-wide expectations and can say that they have been acknowledged for following them

80% of staff can tell you the school-wide expectations and can say they have acknowledged students for following them

School staff have taught the school-wide expectations to all students

Positive adult-to-student interactions exceed negative

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�What should you expect to hear/see �in a PBIS School?�

School staff agree on which behaviors involve a referral to the office

The school has a leadership team that is representative of school staff and includes an administrator

Function-based behavior support is foundation for addressing problem behavior

Data- and team-based action planning & implementation are operating

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PBIS Targeted and Intensive Levels

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Targeted Interventions for Students who Need Additional Supports

Targeted Team matches intervention to student need based on function

Needed when students have more than BODFs or when requested

Check-In/ Check-Out is most common intervention

Interventions occur in conjunction with Universal supports

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Intensive Supports for Challenging Behaviors at School

Why is the behavior occurring, what’s its function?

Prevent behavior from occurring

Teach replacement behaviors

Respond differently to reduce intensity

Behavior plan includes function-based strategies

Check progress. Did plan work?

If not, review & revise.

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Where is PBIS?

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VTPBIS Training Sequence:

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Awareness Activities

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Readiness Activities

  1. Complete and Submit Intent to Implement Application Due January 1 for Spring Universal Training or April 1 for June Universal Training
  2. Participate in VTPBIS First Steps to Implementation
    • School Coordinator Orientation Webinar
    • Leadership Team Module Series (link to be sent after the Coordinator Webinar)
  3. Gather baseline data using PBIS tools
  4. Attend Team Training (Spring (2) or June – (4 days))
  5. Develop PBIS Staff Handbook

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VTPBIS Universal Level Readiness Activities Checklist

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Vermont PBIS System of Support

FEEDBACK LOOPS

SUPPORT LOOPS

School Level:

School

Coordinators

SU/SD Level:

SU/SD Coordinators

State Level:

TAs

Trainers

Coaches

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VTPBIS State TAs

Three types of TA to VTPBIS schools and SU/SDs:

1. SYSTEMS: Specific supports include:

  • Determining readiness for VTPBIS training at all tiers;
  • Identifying other VTPBIS Professional Learning opportunities;
  • Seeking resources to support VTPBIS implementation; and
  • Understanding how to access VTPBIS Coaches/Trainers

2. DATA: Specific supports include:

  • Understanding and using the VTPBIS data tools (School-wide Evaluation Tool; Tiered Fidelity Inventory; Self-Assessment Survey; SWIS, etc.);
  • Assistance with problem solving using data; and
  • Assistance with developing and sharing data with stakeholders

3. PRACTICES: Specific supports include:

  • Implementing PBIS with fidelity at all tiers;
  • Identifying evidence-based practices; and
  • Consultation about implementation dips

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What questions do you have?