Calm in the Cafeteria: It is Possible!
Building Cafeteria Solutions
June 30, 2011
Mary Beth Anderson, Coates ES
Mandy Freeman, PBIS Curriculum Resource Teacher
Virginia Hulke, Island Creek ES
Sue King, Chesterbrook ES
Cafeterias Are a Challenge:
 Number of students
 Typically a low ratio of supervision
 Unstructured time
 Transitions
 Noise level
 Time
Cafeteria: Factors to Consider
Prevention
 Routines
 Organization/structure
 Supervision
 Schedule
Teaching
 Realistic expectation/rules
Acknowledgement
 Class or individual
 Type
 Frequency
 Variety
Extinction
• What behavior(s) compete?
• How can we work to reduce them?
 Students, staff, and parents
 Lessons/activities
 Frequency
 Who is responsible
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Cafeteria: Factors to Consider
Reductive Consequences
 Hierarchy (no more than 3 steps)
 Includes re-teaching
 Training
 Students, staff, and parents
Data Collection
 Identification
 What will be measured
 System for data collection
 Who
 When
 Where
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Activity: Solution Development
Think about the current interventions
in place for your cafeteria.
School Examples
Chesterbrook Elementary School
Coates Elementary School
Island Creek Elementary School
Rock Star
Manners!
Where we started…
WHAT WORKED IN THE BEGINNING:
*New school in 2009, cafeteria focus was on five manner
expectations
*Center pieces/stars for each class (3 tables)
*Developed school wide game board
*School/class based goals
PROBLEMS:
*Not specific for each table
*Functional but high maintenance program
*After one year, teachers didn’t track/motivate
*Too many monitors involved (teacher, host, cashier)
Where we started…
 Prevention
 5 stars-earning from each person
 Tracking
 Cafeteria Staff
 Teaching
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Smartboard Lessons
Visits
Assemblies
News Show
 Acknowledgement
 100 stars
 Class Party
 School wide Reward
2010-2011 Cafeteria Program
• Staff who worked in the cafeteria (IA’s) approached PBIS
about making some small changes that would lessen the
workload for staff. In addition, it would be more specific for
student feedback.
• PBIS Team brainstormed…. And rollout assembly and
implementation followed.
New Cafeteria Program Rollout
1. Rollout student made video at assembly (teaching)
2. Play interactive Jeopardy as a school at assembly
(teaching)
3. Teachers review PPT lesson day before starts
Teachers have access to Jeopardy game (teaching)
4. Rollout and follow through by staff
5. Staff members use news show DAILY to announce who
made three stars, and reached goals. (acknowledgement)
6. Class/School creates appropriate celebrations when they
have reached milestones. (acknowledgement)
What made it work…
Rock Star student video
Rock Star Jeopardy
Classroom review
Daily News Show Celebration
Tracking in the cafeteria
Rock Star Manners Video (Teaching)
 http://animoto.com/play/5Am4wUf5i9W0z1HTfsZG8Q?u
tm_content=challenger
Rock Star Manners Jeopardy
(Teaching)
Classroom Review (Prevention)
3. Friendly
Faces
1. Expectations
taught
2. Visible Reminders
News Show Celebration- Acknowledgement
Our dramatic announcer: Mrs. Williams
Tracking in the Cafeteria
(Acknowledgement)
Class photo for every room
Bar graphs track stars earned
Wall of Fame
Consequences
 Hierarchy
 Verbal Warning
 Think Sheet
 Silent Lunch
 Referral
Intervention Areas
What changes can be made in the current
system?
Prevention
• Unsafe physical arrangements are eliminated or adjusted.
• Routine permits orderly flow:
• Entry
• Food pickup
• Movement to table
• Cleanup
• Exit
• Space occupied by students is maximized
• Wait time is minimized
• Congestion is absent or minimized
Teaching
 Lessons are taught in context
 Multiple examples and non-examples are provided
 Teachers model, practice, and review with students
 School-wide lessons are taught throughout the year
aligned with the Action Plan
 http://vimeo.com/20955727
Acknowledgement
 System in place
 Simple and efficient
 Staff and students trained
Reductive Consequences
 Hierarchy (no more than 3 steps)
 Training (Staff, Students, Parents)
Data Collection
 How will progress be monitored?
Fidelity of Implementation
 Action Plan
 Annual plan developed and implemented
 Staff is trained and retrained as needed
 Assessment Methods
 Walk-throughs
 Checklists
 Self assessments
Activity: Solution Development
Revisit the current interventions in
place for your cafeteria and select
areas for revision.
Next steps:
Conduct this activity with your PBIS
team as you plan for the 2011-2012
school year.
Final thought:
PBIS will sustain if it remains:
•A PRIORITY for faculty, staff, and
administrators
•EFFECTIVE for all students
•EFFICIENT for school personnel
•ADAPTIVE to change
-Kent McIntosh