OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral
Interventions & Supports
February 2006 www.PBIS.org www.SWIS.org
C/3
George.sugai@uconn.edu

4 PBS
Elements
Supporting Social Competence &
Academic Achievement
OUTCOMES
Supporting
Staff Behavior
Supporting
Decision
Making
PRACTICES
Supporting
Student Behavior

3 Elements of Data-based
Decision Making
1.
High quality data from clear definitions, processes, & implementation (e.g., sw behavior support)
2.
Efficient data storage & manipulation system (e.g., SWIS)
3.
Process for data-based decision making
& action planning process (e.g., team)

• Continuum of school-wide system of positive behavior support in place
• “Good” data available
• Team-based leadership
• In-building expertise
• School-level decision making needed

• Use data to verify/justify/prioritize
• Describe in measurable terms
• Specify realistic & achievable criterion for success

School-wide PBS Systems Implementation Logic
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Establish measurable outcome
Build Data
System
Collect, analyze, & prioritize data
Monitor implementation & progress
Select evidence-based practice
Ensure efficient, accurate, & durable implementation
Implement
SCHOOL-WIDE

• Office discipline reports
• Behavioral incidents
• Attendance
• Suspension/Detention
• Observations
• Self-assessments
• Surveys, focus groups
• Etc.

• Reflects 3 factors
– Student
– Staff member
– Office
• Reflects overt rule violations
• Underestimations

• # referrals per day per month
• # referrals by student
• # referrals by location
• #/kinds of problem behaviors
• # problem behaviors by time of day

Office Referrals per Day per Month
Last year
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

Office Referrals per Day per Month
Last year
20
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

Days: 175 Referrals: 471 Avg: 2.69
M/m

Days: 175 Referrals: 86 Avg: 0.49
M

M/M

Office Referrals per Day per Month
This Year Is action needed?
20
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

Office Referrals per Day per Month
This Year
20
Is action needed?
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
School Months

Office Referrals per Day per Month
This year (Middle)
20
Is action needed?
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

Office Referrals per Day per Month
Last Year and This Year
20
Is action needed?
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

Office Referrals per Day per Month
Last Year and This Year
20 Is action needed?
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

Office Referrals per Day per Month
Last Year and This Year
20
Is action needed?
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

Office Referrals per Day per Month
Last Year and This Year
20
Is action needed?
15
10
5
0
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
School Months

50
Referrals per Prob Behavior
40
30
20
10
0
Lang A chol A rson B omb Combs Defian Disrupt Dress A gg/fgt Theft Harass P rop D S kip Tardy Tobac V and W eap
Types of Problem Behavior

50
Referrals per Prob Behavior
40
30
20
10
0
Lang A chol A rson B omb Combs Defian Disrupt Dress A gg/fgt Theft Harass P rop D S kip Tardy Tobac V and W eap
Types of Problem Behavior

15
Referrals per Prob Behavior
10
5
0
Lang A chol A rson B omb Combs Defian Disrupt Dress A gg/fgt Theft Harass P rop D S kip Tardy Tobac V and Weap
Types of Problem Behavior

50
40
30
20
10
0
Bath R Bus A Bus Caf Clas s Comm Gym Hall
School Locations
Libr Play G Spec Other

50
40
30
20
10
0
Bath R Bus A Bus Caf Clas s Comm Gym Hall
School Locations
Libr Play G Spec Other

20
Students per Number of Referrals
10
0
Students

Students per Number of Referrals
20
10
0
Students

Referrals by Time of Day
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30
Time of Day

Referrals by Time of Day
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30
Time of Day

• “A. E. Newman” Elementary School
– ~450 K-5 students
– ~40% free/reduced lunch
– Suburban

# Behavior Incidents/Day/Month

# BI by Problem Behavior Type

# Major BI/Day/Month

# BI by Location

# BI by Time of Day

# BI by Staff Member

# Major BI by Staff Member

• Examine impact of individual student behavioral incidents on school-wide behavior incidents

# Major BI by Student w/ >1

# BI by Student w/ >3

1-2
3-5
>5
Majors + Minors Majors Only
# % # %
89
27
20%
6%
44
10
10%
2%
30 7% 4 1%

CLEO
• 12 BI Dec. 2000 – Jun. 2001
• 19 BI Sep. 2001 – Dec. 2001
Suspensions/Expulsions Per Year
2000-01 2001-02
In School Suspensions
Events Days Events Days
0
Out of School Suspensions 1
0
1
2
3
2
2.5
Expulsions 0 0 0 0

CLEO: # BI/Day/Month

CLEO: # BI by Type

CLEO: # BI by Location

• Use available data
• Make data collection easy (<1% of staff time)
• Develop relevant questions
• Display data in efficient ways

• Develop regular & frequent schedule/routine for data review & decision making
• Utilize multiple data types & sources
• Establish clarity about office v. staff managed behavior
• Invest in local expertise

• Data are good …but only as good as systems in place for
– PBS
– Collecting & summarizing
– Analyzing
– Decision making, action planning, & sustained implementation