PBS AND FAMILIES
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June 29, 2010
Ms. Amy Parmentier, LCSW
School Social Worker
Fairfax County Public Schools
Ms. Mandy Freeman, Ed.S.
PBIS Curriculum Resource Teacher
Fairfax County Public Schools
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AGENDA
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Parental Involvement:
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Importance and Benefits
Research on PBS and Families:
Current Research
 FCPS Data
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Five Steps to Include Families
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Measuring Participation
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THE PBS ELEMENTS
OUTCOMES
FAMILY
SCHOOL
COMMUNITY
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SCHOOL-FAMILY-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS:
TYPES OF PRACTICES
•Parenting
•Communicating
•Volunteering
•Learning at Home
•Decision Making
•Collaborating with the Community
-Epstein, 1995
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WHY IS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
IMPORTANT?
“No matter what the demographics, students are
more likely to earn higher grades and test scores,
attend school regularly, have better social skills,
graduate and go on to postsecondary education
when schools and families partner.”
- Karen Mapp, Family Involvement Equals Student
Success No Matter Background, August 10, 2006.
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BENEFITS OF FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
Higher test scores
 Better grades
 Better attendance
 Higher levels of homework completion
 More positive student motivation
 Improved attitudes about school work
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-Darsch, Miao, & Shippen. (2004) A Model for Involving
Parents of Children with Learning and Behavior
Problems in the Schools: Preventing School Failure
48(3), 24-35
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RESEARCH: PBS
& FAMILIES
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Timothy J. Lewis, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Extension of school-wide logic to include families
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PBS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT SURVEY
RESULTS: JANUARY 2010
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75% respondents indicated
that there was a fully or
partially implemented
process for informing
parents about the school’s
PBS framework and
practices
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Almost 30% of respondents
reported at least one
parent is on the PBS
committee.
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Almost 70% of respondents
indicated that the team is
either in the planning
stages for representation
or a parent is not yet a
member of the PBS
committee
Nearly 80% of respondents
reported that they
collaborate with parents to
support positive behavior
and address behaviors of
concern.
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Dolphin Code
of Conduct
Check-in/Check-out
Program
Check-in/Check-out
is part of Stratford Landing’s
Positive Behavior Support
Program. It is a way to
recognize and encourage positive
behavior in individual students.
The student and teacher select
specific goals based on student
need.
Students meet with
the school counselor on a daily
basis to review the goals for the
day. Throughout the day, the
teacher and student will
determine if the the goals have
been met. At the end of the
day, the counselor and student
meet again to assess the day. A
copy of the Check-in/Check-out
Report goes home with the
student each night for parent
review and signature. The
report should be brought back
the next day.
Respect
Thank you for your
support of the Checkin/Check-out Program
and Positive Behavior
Support at Stratford
Landing.
Care for yourself and
others
Keep trying everyday
Responsible
Be honest
Follow directions
Ready
Be prepared
Do your best
http://www.fcps.edu/mediapub/cabletv/archive/0910/ss0910.htm
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STEPS FOR INCLUDING FAMILIES
-LEWIS, 2009
Teams focus on outcomes
1.
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Develop working definition of family participation
relative to data
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Strive for accessibility sensitive to the culture of the
school community
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School-wide systems and family participation
function independently
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STEPS FOR INCLUDING FAMILIES
2. Define participation across the continuum
•
Awareness
•
Involvement
•
Support
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SAMPLE FAMILY AND EDUCATOR
PARTICIPATION TIER 1 OUTCOMES
Awareness
Involvement
Support
Family Outcome
Can identify school
expectations and
continuum of
practices
Increase in family
presence at school
functions
Aware of withinschool supports
and related
community
agencies
Educator
Outcome
Make frequent
connections to
families to discuss
primary practices
Make connections
with families
during schoolbased functions
Available to
answer family
questions/concerns
about primary
practices
-adapted from Lewis, 2009
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STEPS FOR INCLUDING FAMILIES
3. Identify and implement strategies for
family engagement
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Awareness

Involvement

Support
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ROADBLOCKS & BRIDGES
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STEPS FOR INCLUDING FAMILIES
4. Acknowledge incremental increases toward
meeting goals
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Create an action plan with a parent component
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Celebrate!
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STEPS FOR INCLUDING FAMILIES
5. Teams follow the same problem-solving
logic for gathering and using data
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DEFINING AND MEASURING
PARTICIPATION
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Example:
Definitions:
Measurement:
Parental involvement at school
events
•Volunteer Log
•Sign in sheets
Parental assistance with
homework
•Assignment Notebook
signatures/comments/dialogue
between parent and teacher
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CREATE YOUR OWN PATH!
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Awareness
Involvement
Support
Family Outcomes
Educator
Outcomes
Strategies to
support outcomes
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