Welcome MTSS LEADERSHIP TEAM COHORT #3 FEB.5 2015 Group Expectations (Norms) For The Day Cell phones on silent Be an active participant Stay on Topic Be attentive to presenters Stay within time limits Objectives for today Understand components of PBIS and determine your schools need for implementing of PBIS Effective Behavior Supports EBS survey Understand the implementation of the School Climate SCALE-UP Grant Use teaming practices and data for problem-solving Write an action plan based on needs determined by the team Common Areas Activity Locate the interior and exterior maps on your table You are each given three dots. Individually, on each dot, write a behavior concern in which you had to intervene in last year in one of the common areas of your school. Place your dots on each of the common areas that the behavior occurred. Wait to discuss until all have had a chance to place their dots. Common Area Activity Discussion When Is it occurring? Who is involved? What are the most common behaviors on the dots? Why do you think it is occurring? Rules- Set for all and taught to all? Routines- Adult monitoring? Engaging with students? What is getting in the way of success? As part of your Action Plan today develop a solution to prevent the problem from occurring. Underlying Principles of Multi-Tiered Prevention Models 4 Components What are the predictable failures? 1 2 Same at Every Level!! What can we do to prevent failure? How will we maintain consistency? How will we know if it’s working? 3 4 MTSS/PBIS SCALE-UP! Grant JUNIOR HIGH PRESENTATION FEB. 5, 2015 ANDREA T. MILLER MTSS/PBIS GRANT COORDINATOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS “If we can’t help protect kids and staff, and make them feel safe at school, then everything else that we do is secondary…” “If kids don’t feel safe, they can’t learn. It’s that simple. Through these grants of more than $70 million, we are continuing our commitment to ensure that kids have access to the best learning experience possible.” 9 U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. School Climate Transformation and ”Now is the Time” 10 Why Now? “If there is even one step we can take to save another child, or another parent, or another town, from the grief that has visited Tucson, and Aurora, and Oak Creek, and Newtown, and communities from Columbine to Blacksburg before that -- then surely we have an obligation to try.” – President Obama What Now? School Climate Transformation Grant Awardees WA 1 0 MT 1 – ‘14 NH 1 – ‘14 WI NE CA 15 – ’14 NV UT 3 – ‘14 IA 4– ‘14 MI MA NY PA6 – 3 – ’14 2 – ‘14 OH IL 2 – ‘14 3 – ’14 MO KY VA NC 1 – ‘14 1 – ‘14 2 – ‘14 TX 6 – ’14 DC 1 – ‘14 SC AL 1 – ‘14 1 – ‘14 LA FL 3 – ‘14 HI CT DE 4 – ’14 OK AZ 2 – ‘14 ‘14 3 – ‘14 5– ‘14 VI 1 – ‘14 2014 SEA 2014 LEAs with no SEA A Five Year Federal Grant This grant give resources and specific supports to our secondary schools to enhance school climate in a meaningful way for all students, staff, teachers, and the community. It is our opportunity to use a framework that sustains a positive culture of social behavior and expectations in each of our secondary schools. This grant includes our high schools. Transformational Schools Cohort #3 High Schools 2015-16 Junior High Schools 2015-16 Cyprus Connection Granger Kearns Matheson Valley* West Lake* Jefferson Churchill Bennion Kennedy Granite Park * currently a transformational school Let’s Use Researched- Based Practices and Interventions That Work PBIS- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports is part of the Multi-Tiered System of Support for behaviors. • • • • Teach school-wide expectations Use positive acknowledgement systems Establish proactive school-wide discipline Promote parent engagement in behavior plan How will implementing PBIS help your school? Behavior concerns are addressed in a consistent manner. The school plan designates behaviors to be managed by the teachers and those for the administrators to manage. Academic achievement improves when the school expectation are consistent Less time is spent managing behavior by teachers and administrators Objectives of the SCALE-UP Grant Obj. 1: Build administrative capacity for implementing a sustainable district-wide multitiered behavioral framework Establish a District PBIS Team Establish Building level taskforce teams Establish Student leadership teams Objectives of the SCALE-UP Grant Obj. 2: Develop essential components for implementing a multi-tiered behavioral framework Complete EBS Survey, years 1&2 TFI 3-5+ Develop behavioral expectations matrix Determine how to teach behavioral expectations, Develop/revise office referral system, Select a school/district-wide information system, Develop a positive school-wide reinforcement program, Develop a screening assessment for Tier II, Review and update components of the framework. Objectives of the SCALE-UP Grant Obj. 3: Increase school staff ability to implement a multi-tiered behavioral framework with fidelity through sustained, ongoing professional development and coaching District PBIS Team professional development [PD], Training coaches, school level PBIS taskforce, student leadership Team training, school staff PBIS PD). Objectives of the SCALE-UP Grant Obj. 4: Improve student behavior through universal and tiered systems of support provide systemic -Tier I, II and III supports, and services Obj. 5: Improve school climate. Measured by decrease office referrals and increased attendance and improved SET or TFI score of 80—90% Obj. 6: Increase academic performance. Measured by academic progress What Support Comes With the Grant? A Systems Coach to support your school’s PBIS plan. 4 secondary coaches to attend your task force and other meetings at least monthly PD and resources for your teams faculty and staff Funding for supplies and tools for data collection Ongoing District support to problem-solve critical issues Is your school ready to get started? Attend an initial training at the Jones Center Feb. 5th (with two teachers, and a counselor) Selection of a PBIS Taskforce team Feb. Student focus groups March/April Team trainings- May and June Break Time Utilizing key faculty as a PBIS Task Force Team members: administrator/assistant school counselor psych/social worker At least 2-4 teachers – o a facilitator of the PBIS Task force o an advisor to the PBIS student leadership team. o SRO? o Discussion- who else should be on your team? Identifying a Student Leadership Team A diverse representation of your school (you determine the # students involved) Students learn to be leaders/models of the expectations. They help promote the positives messages“We care about you.” “We want you to be here.” “We recognize your efforts.” “We want to help you graduate.” Utilizing Focus Groups Made up of current students (7th or 8th graders) Get their views and opinions related to your school plan? Discuss possible questions- What would you like to learn from them? Teams are most effective when they… Work collaboratively with others and take collective responsibility for achieving shared goals for which they are mutually accountable Provide clarity regarding the work to be done Monitor and support others to help them succeed at what they are being asked to do Sustain their focus on a limited number of goals and initiatives Acknowledge and celebrate small wins Focus on student learning, problem solving and intervention planning to address school, group, and individual student needs Teaming in Our Schools • Leadership focus o o o Supports learning for ALL students School-wide systems and structures School-wide and subgroup data trends • Grade level, Core, or Department focus o Tier 1 Student learning, supports and differentiation focus • Student Support focus o Tier 2 Supplemental intervention focus • Specialized focus o Tier 3 Intensive intervention focus Agenda template Norms and roles at tables Scribe take notes for immediate task Notetaker keeps meeting minutes Celebrations Add-review of action steps from previous meeting Review of problem solving model What are the Components of the Agenda? Dates Team members present roles/responsibilities General discussion Items Problem solving Task Rating of meeting Agenda Look at the template provided What highlighted parts are already part of your agenda How do you problem-solve in your team. The Work of Teams…Problem Solving, Looking at Data, Posing the Guiding is it we expect students to Questions What learn? What is the problem? Describe the data How will we know when they have learned it? Did it work? Reflect on progress How will we know when they have learned it? Why is it happening? Interpret the data How will we respond when they don’t learn? How will we respond when they already know it? What should be done? Design instruction How are we doing with team practices? Objectives for today Understand components of PBIS and determine your schools need for implementing of PBIS Effective Behavior Supports EBS survey Understand the implementation of the School Climate SCALE-UP Grant Use teaming practices and data for problem-solving Write an action plan based on needs determined by the team Items to work on with your team today PBIS Task force Team Agenda & TIPS form during team time Confirm team members Decide if you want training for your school at your site or larger district meeting When would you like us as coaches to come to your school How would you like to complete your EBS survey School Team matrix Quarterly Action Plan with behavior goal (email or hard copy) will be based on finishing any of the above