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Minnesota School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Scaling up and sustaining

Minnesota School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Scaling up and sustaining. Lessons Learned CEC Conference Boston 2008. Char Ryan, PBIS Coordinator Minnesota Department of Education. What we have learned…. Three years and counting…. Minnesota School Wide PBIS.

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Minnesota School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Scaling up and sustaining

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  1. Minnesota School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Scaling up and sustaining Lessons Learned CEC Conference Boston 2008 Char Ryan, PBIS Coordinator Minnesota Department of Education

  2. What we have learned…. Three years and counting…

  3. Minnesota School Wide PBIS Vision To create proactive, preventive, positive, respectful and sustainable learning environments to support academic achievement, social competence, lifestyle skills and effective teaching for all learners.

  4. Minnesota School Wide PBIS • State initiated project began 2005 • 2+ years state support to schools • 9 schools sites for 2005-06 • 11 schools selected for 2006-07 • 48 schools selected for 2007-08 • 62 schools cumulative • 70 new applicants • 142 schools cumulative • Urban, suburban, rural, large, small, preschool through high school

  5. Current Status • Implementation of School-wide PBIS as of January, 2008 : schools in

  6. Growth 3 years

  7. PBIS Coaches

  8. Visibility Political Support Funding Leadership Team Active Coordination Evaluation Training Coaching Local School Teams/Demonstrations

  9. Accomplishments Year 1-3 • Funding – state and federal funds • Visibility • Implementing administrators/coaches • Political Support

  10. Accomplishments Year 1-3 • Comprehensive team training • New and returning teams 9 days/year • Launching PBIS Internship program • Training and support for Local Coaches • 2 times/year/ orientation • School Wide Information System (SWIS) data support • School-wide Evaluation Tool • Pre and post measures using SET • System for training & dispatching evaluators • School progress • Evaluation matrix and regular reporting

  11. Lessons Being Learned • Think Big! • Focus on outcomes • Build Capacity • Plan for sustainability with fidelity • Help! Fun! Celebrate!

  12. Get Ready

  13. 1. Think big Start small…but think and plan big Consider implications of decision rules

  14. 2. Focus on outcomes • On-going specification of outcomes • On-going data collection

  15. 3. Build capacitystate, region, local infrastructure Create and sustain team training Expand training capacity to meet team training needs- Trainer Internship Fidelity of content and outcomes Coaching Evaluation Develop plan, collect data, report

  16. 4. Plan for sustainability with fidelity • Move to regional implementation-closer to home • Develop a statewide system of evaluation

  17. SET Implementation Data Examples

  18. 5. Help! Fun! Persist! • Form partnerships, align initiatives • Enjoy the enthusiasm • Commit to the long haul

  19. Conclusion “To accomplish great things we must not only plan, but also believe.” Anatole France 1844-1924

  20. For More Information on PBIS • Check out the website for the national PBIS Center at www.pbis.org • Check out the MDE website at http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/Special_Education/Evaluation_Program_Planning_Supports/Positive_Behavioral_Interventions_Supports/index.html • Contact the Minnesota PBIS coordinator, Charlotte Ryan at 651.582.8645 or charlotte.ryan@state.mn.us .

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