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Partnering with School/Family/Community at All Three Tiers, Part I

Partnering with School/Family/Community at All Three Tiers, Part I. Kimberli Breen Technical Assistance Director IL-PBIS Network Lou Cavallo Superintendent of Schools Forest Park School District Timothy E. Gillian Village Administrator Village of Forest Park. Session Description:.

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Partnering with School/Family/Community at All Three Tiers, Part I

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  1. Partnering with School/Family/Community at All Three Tiers, Part I Kimberli Breen Technical Assistance Director IL-PBIS Network Lou Cavallo Superintendent of Schools Forest Park School District Timothy E. Gillian Village Administrator Village of Forest Park

  2. Session Description: • Describe how one community partnered across all settings; implementing Community-wide PBIS, to support youth and their families in the: • schools, • library, • park district • community (via police department, crossing guards, community center etc.)

  3. Forest Park District 91 Urban Fringe district just west of the city of Chicago 5 schools – 2 primary, 2 intermediate, 1 Middle School Very Diverse: 49% Black, 22.5% White, 12.5% Hispanic, 16% Other. 36% Low income

  4. District-Wide PBIS Implementation • Started with Middle school to build momentum • PBIS Objectives included in District Strategic Plan • Communicate PBIS objectives and successes to parents at all opportunities • Behavioral (SWIS) data reported to the board twice a year • Beginning to include parents on PBIS teams in the schools

  5. 09-10/10-11 Behavioral SWIS Data- Total ODR’s

  6. 09-10/10-11 Behavioral SWIS Data- Problem Behavior

  7. Community-wide PBIS Implementation • Initiated by discussion of how best to use prevention grant funds by the police department • Unique way to use grant funding…previously for ‘same ole’ programs… • Stopped just throwing out ideas…“youth center”, “basketball with a cop”...needed structure/systems approach • Goal is to have same expectations, strategies and “common language” for youth throughout the community • Open dialogue between agencies centered around positive solutions and intervention instead of negative consequences

  8. Community-wide Process • Data: surveyed youth… • turned out there was plenty to do • “Have millions of programs for kids, but if no one shows up, doesn’t have an effect”

  9. Community-wide Process • Designated roles: • External Community Coach • Internal Coaches (police, library etc.) • PBIS Administrators (police chief, library director etc.) • Formed Community-Wide PBIS Leadership Team: • PBIS Admin & Coaches from each site • District Supt., Village Manager, PBIS Network • Trained teams from all settings (police, schools, library etc.)

  10. Community-wide PBIS ImplementationWhose involved? Community-wide Leadership team: • Village hall • Police Department • Park District • Community Center • Parents • Library • Schools/District

  11. Community-wide Process • Monthly Community-wide Leadership Team mtgs. • Monthly Community-wide Coaches meetings • Family/Community Forum/s • On-going training (ex. new summer staff at pool/park etc.) • Picnic and other community events

  12. Accomplishments

  13. Accomplishments 8th grade graduation • Superintendent’s message about “Be” • Principal’s message & youth response

  14. Accomplishments: Community-Wide Picnic • Leadership Team planned together • Decided on community signs (see slide) • Developed Picnic Matrix (see slide) • Everyone (agency) did their part • All staff working the picnic were included in plan • Everyone distributed ‘tickets’ • Every agency contributed prizes

  15. posters

  16. Picnic Expectations Matrix

  17. Acknowledgement System: Raffle Prizes • Police Dept.: gift basket, t-shirt, hat, ride in police car • Fire Dept.: t-shirt, ride to school in Fire Truck • Community Center: bike • Park District: 2 family pool passes (4 visits) • School: open gym, up to 10 people • Library: movie/game night w. pop/pizza, up to 10 people

  18. Accomplishments: Community-Wide Picnic • Tickets (adults wanted more tickets) • 0 (zero!) behavior problems • Brought balloons to Superintendent • Included Catholic school teachers • Parents noticed & commented • Village administration sent “thank you”

  19. PBIS Applied to Other Community Events

  20. Healthy Communities Grant Using PBIS framework for: • Clarifying expectations for youth/families/community/police etc. • Teaching expectations in school, community settings & home • Acknowledging behavior (Police ‘tickets’) • Combined Family/Community Forums on Safe Routes, PBIS & other hot topics • Ex. Helping your child walk to school with bedtime & morning routines

  21. PBIS Community-wide Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe Tickets Saturday Bike Rides Positive Citations

  22. How to Get Started

  23. How to Get Started • Identify a community-wide goal/need • Use data • Survey families/community • Identify your stakeholders • Who else cares about this goal? • Who can help make an impact on this goal? • What groups/settings support your students when they’re not in school? • Showing past collaborations made eligible for more money/grants… “take 1st step”

  24. How to Get Started: Relationships • Build on past collaborations, relationships • Can be simple…start casual…make initial call! • Don’t underestimate the School Board • They influence their neighbors • PTO: Can help get families to come to other events…must have ‘buzz’ • No rule that you can’t walk right into mayors office…take direct approach • Encourage Superintendent to get to know the Mayor…2-way relationship (think…property values!)

  25. How to Get Started: Process • Build upon existing successes…(i.e. Middle School already doing well w. PBIS) • Use data to determine early successes, then share successes with others...local success leads to more • Newspaper • District website • Community Forums • Word of mouth • If no systems, no number of ‘practices’ will ever be good enough

  26. How to Get Started: Leadership Getting leaders to invest time and energy: • Demand it/expect it • Start where you’re most likely to get leadership success.. • Identify and work towards mutual goals Team without leaders can’t make decisions!

  27. Overcoming Challenges • Everyone has challenges…weather the course…hang in there! • Ex. Police department implementation didn’t make sense for people at first • Still determining role for Fire Department • Importance of Leadership at all levels… • Must have leaders who can make decisions • Can’t have too big of a committee or no action • Keep holding meetings

  28. “It’s in everyone’s best interest that the schools are safe, responsible & respectful.”“Schools are what make a town.” Timothy E. Gillian Village Administrator

  29. What actions are you taking to increase partnerships?Enhanced Phases of Implementation See hand-out

  30. Questions/Comments

  31. Maximizing Your Session Participation Work with your team Consider 4 questions: - What Implementation Phase? - What do I hope to learn? - What did I learn? - What will I do with what I learned?

  32. Where are you in the implementation process?Adapted from Fixsen & Blase, 2005

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