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Engaging Families in PBIS Cathy Shwaery , VA Effective SW Discipline

Engaging Families in PBIS Cathy Shwaery , VA Effective SW Discipline. 2 nd Annual PBIS Region 4 Conference June 30, 2011. “It takes a village to raise a child.”. ~ African Proverb. Outcomes. Importance of family involvement Suggestions for parental involvement

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Engaging Families in PBIS Cathy Shwaery , VA Effective SW Discipline

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  1. Engaging Families in PBISCathy Shwaery, VA Effective SW Discipline

    2nd Annual PBIS Region 4 Conference June 30, 2011

  2. “It takes a village to raise a child.”

    ~ African Proverb
  3. Outcomes Importance of family involvement Suggestions for parental involvement Methods to measure involvement Provide opportunity to reflect on currentstatus of school/family/community partnerships Review of systems, data and practices
  4. “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

  5. Reflection:What do you see as the benefits of School, Family & Community Partnerships (or Family Involvement)

  6. Community School-wide Classroom Family Non-classroom Student Horner & Sugai, 2009
  7. Family Parenting Communication Volunteering Learning at Home Decision Making Collaborating with the Community Based on a Best-Practice Model Created by Dr. Joyce Epstein
  8. Offer Parent Trainings Family Math Night Parents come and make math games with guidance by grade level Family Lock-In Have families come spend the night in the gym- (sleeping bags and all) High School Offer open gym nights for families to come shoot hoops etc. Laura Riffel, www.behaviordoctor.org

  9. Behavioral Expectations and Matrix…each family can align school expectations with family expectations…

  10. Teach what it looks like to the family
  11. Have parents give out gotchas Ask parents to label appropriate behavior by giving out slips of paper that their children can accrue for prizes like: Getting out of a chore Getting to pick the movie Getting to pick what we cook for dinner Laura Riffel, www.behaviordoctor.org
  12. Ask Parents to….. Laura Riffel, www.behaviordoctor.org Review the behavioral expectations with their child each morning before the child leaves for school. Ask their child during dinner to give them an example of how they “showed respect for others” (whatever the expectations for the school are) If the student has limited abilities: Make a PowerPoint of their child using the behavioral expectations appropriately and show this movie to the child daily.
  13. Gotchas for Adults Invite parents to send in email gotchas about staff members to the principal Highlight these at staff meetings Invite staff to send in email gotchas about parents to the principal Highlight these in the school newsletter
  14. www.vistaprint.com Car bumper magnet Gotcha cards to send home to parents Car window decal Refrigerator magnet Laura Riffel, www.behaviordoctor.org
  15. Ask Parents to Share Laura Riffel, www.behaviordoctor.org Tell others in the community about school-wide PBS Help get positive attention for the school through news and media outlets Help get business support for rewards for staff and students Help get political support by writing to your congress and letting them know the good things that are going on in your child’s school
  16. Tertiary Interventions Few families Family voice High Intensity Tertiary Interventions Few families Family voice Intense, durable procedures Secondary Interventions Some families (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Planned Interventions Some Individualizing Secondary Interventions Some families (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Planned Interventions Some Individualizing Universal Interventions All families Preventive, proactive Universal Interventions All families Preventive, proactive How do we provide intensive support for families needing intensive support? connect to Mental Health agencies Special Education support/information Support groups meet on a regular basis Designing School-Wide Systems for Student Success through Family InvolvementA Response to Intervention Model Academic Systems Behavioral Systems What do we have to support families who: don’t attend back-to-school nights? have students needing more support? are from another culture? 1-5% 1-5% 5-10% 5-10% What to communicate to families? The “big picture” – purpose of school-wide plan Expectations – how they can be demonstrated in non-school settings Reinforcements & consequences Plan for on-going updates of behavior data How they can get involved in the school-wide plan Consider using a brochure, marquee, scrolling banner at school entrance, or other communication tools or venues (PTA meetings) 80-90% 80-90%
  17. Kimberli Breen, IL-PBIS Network, Technical Assistance Director
  18. ٭ Social Competence & Academic Achievement Positive Behavior Support OUTCOMES Supporting Decision Making Supporting Staff Behavior DATA SYSTEMS PRACTICES Supporting Student Behavior
  19. PBIS “3-Circles” Problem-Solving Worksheet Targeted Problem: _______________________ Step 1: What does the data say? ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ DATA + Culture– Supports Decision Making SYSTEMS – Support Staff Behavior PRACTICES – Support Parent/Family Involvement (VDOE ESD Project, 2011)
  20. http://www.pbismaryland.org/documents/FamilyEngagementChecklist.pdf http://www.pbismaryland.org/documents/FamilyEngagementChecklist.pdf
  21. PBIS “3-Circles” Problem-Solving Worksheet Targeted Problem: _______________________ Step 1: What does the data say? ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Provide information to teachers on: Cultural norms Special education concerns Setting limits How to have difficult conversations Step 4: What will we do to support staff? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DATA + Culture– Supports Decision Making SYSTEMS – Support Staff Behavior Need more parent involvement at school (information sessions, volunteering at school) Step 2: What is the goal? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Step 3: What will we do to support PARENT/Family involvement? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRACTICES – Support Parent/Family Involvement (VDOE ESD Project, 2011)
  22. How to get more parents involved Develop student programs for each grade level Tell the students they have to be there at 5:45 and report to the music room Tell parents program starts at 6:00 From 6:00-6:30 talk about school-wide plans Students go on at 6:30 or 6:45.
  23. Rewards to get parents there Offer 4 free hours of childcare on a Saturday for attending meetings on PBIS Contact Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Scouts can earn badges for babysitting Scout leaders will be there for supervision Have planned indoor and outdoor activities Have adult leadership- ask teachers to donate one hour of leadership supervision
  24. Ask parents to come to school Donate 1 hour a month (have a set schedule) Mrs. Jones has the third Thursday of every month Come at lunchtime and pass out “gotchas”- catch students being good slips
  25. Watch D.O.G.S. Dads Program Goal To help every school in America be positively influenced by the committed involvement of fathers
  26. Sponsor Family Nights at School Arkansas Math Night Colorado Family Game Night
  27. PBIS “3-Circles” Problem-Solving Worksheet Targeted Problem: _______________________ Step 1: What does the data say? ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Step 4: What will we do to support staff? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DATA + Culture– Supports Decision Making SYSTEMS – Support Staff Behavior Step 2: What is the goal? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Step 3: What will we do to support PARENT/Family involvement? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRACTICES – Support Parent/Family Involvement (VDOE ESD Project, 2011)
  28. School Spotlight: Hollin Meadows An annual tradition connects teachers with students and families before school begins Responsive Classroom Newsletter, April 2009 “I couldn’t believe that public school teachers were going to take the time to personally visit every child’s family at their home. We looked forward to it for weeks.” —Parent Jon Gates, principal
  29. Ideas Develop a survey for families about behavioral needs or behavioral expectations in the school Develop a survey for families to determine what they know or want/need to know about PBIS Develop information for families about PBIS at your school Help plan and implement school wide celebrations with parents]evaluate your school to determine if it is family friendly. Write an article for your school newsletter about PBIS Contact community businesses to share information about PBIS in the schools Talk with teacher and staff about what they think parents need to know about PBIS and ways families can support PBIS in their school.
  30. More to do… Send home thank you notes for supporting PBIS in schools. (these can be sent to parents and/or staff and teachers.) Hold a PBIS day at your school that is planned and coordinated by parents. Recruit parents to develop displays around the school related to PBIS, e.g., PBIS student of the week, month, etc. Set up a PBIS table during parent-teacher conferences. Create PBIS parent resources, e.g., behavior management “Tip of the Month”, etc. Develop a PBIS Family Calendar. PBIS Skits at half-time of sporting events. Send regular notes home about PBIS developed by parents Help plan a PBIS family night at your school.
  31. http://www.pbis.org/family/default.aspx http://www.behaviordoctor.org/parentsupport.html http://www.lehigh.edu/projectreach/parents-reach/open.htm http://pbismissouri.org/family.html http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/FamInvolve/index.html
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