VTPBiS Supervisory Union/District Coordinator and Administrator Orientation

1. VTPBiS Supervisory Union/District Coordinator and Administrator Orientation

2. Agenda Introductions Define Roles and Responsibilities of VTPBiS Leaders at All Levels of Implementation Identify Coaching and Other Supports Available Describe PBIS Data Tools: EBS, TIC and SET Identify Activities Related to SET Answer remaining Questions

3. PBIS Outcomes: Academic & Social Competence Systems Practices PBIS: Two Big Ideas Data • The basic framework for supporting all students • Using data, practices and systems to achieve academic and social outomes

4. Implementation Science tells us that we need to attend to both “innovation” and “implementation” at all levels VTPBiS State TEAM and VTPBiS Coaches Supervisory Union/District Coordinators and SU/District Leadership Team Administrator, PBIS School Coordinator and PBIS School Leadership Team Building Staff & Students

5. Building Staff & Students >80% of students can tell you the school-wide expectations and can say that they have been acknowledged for following them. >80% of staff can tell you the school-wide expectations and can say they have acknowledged students for following them. School staff teach the school-wide expectations to all students. Positive adult-to-student interactions exceed negative

6. Administrator, PBIS School Coordinator and PBIS School Leadership Team • Role of the PBIS School Leadership Team: • Oversees the development, implementation and maintenance of the PBIS Implementation Plan (at the Universal Level). This includes: • A statement of common purpose • 3-5 positively stated behavioral expectations • Systems for teaching behavioral expectations • Systems for acknowledging and rewarding behavioral expectations • Systems for discouraging problem behaviors • Data management systems

7. Administrator, PBIS School Coordinator and PBIS School Leadership Team • Role of the PBIS School Coordinator: • Support Leadership Team with action planning, implementation, • sustainability and accountability • Team reinforcement (positive nag) • Facilitate the use of data in decision making • Public relations and communications • Organize and report data to Team and to State • Attend regional coordinator meetings (bi-monthly) • Attend training events

8. Administrator, PBIS School Coordinator and PBIS School Leadership Team • Role of the Administrator: • Support and participate in PBIS School Leadership Team meetings • Make PBIS visible through frequent communication with staff • Ensure support is in place – from SU, School coordinator, behavior • specialist, team • Seek feedback from all staff • Present to parents • Promote fidelity of implementation • Use data for EVERYTHING! • MAKE IT FUN FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF

9. Supervisory Union/District Coordinators and SU/District Leadership Team • Role of SU/District PBIS Coordinator: • Establish Supervisory Union Team • Conduct or coordinate school-based evaluations and assessments (SET, EBS)  • Act as a liaison between schools and VTPBiS State Team • Attend school leadership team meetings 2-3 times per year • Establish quarterly Supervisory Union meetings • Develop a dissemination strategy to establish visibility • Ensure student social behavior is a top priority of the SU

10. The PBIS SU/District Coordinator Creates a SU-wide PBIS Culture: • Maintain regular communication & support between school teams & the SU • Provide Vision and establish commitments for school participation • Create SU capacity for training & maintaining PBIS • Collect ongoing SU-wide and individual data to monitor, motivate, and inform needs at participating schools • Create a plan for all levels of PBIS Implementation and Support • Develop SU PBIS calendar • Write into SU policies and handbooks • Make things as easy as possible for teams to do • Secure resources for school teams • PBIS Showcase: Make success VISIBLE!

11. PBIS SU/District Coordinator Pre-requisites: Attendance at introductory trainings Role endorsed by superintendent Flexibility to complete PBIS tasks Positive rapport with school staff and professional credibility Interest in performing responsibilities of SU/District coordinator

12. VTPBiS State TEAM and VTPBiS Coaches • Role of VTPBiS State Team: • Provide support for Implementation (resources, training, coaching) • Follow a data-based state action plan • Policy & funding • Communications • Identify state exemplars • Evaluation • Role of VTPBiS Coaches: • Meet with school team(s) 3-4 times per year to provide support and TA • Monitor team efforts using PBIS data tools • Assist SU/District to build capacity for sustained implementation (re- • define your role over time)

13. Visibility Political Support Funding State, SU and School Leadership Teams Active Coordination Training Coaching Behavioral Expertise Evaluation

14. Rate Your Knowledge and Experience with PBIS • On a scale from 1-5, assess your level of knowledge and experience with PBIS. 1 = I know very little about PBIS 5 = I have extensive knowledge and experience with PBIS • List 1-2 questions that you have about PBIS and/or your role in supporting PBIS within your school or supervisory union. • Discuss with people at your table.

15. Supports Available to You: • VTPBiS State Implementation Team • Coaches available to each SU • Other VTPBiS schools • Web sites – www.pbisvermont.org or www.pbis.org • Vermont and National Training What additional support would be helpful to you?

16. Using your School Data: SET, TIC and EBS

17. Improving Decision-Making From Problem Solution To Problem Solving Problem Solution Information (Data)

18. Data Driven Decision Making • Getting Started • SET, EBS Survey, ODRs • Getting to Implementation Fidelity • Team Implementation Checklist, SET • Sustaining Improvement • EBS Survey, SET, ODRs

19. Assessing PBIS Practices EBS Survey (self-assessment) School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) Team Implementation Checklist (TIC)

20. Effective Behavior Support (EBS) Self-Assessment Survey

21. Two main questions • What systems are in place now? • What systems are most in need of improvement?

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24. Assessing PBIS Practices EBS Survey (self-assessment) School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) Team Implementation Checklist (TIC)

25. School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET)

26. SET Components

28. Completing the SET: Who does what? VTPBiS State Team and Coaches: • Remind SU/school when SET needs to be done. • Coordinate times to meet with schools. SU/District PBIS Coordinators: • Receive on-site training from VTPBiS Coach with eventual goal to become independent at completing SETs for schools within SU. School Administrators: • Be available for 30 minute interview with SET evaluator. Have materials ready. Notify school staff and students that evaluator will be asking questions. PBIS School Coordinators: • Support the administrator in preparing for the SET. Facilitate using SET results in School Leadership Team action planning.

29. Assessing PBIS Practices EBS Survey (self-assessment) School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) Team Implementation Checklist (TIC)

30. Team Implementation Checklist

31. Completing the TIC: Who does what? VTPBiS State Team and Coaches: • Set up school accounts through www.pbssurveys.org. • Remind SU/school about annual date for online completion. • Support school in using as guide for action planning. SU/District PBIS Coordinators: • Support schools to complete TIC and use in action planning. School Administrators: • Use for action planning. PBIS School Coordinators: • Facilitate completion of TIC with Leadership Team. • Use TIC results in School Leadership Team action planning.

32. What are your questions?