getting started in urban high schools

GETTING STARTED IN URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS

Steve Romano-Technical Assistance Director

Illinois PBIS Network

Chris Pawelczyk-Assistant Principal

John F. Kennedy High School, Chicago Public Schools

Session Objective

Participants will have an increased understanding of issues facing large, urban high school implementation of the PBIS process including readiness, training, and on-going technical assistance.

Premise

High schools are different from elementary schools, middle schools and junior high

schools, BUT…

They’re not as different as they think they are!

The concepts are the same, but the practices may look different

How High Schools Are Different

• Size• Expectations of staff• Staff is departmentalized• More groundwork is needed• Teams can become layered• Implementation comes more slowly

The need to work with high schools differently came about through high schools themselves.

Increased requests for trainings from high schools.

Teams felt trainings were geared toward elementary schools.

They were right!

Readiness

More groundwork and time is needed.• Administrative overview• Coaches• Team development• Data audit• Team development• Informing staff• Staff needs assessment

• Meeting with principals, deans, counselors • Present and review District/School Readiness

Checklist document • Coaching

One school =two people for internal/external coach

• Data-management system, availability of “big 7” data, SWIS, definitions

• Options regarding time commitments and compensation for leadership team

• TAD meets with External Coach/Administrator to complete:

• District Readiness Checklist including Data Audit • Working Smarter

• The building identifies a Universal Leadership Team

• Conduct needs assessment for all staff. • Leadership team (including principal) analyzes and shares results of Data Audit and Needs Assessment.

• Inform/educate staff • Invitation to training per TAD approval  

Training

•Only high schools in attendance.•High school specific curriculum/binder• Initial two days (U100/200)•One day follow up (U300)

On-Going Technical Assistance

•Monthly coaches network meetings.•Schools host

Face to face

High School Forum

State Leadership Conferences

JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL

THE EVOLUTION OF CRUSADER PRIDE

How did PBIS evolve into

• Timeline• Establishing a Universal Team & its development

• Identifying data points• Staff Buy-in (inform & educate)

• Administrative Overview

•What could we have done differently?

Crusader PRIDE Teaching Plan

Semester 1 Monthly topicsSeptember

Respect in ALL Settings

OctoberRespect in Classrooms

November Respect in Hallways

December Respect in Labs,Lib.,& Offices

January Respect in Aud. & Cafeteria

Monthly Plan 

Week 1 (long OR short division)•Show 3-5 minute video. Week 2: (long division ONLY)•2nd showing of the 3-5 minute video w/ support lesson.•INCENTIVES for student and division participation (i.e. random drop-ins during division, quality work reviewed by the lesson planning committee, = candy, pizza party, etc.) Week 3: (long OR short division)•Graphic Novel Week 4: (long OR short division)•Review of every PRIDE message to date.

Lesson Plan Format

FRONT

BACK

Why Respect?

Questions & Contact Info• Chris Pawelczyk-Assistant Principal

• ctpawelczyk@cps.k12.il.us

• Cliff Scott-Disciplinarian (Internal Coach)• CDScott@cps.edu

• Jose Gamino-Social Studies Teacher (Internal Coach)• JUGamino@cps.edu

• Janice Jackson-Special Education Teacher• JJJackson6@cps.edu