school-wide information system an introduction presented by: patrick johnson secondary behavior...
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School-Wide Information System
An Introduction
Presented by:Patrick Johnson
Secondary Behavior [email protected]
SWISSchool-Wide Information System
Defined- SWIS is a web based information system for gathering, entering, summarizing, reporting, and using office referral information.
Purpose – improve the ability of school personnel to develop safe and effective educational environments.
Why Collect Office Referral Data Information?
• Decision making
• Professional Accountability
• Decisions made with data (information) are more likely to be (a) implemented, and (b) effective
Rob H. Horner, George Sugai, Teri Lewis-Palmer, & Anne W. Todd - 2005
Three Key Elements of SWIS
• Data Collection System• Coherent system for assigning referrals
• Computer Application• Web based continuously available and secure
• Decision Making• Use of data
– School-wide – Individual student
Features of SWIS
• Only reports discipline data
• Highly efficient – 30 seconds per referral
• Local control
• Formatted for decision making– Tables and Graphs
• Information is available continuously
• Confidential and secure
How SWIS can guide our decisions?
• Referrals by problem behavior
• Referrals by location
• Referrals by student
• Referrals by time of day
Improving Decision Making
Problem Solving
Problem Solution
SolutionProblem
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Information
SWIS Reports
• Reports– Average referrals per day/per month– Referrals by problem behavior– Referrals by location– Referrals by time– Referrals by student– Custom reports
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Total Ref versus Ref/Day/MoNV High School
January 10
Referrals per day per month
Average Referrals per day per month
Referrals by Problem Behavior
Change Report OptionsChange Report Options38038247442321200
Referrals by Location
Change Report OptionsChange Report Options00125255213
Referrals by Time
Referral by Ethnicity
Referrals by Student
How does a school get SWIS?
• Meet the 10 requirements– Readiness Checklist
• Connect with a SWIS facilitator– www.swis.org
• Budgeting– $250 per year
Readiness Requirement 4• School uses an office discipline referral form that
are compatible with SWIS.
– Student Name– Date– Time of Incident– Student Grade Level– Referring Staff Member– Location of Incident– Problem Behavior– Possible Motivation– Others Involved– Administrative Decision– Other Comments– No More then 3 Extra Information
Readiness Requirement 5
• The school has a coherent office discipline referral process
1. Definitions for behaviors resulting in referrals
2. Predictability across faculty and administration
3. Single system for managing disruptive behavior
4. Using data for decision making5. Agreement on the system for entering
minor/major events
Observe problembehavior
Is the behavior major?
Ensure safety
Write referral & send student to the office
Problem solve
Determine consequence
Follow documented procedures
Follow through withconsequences
File necessarydocumentation
Find a place to talk withThe student(s)
Problem solve
Determine consequence
Follow proceduredocumented
File necessary documentation
Send referral to office
Does student have 3
referrals?
Follow up withstudent within
a week
Let take a look at your schools referral!
You can have data without information,
but you cannot have information without data.
~ Daniel K. Moran