sustainability tina czech, birch grove elementary school ann osterhus, facilitator
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Introductions
Introduce yourself to the group with name, school and district name.
Share one concern, question or comment about implementation in year 3
(Tina and Ann will note your comments to generate network topics for the end of the meeting)
Pair and Share
On a scale of 1-10 where is your building at in terms of sustainability?
What is your building currently doing to sustain PBIS?
What are the barriers or challenges to sustainability?
Sustaining SW-PBIS
Research Increasing Buy-InAwarenessCommunity and Parent
InvolvementAdministrator and
Leadership
Research-Kent Mcintosh
SUBSIST – School-Wide Universal Behavior Sustainability Index: School Teams
A survey of 257 schools nation-wide
SUBSIST available as a checklist for school teams
Research findings
Administrator Support During both implementation and sustaining Actively support SWPBIS Ensures regular time for and attends meetings SWPBIS is a top priority
Fidelity of Implementation During both implementation and sustaining Adequate implementation provides positive feedback
on student outcomes Without effects may not be observable – practice
abandonment
Research findings, continued
Effective and Efficient Teaming
During both implementation and sustaining
Regular meetings, at least monthly
Knowledge and skills of members
Meeting organization and efficiency
Data
During both implementation and sustaining
Data Driven Decision Making
Research findings, continued
Features More Important for Sustaining
Maintaining a HIGH level of fidelity of implementation
Envisioning SW-PBIS as part of systems already in use
Parent and Community Involvement
Integrating new initiatives into SW-PBIS
Maintaining 80% commitment from staff (preliminary results)
Practices
Continue to do TIC and use it as a planning tool Create a yearly action plan and update at each
meeting Meet monthly, or more, as a team Use precision statements in problem solving Create useful, short-term data sources to measure
implementation
Strive to always reach 80% or greater fidelity of implementation
Share data monthly with stakeholders Maintain a SW-PBIS notebook and keep it up to date
Increasing staff buy-in and awareness
Workshop review with all staff, new and returning
PBIS “refresher course” every winter
Share and action plan around data
Increasing staff buy-in
Keep staff personally invested!!! Recognize staff as well as students Keep whole staff involved in decisions Examples of staff morale activities: Tropical Lounge Escape Secret Snowflake “Who Cares” slips Fill your bucket A Million things went right today Festive sweater Fridays Halloween feast Valentines Easter treat
Community and parent involvement
1) Open House:
Table set up at open house Students who could name
all 5 themes received a paw-print Especially helpful for new
parents 2) Parent Handbook
Parent Handbook Sample Dear Parents and Students:
Welcome to the Grove! Our school is committed to providing a strong educational program for our children. We are
devoted to creating a nurturing, safe and welcoming school climate for our families and students. We encourage family
involvement and want to work as partners with parents to provide the best educational experience for our children.
This handbook was created to help you learn about our policies, procedures and expectations as a member of the BG
community. As with most printed material, unforeseen circumstances may warrant some changes as we go through the
school year. However, we have made an attempt to give you clear and accurate information that will be valuable as we
go through the school year.
We want all students to be happy at school and to learn all that they possibly can. Student success is very important. To
make sure students are successful we have a program called BG CARES: Bobcat Pride.
BG CARES: Cooperation
Assertiveness
Responsibility
Empathy
Self-Control
Bobcat Pride addresses the entire school; classroom, hallway, bus, cafeteria and lunchroom. Our goal is to work as a
team to learn more, support each other and have fun in the process. Last school year we continued to see a reduction
in major referrals since we began using BG CARES in 2010.
Please contact us if you have questions, comments or concerns about what is found within these pages. Additional
information can be found on our district web page at www.disrict279.org.
We look forward to another fantastic school year!
Sincerely,
Jeff Zastrow
Principal
Parent Handbook Sample, cont.
279 District Mission:
Our Mission is to inspire and prepare all students with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams,
contribute to community, and engage in a lifetime of learning,
Core Values and Strategic Objectives
We believe that –
Lifelong learning is essential for the individual and the community to thrive;
Everyone has equal intrinsic value;
Trust is essential to sustaining successful relationships and to achieving results;
Better decisions emerge when diverse perspectives are intentionally included in a collaborative process;
Everyone benefits when cultural differences are acknowledged and understood, and individuals are treated respectfully
and equitable; and
Everyone can learn more
Birch Grove School for the Arts Mission Statement
THROUGH THE ARTS, we will implement research-based instructional strategies, engage students in learning through
challenging and meaningful assessment, provide a safe and respectful environment to promote peace, and nurture
creativity and growth.
Birch Grove Pledge
At Birch Grove students and adults are Cooperative, Assertive, Responsible, Emphatic, and Show Self-Control. This leads
to a safe, positive learning environment that increases student achievement.
BG CARES!
At Birch Grove, we update our goals every Fall. We will continue to focus on helping each child grow academically and
socially through an emphasis on the arts.
Our goals focus on student and school-wide success in math and reading.
We give extra reading and math support to students based on their needs.
Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts is a Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions (PBIS) school. We just call
it Bobcat Pride! With this framework, we continue to create a safe and positive environment for our parents, students
and staff through a model we call BG C.A.R.E.S.
We are looking at maintaining this positive school culture.
Ever-evolving
Continue to scrutinize, change, and perfect all aspects of your PBIS program
This year: new posters, new paw prints, student of the month assemblies, teacher paw prints
Administration and leadership
Continue to share ideas and data with leadership
Struggle between verbal support and actions
Encourage leadership to attend coach’s meetings
Sustaining in Minnesota
Continue doing a SET yearly BoQ (upon invitation from MN) after 2 more 80% SETS (after
training) BoQ for 2 years, followed by a SET Apply for MN Recognition upon receiving an invitation Attend Coach Meetings Cohort 9 and 10 (5/year) and/or Sustaining Sessions (2/year) Watch for other invitations Attend Yearly PBIS State Institute Read email bulletins sent quarterly Give Back – present at sustaining meetings, become
involved in coach conference calls, ask for ways in which you can give back, become a trainer, attend Coach Cohort meetings and share your experiences
Sustaining Tools
Coach Calendar for sustaining coaches
Desk Mat SUBSIST Team Self-Evaluation Practice Profile Rubric PBISapps.org MATT, BAT, BoQ, SET,
TIC, SAS, School Safety Survey, others