1. PBIS Team: Establishing a Foundation for Collaboration and Operation

1. 1. PBIS Team:Establishing a Foundation for Collaboration and Operation

2. Objectives • Understand the importance of collaborative teaming • Understand the characteristics of effective team collaboration • Identify critical team roles and responsibilities • Identify how to support team members to participate on the school-wide PBIS team • Understand how to align PBIS and school’s mission and improvement plan • Identify how to “work smarter, not harder”

3. Have you ever beena part of this team? • No agenda is prepared • Meeting starts late • No time schedule has been set for the meeting • No one is prepared • No facilitator is identified • No one agrees on anything • No action plan is developed • Everyone is off task • Negative tone throughout the meeting

4. A School-based PBIS Team • School Administrative Team must be committed to school-wide PBIS and actively participate on the team • PBIS team should remain small (3-8 members) • Consider representatives that include: administration, general education teachers, special education teachers, guidance, specials teachers, parents… • Consider Core Team vs. Peripheral Team

5. School PBIS Team Tasks • Develop the school-wide PBIS action plan • Monitor behavior data • Hold regular team meetings (at least monthly) • Maintain communication with staff and coach • Evaluate progress • Report outcomes to Coach/Facilitator & District Coordinator

6. Team-led Process Non-Teaching Family Behavioral Capacity Priority & Status Representation Specialized Support Administrator Team Community Data-based Decision Making Administrator Student Teaching Communications Start with Team that “Works.”

7. Identify Team Member Roles • Team Leader - starts the meeting, reviews the purpose of the meeting, facilitates the meeting by keeping the team focused on each step • Recorder - taking notes, transcribing the team’s responses on flip chart paper, transparency, etc • Timekeeper- monitors the amount of time available keeps the team aware of time limits by giving “warnings” (i.e., “10 minutes left”) • Data Specialist- is trained in entering and accessing data from the SWIS data system • Behavior Specialist- competent with behavioral principles and assists in analyzing data • Administrator- actively encourages team efforts, provides planning time, feedback, and support initiatives • Communications – acts as the point person for communication between the team and staff regarding PBIS and behavior issues • PBIS Coach- district-level (external) or school-based (internal) individual that facilitates the team through the process, becomes the school’s main contact

8. Coaches’ Roles & Responsibilities • May be district-level person (external) who can move across schools or person who works on-site (internal) • Is familiar with the school-wide process • Facilitates team throughout the process (insures critical elements are in place) • Attends all trainings/meetings with their school-based teams • Receives extended and ongoing training from FL PBIS Project • May co-train with PBIS Project in subsequent school years • Is an active and involved team member, but not the Team Leader • Is the main contact person for the school-based team • Reports to the District Coordinator

9. Administration’s Rolesand Responsibilities • ALL administrators are encouraged to participate in the process • Administrator should play an active role in the school-wide PBIS change process • Administrators should actively communicate their commitment to the process • Administrator should be familiar with school’s current data and reporting system • If a principal is not committed to the change process, it is unwise to move forward in the process

10. School-based PBIS TeamMeets Frequently • During initial planning, teams may need to meet more often • Team should meet at least once a month to: • Analyze existing data • Make changes to the existing database • Problem-solve solutions to critical issues • Begin to outline actions for the development of a plan

11. Enhancing Meeting Success • Administrator identifies how to free staff time for participation on the PBIS Team • Clearly schedule meeting dates and times • Administrators remind staff of the significant impact and ultimate success

12. School Improvement Plan • Schools must be committed to improving behavior • One of the top priorities • Make sure the SIP addresses issues of student behavior – maybe able to access SIP $$$ • Behavior, discipline, climate, or safety • SIP needs to be aligned with the school’s mission statement • All initiatives/practices should be organized using three tiered logic • Review content of SIP with all faculty and staff * Inconsistency and lack of direction can impede overall school improvement!

13. School Improvement Plan • Review the SIP yearly • Familiarize and educate new staff annually • If plan is reviewed and discussed often, goals will be accomplished • Let the SIP guide all activities that occur in your school