Maximizing Your Session Participation

1. E12 – It’s All Fun and Games Until We Know The Function of Your Behavior Lead Presenter: Therese SandomierskiExemplar Presenters: Angela Hernandez & Eric ZeissigKey Words: Behavior, Behavior Analysis, Assessment, FBA/BIP

2. Maximizing Your Session Participation When Working In Your Team • Consider 4 questions: • Where are we in our implementation? • What do I hope to learn? • What did I learn? • What will I do with what I learned?

3. Where Are You In The Implementation Process?Adapted from Fixsen & Blase, 2005

4. Leadership Team Action Planning Worksheets: Steps • Self-Assessment: Accomplishments & Priorities Leadership Team Action Planning Worksheet • Session Assignments & Notes: High Priorities Team Member Note-Taking Worksheet • Action Planning: Enhancements & Improvements Leadership Team Action Planning Worksheet

5. Please Provide Feedback Your feedback is important to us! Please take a few moments at the end of the session to complete an evaluation form for this session. Forms are available: • In our mobile application by clicking the link in the session description. • Online underneath the posted presentations at www.pbis.org/presentations/chicago_forum_18

6. Save the dates, February 20 – 23, 2019 for the… Pre-Conference Workshops FEBRUARY 20 Skill-Building Workshops FEBRUARY 23 Breakout Sessions FEBRUARY 21 - 22 Networking | Posters | Exhibits Washington, DC Grand Hyatt Washington For more information, visit: conference.apbs.org

7. Arlington Independent School District An example of strategic professional development and coaching supports - Building capacity at the school levels.

8. Important Themes to Listen For • Implementation Stages + PBIS Blueprint • Strategic system changes - • Task + Human Elements • Addressing barriers to changing practices • Alignment of vision with District Plans • Creating common language and priority • Stakeholder voice and involvement • Continuous improvement through data

9. Introductions • Who are we? • Therese Sandomierski, University of South Florida • Angela Hernandez, Arlington Independent School District • Eric Zeissig, Arlington Independent School District • Who are you?

10. Arlington Independent School District • AISD is the 10th-largest district in Texas & 58th in the country • Arlington is also the home of the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers. • AISD stats (as of May 1, 2018): • 60,552 students • 75 campuses • 68.28% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch • 45% Hispanic/Latino -- 20% White; • 25% Black -- Asian 6%, • Two or More 4%

11. AISD Strategic Plan: 2016-2021 Goal: 100% of AISD students will graduate exceptionally prepared for college, career and citizenship.Performance Objective:Leadership, Citizenship and Responsibility Performance Strategy:Enhance an emotionally and physically safe learning environment that fosters cultural awareness, wellness, and a culture of respect, integrity and responsibility among students.

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13. Brief History of PBIS in AISD

14. 5 year plan

15. District Expectations: 2014 - 2015 PBIS Tier I

16. Before CWPBIS • Rollout of district-wide SWPBIS • Support from Texas Behavior Support Network, state contact, national network • SCTP State Grant and a university partnership (Texas Woman’s University)

17. Moving from SWPBIS to CWPBIS • Classroom issues persisted • Local expertise available • We’ll look at game plan in a few minutes 

18. School Climate Transformation Project • Grant awarded by Texas Behavior Support • Partnership with ESC XI and Texas Woman’s University • Funding used to create PBIS in the Classroom demonstration sites.

19. More Background Brandi Simonsen University of Connecticut Diane Myers Texas Woman’s University

20. AISD made CWPBIS Their Own • Culturally and contextually appropriate • Focus on culture first based on feedback and current issues within the district. • District identified need to address behavior principles and common language as well as data collection and methods to do so as foundational learning • Training was modified and a plan was born!

21. AISD’s “Big Six” • Behavior Basics • Culture • Structure • Expectations • Interaction • Reinforcement • Correction • Data Collection

22. Common Myths to be Broken • Reinforcement  bribery • Positive reinforcement  students doing whatever they want • Negative Reinforcement  Punishment • PBIS  No consequences

23. To Debunk the Myths Collecting behavior data in the classroom setting, as well as strategies for collecting data on teacher and student behavior. Behavior Basics Data Collection Basic behavior principles and terms involved in explaining, predicting, and changing behavior in the classroom. • Reinforcement • A continuum of descriptive feedback to acknowledge student behaviors that align with expectations

24. District Guidance for SustainabilityContent, Timeframe, Participants

25. Behavior Basics video

26. Foundational Terms • Antecedent • Behavior • Consequence • Reinforcement • Punishment • Extinction • Function

27. Three-Term Contingency

28. Three-Term Contingency Follow-Up Activity • Conducted by Campus PBIS Team • Scenarios within scripted PPT with materials • Onboarding of new teachers • Booster for current staff • Sustainability practice with guidance from PBIS Dept.

29. Three-Term Contingency As a Tier 1 Practice

30. Increase in Complexity Depending on Need…Beyond Tier 1 practices

31. Utilizing coaching andtechnical support

32. PBIS and Popcorn: 2017-2018 • Behavior Basics • Correction • Culture and Relationship Building • Provide additional training and insight into behavioral content

33. PBIS Playbook Short, scripted PowerPoint presentation designed to highlight a designated Tier 1 behavioral strategy. Can be provided as a continuous learning support by PBIS Tier 1 team to faculty/staff in no more than 15-20 minutes. Easy to implement in PLCs or Faculty Meetings.

34. Coaching PBIS in the Classroom: 2016-2017 • Coaching PBIS in the Classroomprofessional development initiated • Additional technical support to build fluency • Coaching fundamentals • Coaching data dig • Coaching conversations

35. developing content experts

36. Campus PBIS Team Content Expert • Learn and understand more advanced behavior principles and intervention practices. • Utilize a data-driven problem-solving process to develop targeted student behavior solutions. • Provide assistance and feedback for campus-level systems of behavioral support. • The Content Expert role is designed to be a campus resource for school-wide and class-wide level behavior issues only and is not intended to fill the role of a behavior interventionist.

37. Campus PBIS Team Content Expert • A-B-C analysis • Motivating Operations/Setting Events • Types of Consequences • Functions of Behavior • Differential Reinforcement Procedures • Shaping and Chaining • Analyzing SW data trends • School-wide and Class-wide Planning using Teacher’s Encyclopedia of Behavior Management

38. Creating systems of visibility

39. Behavior Support Professional Learning • Auxiliary Staff Training – PBIS Overview • Security Officers • Cafeteria Managers/Leads • Cafeteria Monitors • Transportation Staff • Nursing staff • Campus Discipline Setting Staff • Secondary ISS/Choices Staff • Elementary Choices/DAEP Teachers • Received overview of PBIS and social-emotional curriculum

40. Communicating with Campus Personnel:Website • Resources for all levels: Administrators, Teams, Teachers • PBIS Facts • PBIS Team News and Updates • Recognition • Resources and Tools • School-wide Resources • PBIS in the Classroom Resources

41. How well is it working?

42. Texas Education Agency Staging for Discipline PBIS Adoption begins PBIS SW begins PBIS in the Classroom begins

43. Major/Minor ODR Data by Year Coaching CWPBIS implemented CWPBIS implemented

44. Classroom ODR Data by Year

45. what have we learned?

46. Lessons Learned • Communicate with all stakeholders • Collaboration is key • Guidelines to accomplishing our work: • Begin with the end in mind • “What does it look like? What does it sound like?” • “Is it simple? Is it sustainable?” • “Who is the end user?” • Always obtain feedback and adjust timelines accordingly

47. Lessons Learned • Know it! Own it! • Build awareness and ensure stakeholders understand PBIS. • Develop shared ownership and shared accountability. • No silos! Help others find their entry point. • Initiate collaboration to ensure forward movement and alignment of initiatives. • Clearly identify and define how the roles of others supportthe PBIS system. • Cross-train to support end users from their entry points.

48. Questions?

49. Thank you! • Please let us know if you have any additional questions or if we can help in any way. • Therese Sandomierski: tsandomiersk@usf.edu • Angela Hernandez: ahernan5@aisd.net • Eric Zeissig: ezeissig@aisd.net • Thanks and we hope you enjoy the conference! 