DE-PBS Cadre Meeting

1. DE-PBS Cadre Meeting Tuesday, February 15, 2010

2. Upcoming Events • Inclusion Conference – March 15, 2011 • Jill Kuzma Social Skills Workshops: • March 22, 2011:  Strategies for Assessment & Intervention for Students with Social Pragmatic Needs • March 24, 2011:  Socially Savvy & Emotionally Equipped:  Strategies to Teach Social/Emotional Skills • DE-PBS Celebration – April 14, 2011

3. Celebration – What’s Cookin’ with DE-PBS? • Keynote Presentation: Sustainability • Susan Barrett - TA Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports • School Presentations & Highlights • Eisenberg Elementary, Colonial SD – Group interventions with frequent flyers • Cape Henlopen High, Cape Henlopen SD – Bullying Prevention Efforts • Georgetown Middle School, Indian River SD – Systematic Correction Procedures • “Poster” Displays

4. Strengths & Needs Assessment • Revisions made based on multiple sources of feedback • Invitation to participate sent to Coaches, Team Leaders & Administrators– week of 2/21 • Assessment guidelines

5. Recognition – Phases 1 and 2 • Phase 1 – Application & FAQ • Staff survey options: Needs Assessment (2 sections) OR Current year Staff School Climate Survey • Phase 2 – Application & FAQ • Distribution projected week of 2/28 to Coaches, Team Leaders & Administrators

6. Annual Performance Report Measurable and Rigorous Target: (2008-2009 data) • 13.5% of districts (5 districts) have a significant discrepancy in the rates of suspensions and expulsions of children with disabilities for greater than 10 days in a school year. Performance Data: (2008-2009 data) • 18.9% of districts (7 districts) are identified with a significant discrepancy in the rates of suspensions and expulsions of children with disabilities for greater than 10 days in a school year. This represents a change in denominator from 19 major districts to 37 districts, including all LEAs and charters.

7. Indicator 4 A – 2008-2009 Data

8. Indicator 4 B – New for FFY 09 • Identify Measurable & Rigorous Target – 0% • Establish baseline – 0% • 0% of districts ( 0 districts) have a significant discrepancy, by race and ethnicity, in the rates of suspensions and expulsions of children with disabilities for greater than 10 days in a school year; and policies, procedures, and practices that contribute to the significant discrepancy and do not comply with requirements relating to the development and implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports, and procedural safeguards

9. Improvement Activities • Compliance Monitoring & Verification • Implementation of DE-PBS…with fidelity • Identified districts/ schools with highest need participate in PD - tiered interventions, manifestation determination procedures • Disaggregated data reporting • Translate School Climate scores, and other evaluation and outcome data, into evidence-based practices to prevent problems & promote positive behavior • Technical Assistance to districts, Coaches, and school teams

10. Summer 2011 – School-wide PBS • School-wide PBS • New Teams: • Possibly hold PD for targeted districts • Current SW PD interest & need? • Existing Teams: • Sustainability focus • Possibly invite existing SW teams for ½ day workshops to examine data and current practices • Other SW PD: Family-School?

11. Summer 2011 – Targeted PBS • January 11th PD - 185 participants from 32 teams • Possibly hold follow up session for Summer 2010 and January 2011 teams • Possible PD session with Rose Iovannone in Summer 2011

12. Data – DDRT Submission • DDRT Submissions – # submitted (list per district) • Why did we collect the data? • “At the district and state levels, we would also like to use this information to guide professional development and technical assistance efforts.” • Looking at data state-level to answer: • How does my school referral rate compare to other schools within the district (by grade level if applicable)? • How does my school referral rate compare to other schools within the state? • Do schools experience similar trends in disciplinary referrals throughout the year as my school? • “We hope that the DDRT provides a quick way to gather summary data for use at the team and school-wide levels.” 

13. DE-PBS Key Feature Evaluation Update • Rubric developed for each Key Feature (except #6 w/ individual PBS focus) • Interviews conducted with staff, team leader, students, and administrator • Product review & observation included • Pilot Plans • Conduct interviews to pilot questions • Contact coaches with pilot school ideas • Contact schools for spring pilot visits

14. School Climate Survey Update • 160 Participating Schools • Deadline: Friday, February 25, 2011 • Online surveys will close after this date • Paper materials must be in the mail • Weekly Updates • Sent to coaches, additional, district contacts, and school contact – Use as prompts to encourage schools! • SC Data Workshop – May 24, 2011

15. DE-PBS Website • Progress update • Discussion – What do you want on this page? What would be useful to you? • Meeting information, coach related resources, TA reminders • What do other states have?

16. DPAS II Student Growth Update • Specialist Workgroups • School Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech/ Language Pathologists, OTs/ PTs, Educational Diagnosticians as Teacher Consultants • Evidence Binder - Three Exemplars (Varied) • Universal, Targeted, Intensive • Academic/ Cognitive, Transition, and/or Behavior/Adaptive/Social-Emotional Skills • Impact Data • DOE Outside Expert Review • Technical, Logistical, Fiscal, & Compliance Teams

17. Networking - Rethinking Challenging Kids • NCC districts attended – Coaches share thoughts & next steps with group • Discuss how these strategies can enhance implementation of PBS and how to coordinate efforts. • Resources • Think:Kids website at http://www.thinkkids.org.