SW-PBS: Leadership & Sustainability

1. SW-PBS:Leadership & Sustainability George Sugai Center on PBIS University of Connecticut University of Oregon November 2, 2005 www.Pbis.org George.sugai@uconn.edu

2. Purpose Review main features, processes, & outcomes of SW PBS in context of sustainability & expansion • Role of administrators • Rationale for commitments • Basic process for implementation & durability • Evaluation & Outcomes

3. Why invest in active administrative participation at all levels? • Enhances outcomes at individual & systems level • Establishes priority • Encourages & maximizes team productivity & influence • Increase resource access & efficiency of use …….may be most important PBS implementation consideration

4. Increasing SWPBS • Know PBS basics • Organize for efficiency & link to outcomes • Run efficient meetings • Embed staff development • Decide with data • Monitor, model, acknowledge, & participate • Give priority to evidence-based practices • Evaluate continuously

5. What does administrative support look like? • High visibility across multiple settings • Regular positive contacts & acknowledgements • Measurable short & long term outcomes • Data-based decision making • Content competence • Model expectations • Long term investments in capacity building • Active member of team • Active participants in action plan implementation

6. 2001 Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence: Recommendations • Establish “intolerant attitude toward deviance” • Break up antisocial networks…change social context • Improve parent effectiveness • Increase “commitment to school” • Increase academic success • Create positive school climates • Teach & encourage individual skills & competence

7. School-based Prevention & Youth Development ProgrammingGreenberg et al. (2003) • Teach children social skills directly in real context • “Foster respectful, supportive relations among students, school staff, & parents” • Support & reinforce positive academic & social behavior through comprehensive systems • Invest in multiyear, multicomponent programs • Combine classroom & school- & community-wide efforts • Precorrect & continue prevention efforts

8. PBS Systems Implementation Logic Visibility Political Support Funding Leadership Team Active Coordination Evaluation Training Coaching Local School Teams/Demonstrations

9. Leadership Team Active Coordination • FUNCTIONS • Implementation support • Data-based action plan • Coordination • Capacity building • Policy & funding • Communications • Training capacity • Exemplars • Evaluation • MEMBERS • Coordinator • State representation • Behavioral capacity • Agency • Parent/family • Leadership • Etc

10. Training Coaching Evaluation • Continuous • Embedded • Team-coordinated • Data-based • Local expertise • Action plan linked • Etc…. • Continuous • Local support • Data-based • Preventive • Positive • Competent • Etc…. • Continuous • Question-based • Academic & social • Efficient • Team-coordinated • Public • Etc…. Training Coaching Evaluation

11. Political Support Funding Visibility • Continuous • Top 3 priorities • Quarterly/annually • Policy • Participation • Etc…. • General fund • 3 years of support • Integrated • Data-based • Etc…. • Demos & research • Multiple formats • Multiple audiences • Acknow. others • Etc….

12. Local School Teams/Demonstrations • Fidelity implementation • >80% of staff • >80% of students • Administrator leadership • Team-based • Data driven • Contextually relevant • Teaching focused • Integrated initiatives • Etc…..