North County High School Fostering Family Community

North County High School Fostering Family & Community

A Snap Shot of North County ¨ 1850 – 2000 Students – 2020 as of today ¨ Approximately… – 73% white – 22% Af. American – 3% Hispanic – 2% Asian ¨ 6 Elementary Schools ¨ 2 Middle Schools ¨ Standard to AP and STEM

Life Before PBIS… ¨ Chlorine Bombs ¨ Bomb Threats ¨ Multiple Evacuations ¨ 4000+ referrals/year ¨ 56 Expulsions/year ¨ 45% Expulsions were ninth grade

Buy-In is Critical! ATTEMPT #1 ¨ Principal Says “we will do this”. ¨ Staff Says “Hmmm, don’t think so”. ATTEMPT #2 ¨ Teacher presents information about PBIS and explains the benefits ¨ Staff asked to experiment 1 st semester and give feedback ¨ Whole school kick-off second semester

Our Guiding Force ¨ Derived from the county code of conduct ¨ In every classroom hallway, gymnasium, and auditorium ¨ Reinforced by staff ¨ Part of the morning announcements every day

Learning Matrix

Behavior Management Process ¨ A visual representation of the thought process ¨ Describes the process to use when working on a student’s problem behaviors. ¨ Reflects the county and school code of conduct

Table of Consequences ¨ Lists both positive and negative consequences ¨ Clearly outlines the parameters for each consequence

Address the Data: Implications and Improvements ¨ Are we happy with the data? ¨ Top 3 ¨ Comparison over the years ¨ Share Data with the Faculty ¨ How can we improve…. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Show Me The Data! 2004 -2008

Look Beyond the Data… ¨ Don’t just focus on the numbers. ¨ Spend time re-building morale and relationships among your staff. ¨ Better staff climate will translate into better student climate.

Forge Those Relationships They won’t care what you know until they know that you care

We Are One Big Happy Family ¨ Student of the Month Breakfasts ¨ Honor Roll Breakfast ¨ Luck of the Draw ¨ Incentive Centers and Cart ¨ Car Wash ¨ Classic Car Show ¨ Attendance Incentives ¨ Sale of Ice Cold Water in the Media Center ¨ Knights Out Celebrations

PBIS is for STAFF too ¨ Care Bear Foster Parent Program ¨ Secret Pal Program ¨ Daily Trumpets ¨ Knights Out Fundraisers ¨ Staff Shirts ¨ Tokens of appreciation ¨ Retirement Celebration ¨ Staff Photo Album on Intranet ¨ End of the Year Picnic

Care Bear Foster Parent Program ¨ Staff nominated by their peers ¨ Staff recognized monthly at family reunions ¨ Bears are issued with certificates

It Takes a Team Approach ¨ Team members from each department ¨ Getting the Community Involved – North County Business Advisory Board Partnership – Fundraising – Incentives – Adding students and parents to the team

How Are We Going into Year Five? ¨ We were told that the greatest challenge is with high schools. ¨ We are focusing on our faculty as well as our students. ¨ We are continuing to get faculty members to buy-in to the PBIS approach. ¨ Our focus/theme is FAMILY, COMMITMENT and RENEWAL.

Songs to get you through “Every day is a winding road…” “Respect. . find out what it means to me…” “I get by with a little help from my friends. . ” “Lean on me” “You’ve got a friend in me…” “We are family…!” “I Will Survive!”