Sustainability Tina Czech Birch Grove Elementary School Ann

Sustainability Tina Czech, Birch Grove Elementary School Ann Osterhus, Facilitator

Introductions Introduce yourself to the group with name, school and district name. Share one concern, question or comment about implementation in year 3 (Tina and Ann will note your comments to generate network topics for the end of the meeting)

Don’t let PBIS become a Passing Fad

Pair and Share On a scale of 1 -10 where is your building at in terms of sustainability? What is your building currently doing to sustain PBIS? What are the barriers or challenges to sustainability?

Sustaining SW-PBIS Research Increasing Buy-In Awareness Community and Parent Involvement Administrator and Leadership

Research-Kent Mcintosh SUBSIST – School-Wide Universal Behavior Sustainability Index: School Teams A survey of 257 schools nation-wide SUBSIST available as a checklist for school teams

Research findings Administrator Support During both implementation and sustaining Actively support SWPBIS Ensures regular time for and attends meetings SWPBIS is a top priority Fidelity of Implementation During both implementation and sustaining Adequate implementation provides positive feedback on student outcomes Without effects may not be observable – practice abandonment

Research findings, continued Effective and Efficient Teaming During both implementation and sustaining Regular meetings, at least monthly Knowledge and skills of members Meeting organization and efficiency Data During both implementation and sustaining Data Driven Decision Making

Research findings, continued Features More Important for Sustaining Maintaining a HIGH level of fidelity of implementation Envisioning SW-PBIS as part of systems already in use Parent and Community Involvement Integrating new initiatives into SW-PBIS Maintaining 80% commitment from staff (preliminary results)

Practices Continue to do TIC and use it as a planning tool Create a yearly action plan and update at each meeting Meet monthly, or more, as a team Use precision statements in problem solving Create useful, short-term data sources to measure implementation Strive to always reach 80% or greater fidelity of implementation Share data monthly with stakeholders Maintain a SW-PBIS notebook and keep it up to date

How BG sustains PBIS Train new staff Present at open house Inform parents Ever-evolving

Increasing staff buy-in and awareness Workshop review with all staff, new and returning PBIS “refresher course” every winter Share data and action plan around

Increasing staff buy-in Keep staff personally invested!!! Recognize staff as well as students Keep whole staff involved in decisions Examples of staff morale activities: Tropical Lounge Escape Secret Snowflake “Who Cares” slips Fill your bucket A Million things went right today Festive sweater Fridays Halloween feast Valentines Easter treat

Community and parent involvement 1) Open House: Table set up at open house Students who could name all 5 themes received a paw-print Especially helpful for new parents 2) Parent Handbook

Parent Handbook Sample Dear Parents and Students: Welcome to the Grove! Our school is committed to providing a strong educational program for our children. We are devoted to creating a nurturing, safe and welcoming school climate for our families and students. We encourage family involvement and want to work as partners with parents to provide the best educational experience for our children. This handbook was created to help you learn about our policies, procedures and expectations as a member of the BG community. As with most printed material, unforeseen circumstances may warrant some changes as we go through the school year. However, we have made an attempt to give you clear and accurate information that will be valuable as we go through the school year. We want all students to be happy at school and to learn all that they possibly can. Student success is very important. To make sure students are successful we have a program called BG CARES: Bobcat Pride. BG CARES: Cooperation Assertiveness Responsibility Empathy Self-Control Bobcat Pride addresses the entire school; classroom, hallway, bus, cafeteria and lunchroom. Our goal is to work as a team to learn more, support each other and have fun in the process. Last school year we continued to see a reduction in major referrals since we began using BG CARES in 2010. Please contact us if you have questions, comments or concerns about what is found within these pages. Additional information can be found on our district web page at www. disrict 279. org. We look forward to another fantastic school year! Sincerely, Jeff Zastrow

Parent Handbook Sample, cont. 279 District Mission: Our Mission is to inspire and prepare all students with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams, contribute to community, and engage in a lifetime of learning, Core Values and Strategic Objectives We believe that – Lifelong learning is essential for the individual and the community to thrive; Everyone has equal intrinsic value; Trust is essential to sustaining successful relationships and to achieving results; Better decisions emerge when diverse perspectives are intentionally included in a collaborative process; Everyone benefits when cultural differences are acknowledged and understood, and individuals are treated respectfully and equitable; and Everyone can learn more Birch Grove School for the Arts Mission Statement THROUGH THE ARTS, we will implement research-based instructional strategies, engage students in learning through challenging and meaningful assessment, provide a safe and respectful environment to promote peace, and nurture creativity and growth. Birch Grove Pledge At Birch Grove students and adults are Cooperative, Assertive, Responsible, Emphatic, and Show Self-Control. This leads to a safe, positive learning environment that increases student achievement. BG CARES! At Birch Grove, we update our goals every Fall. We will continue to focus on helping each child grow academically and socially through an emphasis on the arts. Our goals focus on student and school-wide success in math and reading. We give extra reading and math support to students based on their needs. Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts is a Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions (PBIS) school. We just call

Ever-evolving Continue to scrutinize, change, and perfect all aspects of your PBIS program This year: new posters, new paw prints, student of the month assemblies, teacher paw prints

Administration and leadership Continue to share ideas and data with leadership Struggle between verbal support and actions Encourage leadership to attend coach’s meetings

Sustaining in Minnesota Continue doing a SET yearly Bo. Q (upon invitation from MN) after 2 more 80% SETS (after training) Bo. Q for 2 years, followed by a SET Apply for MN Recognition upon receiving an invitation Attend Coach Meetings Cohort 9 and 10 (5/year) and/or Sustaining Sessions (2/year) Watch for other invitations Attend Yearly PBIS State Institute Read email bulletins sent quarterly Give Back – present at sustaining meetings, become involved in coach conference calls, ask for ways in which you can give back, become a trainer, attend Coach Cohort meetings and share your experiences

Sustaining Tools Coach Calendar for sustaining coaches Desk Mat SUBSIST Team Self-Evaluation Practice Profile Rubric PBISapps. org MATT, BAT, Bo. Q, SET, TIC, SAS, School Safety Survey, others

Partner Share 2 steps you (and your team) will take towards sustainability

Final Thoughts Questions Networking Topics Sharing Individual help and/or planning