Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports

Family & Community Team Member Network Meeting

Thank you for coming!Please make yourself comfortable.

Welcome!

IntroductionsDistrict Staff

IL PBIS Network Staff

Meeting ExpectationsEXPECTATION TRAINING SITE

BE RESPONSIBLE Make yourself comfortable

Ask questions

BE RESPECTFUL Turn cell phones, beepers, and pagers “off” or to “vibrate”

Contribute (Let us hear your voice)

BE PREPARED Interact with others during activities

Goal of Network Meeting

To provide a place and opportunity for family and community team members

to come together for learning, sharing and

networking.

You can expect to:

Hear about the important role for Family & Community members on teams

Get information and tips about PBISShare experiences and get your questions

about team membership answeredMeet other Family & Community Team

Members and PBIS District Coaches

Network Meetings are NOT:

Time to discuss individual youth This meeting is about the WHOLE school/district

Time to discuss or share challenges related to specific school or district practices

If you have other concerns please contact:

Your District External PBIS Coach

AgendaWelcome & Introductions (Light meal)Information sharing

Brief overview of PBISActivityQ & AAnnouncementsNetworking

Raise your hand if:

You know about Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

You are currently on a school or district team

You are thinking about being on a teamYou could benefit from a brief overview of

PBIS

Thank you for contributing to your school community!

Please introduce yourself to your elbow partner

Share your name and how you are currently contributing, examples include: You’re on your child’s school or district team You’re thinking about joining a team You offer the family voice at meetings & events YOU’RE HERE

Share with the group: Who did you meet?

What is PBIS?• A proactive systems approach • For establishing the behavioral supports and social

culture needed • For all students to achieve social, emotional, and

academic success.

• PBIS is a Response to Intervention (RtI) model

• Family and community involvement is necessary at all levels of implementation to maximize outcomes for all children.

Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions 1-5%•Individual students•Assessment-based•High intensity

1-5% Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions• Individual students• Assessment-based• Intense, durable procedures

Tier 2/Secondary Interventions 5-15%•Some students (at-risk)•High efficiency•Rapid response•Small group interventions• Some individualizing

5-15% Tier 2/Secondary Interventions• Some students (at-risk)• High efficiency• Rapid response• Small group interventions• Some individualizing

Tier 1/Universal Interventions 80-90%•All students•Preventive, proactive

80-90% Tier 1/Universal Interventions• All settings, all students• Preventive, proactive

School-Wide Systems for Student Success: A Response to Intervention (RtI) Model

Academic Systems Behavioral Systems

Illinois PBIS Network, Revised May 15, 2008. Adapted from “What is school-wide PBS?” OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Accessed at http://pbis.org/schoolwide.htm

Primary Prevention:School-/Classroom-Wide Systems for

All Students,Staff, & Settings

Secondary Prevention:Specialized Group

Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior

Tertiary Prevention:Specialized

IndividualizedSystems for Students

with High-Risk Behavior

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

SCHOOL-WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

SUPPORT: What is meant by

“layering” interventions?

In PBIS schools:

• The entire school environment supports respect for self and others

• Behavior expectations are clearly defined for all areas of the school

• Students are directly taught behavioral expectations• Students are recognized (rewarded) for meeting

behavior expectations• Students receive the support they need to be

successful via multiple layers of interventions

• Family and community partnerships are promoted at all levels of implementation.

Who Is On School/District Teams?

Principal (administrators)General education Teacher(s)Special education teacher(s) & staffSupport personnel (i.e. Social Worker)Family representativesCommunity representativesStudents

Types of Teams

School TeamsUniversal (Tier 1)Secondary Systems (Tier 2)Secondary Problem-SolvingTertiary Systems (Tier 3)Individual youth and family teams (i.e. Wraparound)

District teamsDistrict Leadership Teams

What do PBIS Teams Do?

Review & assess status (data)Develop an action planDesign and implement activities,

events and interventionsMonitor behavior data to check for progressShare data and information on activities

with school community (teachers, students, families and community members)

Team ProcessRoles of team members

Facilitator (create the agenda, lead the meeting)

Data Manager (brings data to team meetings) Time-keeper (keeps team on task) Recorder (takes and distributes minutes;

archives material; updates profile) Communicator (shares information on activities

and data to staff, families, and communities)

How do Family & Community Members Participate on PBIS teams?

Participate as full team members to: Action plan and implement PBIS Use data for progress-monitoring

Share information with other families, family groups, and community members

Increase and improve community and family partnerships

Why is it importantfor families to be on teams?

Teams which include families have more effective and meaningful team meetings

More effective and meaningful team meetings lead to better outcomes for kids!

When Schools, Families and Communities Work Together to Support Learning:

Students tend to: earn higher grades, attend school more regularly, stay in school longer, and enroll in higher level

programs.

Positive Outcomes ofWorking Together

community partnerships: Improve schools Strengthen families Build community supportand

• Increase student achievement and success

Research shows that school, family and

“FamiliesFacilitate Fidelity”

If you are not already on a team...join one today!

Contact: District External Coach or Building Principal or Internal Coach

Plan NOW to join in the new school-year

Do you have any questions?

Family Partnership CaféTable Discussion Topics

• What are the benefits of family/school/community partnerships?

• What role do family and community members have in helping to strengthen these partnerships?

Group Sharing

Share with the group thoughts, ideas

and/or examples that came up in

your table discussions

Visit the SFCP Pageon the

IL PBIS Website!

www.pbisillinois.org

Look for the “Partnerships” tab on the Illinois PBIS website specifically for information and resources regarding School/Family/Community Partnerships!

Questions/CommentsNetworking

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