School PBIS Leadership TeamRoles and Responsibilities

Establish Team Membership

Have you ever beena part of this team?

No agenda is prepared Meeting starts late No time schedule has been set for the

meeting No one is prepared No facilitator is identified No one agrees on anything No action plan is developed Everyone is off task Negative tone throughout the meeting

A PBIS Leadership Team

School Administrative Team must be committed to school-wide PBIS and actively participate on the team

PBIS team should remain small (6-10 members)

Consider representatives that include: administration, general education teachers, special education teachers, guidance, specials teachers, paraprofessionals, custodian, parents…

1. Representative of demographics of school and community

2. 1-2 individuals with behavior/classroom management competence

3. Administrator active member

4. Schedule for presenting to whole staff at least monthly

5. Schedule for team meetings at least monthly

6. Integration with other behavior related initiatives and programs

7. Appropriate priority relative to school and district goals

8. Rules and agreements established regarding voting, confidentiality and privacy, conflict/problem solving, record-keeping, etc.

9. Schedule for annual self-assessments1. Self-Assessment Survey

2. Review Office Discipline Referrals

3. Benchmarks of Quality

4. School-wide Evaluation Tool

10.Coaching support (school and/or district/region)

STEP 1 - Establish Team Membership

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Coaches’ Roles & Responsibilities

May be district-level person (external) who can move across schools or person who works on-site (internal) – or both

Is familiar with the school-wide process Facilitates team throughout the process (insures

critical elements are in place) Attends all trainings/meetings with their school-based

teams Is an active and involved team member, but not the

Team Leader Is the main contact person for the school-based team Reports to district level staff

Administration’s Rolesand Responsibilities

ALL administrators are encouraged to participate in the process

Administrator should play an active role in the school-wide PBIS change process

Administrators should actively communicate their commitment to the process

Administrator should be familiar with school’s current data and reporting system

If a principal is not committed to the change process, it is unwise to move forward in the process

Administrator’s support and active involvement

Administrator attends ALL trainings and team meetings.

Administrator provides allocation of resources for PBIS implementation

Administrator puts time on staff agenda for PBIS updates

Administrator actively promotes PBIS as priority, integrates with other initiatives/improvement activities

Do we have it?

Develop agenda Facilitate meeting Follow-up on assigned tasks Seek input from staff and other committees

Team Leader

Attend PBIS meetings Attend PBIS trainings Spread the message of PBIS to other

staff/Faculty◦ Have a quick answer for “What is PBIS”◦ Invite other staff/faculty to meetings◦ Be a PBIS cheerleader in your building and in

your community Offer suggestions and ideas to the team

(no ideas are too big or too small) Ask questions and keep learning.

Team Member

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Team Meeting Template/ Process

Activity - Team Roles and ResponsibilitiesTeam Responsibility

Person Responsible

School Role

Administrator

Internal Coach

External Coach

Time Keeper

Data Specialist

Behavior Specialist

Communications

Recorder

Action Planning

Choose Roles for your team

Establish 3-5 norms for your team

Complete STEP 1 (pgs. 44-48 in

manual)