Warren County High School

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support

Makes us…HAPPY!HAPPY!

HAPPY!at Warren County High School

It’s a NEW day at WCHS

Hey Jack…Forget the

Past.

How attentive are you to Positive

Behaviors at your School

?

School-Wide Positive Behavior SupportSWPBS is associated with:

Increased academic gains - when combined with effective instruction

Reductions in Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs)

Increased perception that the school is safe

More positive school climate

Where did we start?2010-2011

Discipline 2010 – 2011

Office Referrals: 8,220 Total

Averages2,055 per grade level11 per day per grade

What about lost instructional time?

Patrick Fraley from Cherokee High School estimates that for each office

referral: 45 minutes instructional time is lost

15 minutes of administrative time is lost

For our school that is:

Over 8 hours of instructional timeAlmost 3 hours of administrative

time EVERY day!!!We Have a Problem!

So…What did we do?• 1st Year – Implemented School-Wide

Information System (SWIS)• 2nd Year – Revised/updated SWIS

program and forms• 3rd Year – Implemented School-Wide

Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS)• 4th Year – Revised/updated SWPBS

Years 1&22010 – 2011Implement

S.W.I.S2011 – 2012

RevAMP S.W.I.S.

• Web-based software system• Collects, tracks, and reports student

referrals.

S.W.I.S.

Developed by University of Oregon to…

“…provide schools with accurate, efficient, practical

information for decision-making about school-wide

discipline.“

(School-Wide Information System)

SWIS is currently being used in 7288 schools around the world…

4323 Elementary Schools 1209 Middle Schools

572 High Schools 1184 K-8/12 Schools

• Cannon County High School• Cheatham County – Harpeth & Sycamore High Schools• Coffee County Middle School• Grainger County – Washburn School• Hawkins County – Cherokee High School• Metro Davidson – Stratford High School• Putnam County – Cookeville, Monterey, & Upperman

High Schools• Roane County – Midway & Rockwood High Schools• Stewart County High School• Warren County High School

Participating Tennessee High Schools

Year 32012 – 2013

ImplementS.W.P.B.S.

SWPBS at WCHS…..Expectations

If we want good behavior,

we have to teachgood behavior.

Our team worked all summer planning and getting ready to

implement SWPBS at WCHS in the fall of 2012.

First Year of SWPBS:Created New Rules and Expectations• Area specific• Positive wording

Work ResponsiblyCome PreparedHave RespectStay Safe

WCHS Rules

WCHS Expectations

Use appropriate social behavior

Walk

Stay on right side…..just like driving a car

Keep moving

Hallway Expectations

Cafeteria ExpectationsUse good manners

Have code and money ready

Stay in line

Pay for what you take

Keep clean….help clean up trash

Keep locker area cleanEnter and exit quicklyKeep only YOUR

belongings in YOURlocker

Walk

Locker Expectations

Throw away trash

Flush and wash

Keep counters dry

One person per stall

Go in, use restroom, exit quickly

Restroom Expectations

Clean up trash

Use good manners

Follow staff directions

Stay in designated areas

Gym Lobby Expectations

SWPBS at WCHS…

If students fail to follow the rules, we must view this as a failure of

them learning the rules.

Hey…How will everybody know about all this stuff?

• Teach teachers at PD before school starts

• Teach students first two days of school Dedicated time for each grade-

level

Teaching SWPBS…..Thursday, August 9th and Friday, August 10th

HR 7:45 – 8:45 SWPBS for Seniors(Thursday),

Juniors(Friday) HR 8:45-9:45 SWPBS for

Freshman(Thursday), Sophomores(Friday)

1st 9:50 – 10:20 2nd 10:25 – 10:55 3rd 11:00 – 11:30 Lunch 11:30 – 12:20 4th 12:25 – 12:55 5th 1:00 – 1:30 6th 1:35 – 2:05 7th 2:10 – 2:40

Meet Mayhem…..

First Year of SWPBS:• Created New Rules and Expectations

• Area specific• Positive wordingProvided a BIG Welcome Back for students• Teachers at drop-off locations with signs• Music over intercom between classes• Marching Band playing at drop-off before school• Rock Band playing at lunch outside

Created New Rules and Expectations• Area specific• Positive wording

First Year of SWPBS:• Created New Rules and Expectations

• Area specific• Positive wording

• Provided a BIG Welcome Back for students• Teachers at drop-off locations with signs• Music over intercom between classes• Marching Band playing at drop-off before school• Rock Band playing at lunch outside

Provided a BIG Welcome Back for students• Teachers at drop-off locations with signs• Music over intercom between classes• Marching Band playing at drop-off before school• Rock Band playing at lunch outsideImplemented Pioneer Paychecks• Link to behavior• Different color for each quarter

Pioneer PaychecksColors per quarter:

Quarter 1—GreenQuarter 2—RedQuarter 3—BlueQuarter 4—Yellow

Each teacher will begin with a bag of paychecksExtras will be stored in Mail Room in a locked filing cabinet

Pioneer PaychecksTeacher Guidelines

Link paychecks with behaviors, not grades.Paychecks can only be GIVEN … not taken away.

Pioneer PaychecksStudent Guidelines

Students should immediately sign their name when received.

Students are responsible for keeping up with their own Pioneer Paychecks.

Students can spend Pioneer Paychecks at designated times.

First Year of SWPBS:• Created New Rules and Expectations

• Area specific• Positive wording

• Provided a BIG Welcome Back for students• Teachers at drop-off locations with signs• Music over intercom between classes• Marching Band playing at drop-off before school• Rock Band playing at lunch outside

Implemented Incentives• Students – purchase with paychecks• Teachers – drawing from paychecks

• Implemented Pioneer Paychecks• Link to behavior• Different color for each quarter

Implemented Pioneer Paychecks• Link to behavior• Different color for each quarter

Planned Student IncentivesFall Semester 2012

Event Date Cost

Early Lunch Aug 17 5

Homecoming Float and T-shirt Sep 21 15

Fall Roast Oct 12 10

Thanksgiving Banquet Nov 21 25

Winter Olympics (player) Dec 17 15

Winter Olympics (observer) Dec 17 5

Students Exchange Pioneer Paychecks for Incentives.

Homecoming Float

Some students who participated in the

Homecoming parade in their incentive T-shirts

Powderpuff Football GameTEACHERS RULE!!!

Ongoing Student Incentives

Tickets to ballgamesSold on ballgame days in front of auditorium…..5 Pioneer Paychecks

T-shirtsPremium ParkingDrawings – money

Homework passesAt teacher’s discretion

Teachers could create their own incentives

too!

We added incentives throughout

the year

A partnership with River Park Hospital made this incentive possible. Each shot made earned cash! The pot increased each week!

Also………..Students could choose

Special seating…

The Most Popular Incentive came at the end of the year…

Parking Pass for next year 25 Pioneer Paychecks

Locker for next year 5 Pioneer Paychecks

Teacher IncentivesFall Semester 2012

$25 gift card• August 17• Sept 21• Nov 20

Free Sub Day/or $75 gift card• Oct 12• Dec 17

Jump Drives

Average Referrals Per Day Per Month

Happy! Happy! Happy!

Now we’re cooking with Peanut Oil!

Year 42013 – 2014

REVAMPS.W.P.B.S.

What Went Wrong First Year?Teachers not routinely giving Pioneer Paychecks Not enough incentives for students Students not interested in some planned incentives Teachers giving Pioneer Paychecks for things not related to good behavior

What are we doing differently?Planned incentives for students for entire yearTaught Freshmen Class during first week of schoolMade Pioneer Paychecks more accessible and one color for entire yearHeld Pizza Sale to raise money for incentivesPrincipals no longer handling tardies teachers doing this during extra period

Incentives for 2013 – 2014

Incentives for 2013 – 2014

Ongoing Incentives for 2013 – 2014

• Bookstore school supplies, t-shirts and college apparel

• Game tickets

• Drawings

• Free throw shots for cash prizes

• Homework passes at teachers’ discretion

*****Early Locker and Parking Pass Selection****

Where are we now?

Average Referrals Per Day Per Month

This Year’s Referrals by Problem

Tardies were top offenders

≈ 25% of year

What Happened?Focus was on Common Core TransitionDid not re-train everyone (only trained freshmen)Did not train new staffDid not celebrate improvements made with SWPBS first yearChange in Rules/Procedures at schoolDid not get feedback from studentsDid not reinforce basic guidelines with teachers (when to give Paychecks)Did not communicate incentives effectivelyNo teacher incentives in place this year

Where do we go

from here?

Plans to get “Back on Track”Regroup with SWPBS Team• More incentives for students and staff• Be more “visible” and encourage other staffRetrain faculty, staff, and studentsCommunicate! Communicate! Communicate!• Positive improvement last year• Incentives for students and staff• Reminders for staff to give paychecksGet “Store” up and runningDo another student survey of ideas for incentivesFOLLOW-THROUGH

“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” -Tony Robbins

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” -Maria Robinson