Activity Talk to your neighbor: What excites you about PBIS? What questions do you still have?

Activity

Talk to your neighbor:

What excites you about PBIS? What questions do you still

have?

PBIS IN VERMONT

Where is PBIS?

20,586 schools in U.S. 128 schools in VT

For more information visit: www.pbisvermont.org

≈39% of VT Schools

SU/SD with at least one PBIS school

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Vermont PBIS Schools Over Time

The Process of VTPBiS

ImplementationGetting From

Here to There!

Vermont

VTPBiS Training Sequence:

www.pbisvermont.org

NAVIGATING VTPBiS

Hand-outs for navigating the website for readiness activities

Comprehensive progression that is easy to follow

Awareness Activities

Attend the VTPBiS Intro Forum

Visit web sites – www.pbis.org; www.pbisvermont.org

Contact a VTPBiS State TA Person

You are here

Readiness Activities

1. Attend “Getting to Readiness” Webinar (optional): November 19

2. Complete and Submit Intent to Implement Application Due January 1 for March Universal Training or April 1 for June Universal Training

3. Participate VTPBiS First Steps to Implementation

School Coordinator Orientation Webinar - January 14 or April 9

Leadership Team Module Series

4. Gather baseline data using PBIS tools

VTPBiS Universal Leadership

Team Training:5. Attend Team Training (2 or 4 days)

March 26-27 in regions or June 22-25 (Summer Institute)

6. Develop PBIS Implementation Plan:

People may be reluctant to change because they only see one way of

doing things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRBchZLkQR0

Roll-Out:

Conduct roll-out activities for staff, students, and family/community

Implement all parts of PBIS Plan

Conduct monthly Leadership Team meetings and report progress to all staff

PBIS coordinator attends regular regional PBIS meetings

Post Implementation:

Complete post-implementation evaluation

When score shows fidelity, move to targeted level of PBIS

Why PBIS Readiness?

Laying the foundation for School-wide PBIS

Stages of Implementation

© Dean Fixsen, Karen Blase, Robert Horner, George Sugai, 2008

What is PBIS Readiness?

Intent to Implement Application:

1. Partnership Agreement

2. Readiness Checklist

3. School Information Form

Readiness Checklist:

Includes:

Ensuring that discipline/behavior is top priority

Building based coordinator Staff awareness and “buy-in” Commitment to develop data

system and use it for decision making

School Information Form

Why?

For establishing contact information

Initiates school and SU account for PBIS evaluation tools

Support for PBIS is needed at every level!

SCHOOL SCHOOL LEVELLEVEL

School School CoordinatorsCoordinators

SU/SD LEVELSU/SD LEVEL

SU/SD SU/SD CoordinatorsCoordinators

REGIONAL LEVELREGIONAL LEVEL

ImplementationImplementation Coaches Coaches

STATE LEVELSTATE LEVEL

Trainers/State TA’s Trainers/State TA’s

Vermont PBIS System of Support

Want to Learn More?Visit: www.pbisvermont.org

ORContact your State TA:

Champlain Region:

Cassandra

Townshend

Addison Region:

Tracy Harris

Lamoille Region:Sherry SchoenbergSoutheast Region:Ken Kramberg

Northeast Region:Josh Souliere

Southwest

Region:

Richard Boltax

What questions do you have?

Team Time!!!! …

School Teams meet to review Intent to Implement Application and consider steps to readiness

Ask for support from a PBIS TA Person

Please, before you leave…

Complete the PBIS prospective school survey