General Session School-wide Reform Mary Kealy & George Sugai Loudoun Cty P.S., VA OSEP Center on PBIS July 20, 2009 www.pbis.org www.scalingup.org
Jan 20, 2016
General Session
School-wide Reform
Mary Kealy & George SugaiLoudoun Cty P.S., VA OSEP Center on PBIS
July 20, 2009
www.pbis.org www.scalingup.org
PURPOSE
School-wide Reform:
Consideration of policy &
practice implications• General Considerations (11:00
George)• General to Specific (District-Elementary-
Secondary)• Specific to General (SWPBS & Reform)
• District Example (11:40 Mary)• Comments & Questions (12:10 Q&C)
School-wide Reform Challenges
• Prof. dev.• Pers. prep.• Org. chg.• Evaluation• Leadership• Policy• Etc.
• Impl. fidelity• Evid. prac.• Prac. compt.• Cult. context• Family sup.• Etc.
“School Reform” (unvetted)
• Academic• Social beh.• Study skills• Specials• Post-sec.• Vocational• Recreational• Etc.
Policy & Practice Examples & Considerations
Message
Policy context matters
HR 2597 May 21, 2009
“Positive Behavior for Safe & Effective Schools” • ESEA funds for SWPBS
• Provisions
– Professional development
– Safe & Drug Free Communities
– Early intervening services & counseling programs
– Office of specialized instructional supports
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
IDEA & Title Recovery Funds
• Data systems
– E.g., SWIS
• SWPBS implementation, e.g.,
– Early Intervening Services IDEA
– School-wide Programs (ESEA Title I)
– Professional Development (ESEA Title II)
Policy Practice Feedback Loops
Policy (Plan)
Practice (Do)
Structure
Procedure
Policy
Practice
Fixsen et al. (2005) NIRN. www.scalingup.org
Invest in
Informed policy-practice
“Response-to-Intervention”
Invest in
RtI for All
Responsiveness to Intervention
1-5% 1-5%
5-10% 5-10%
80-90% 80-90%
Intensive, Individual Interventions•Individual Students•Assessment-based
•High Intensity
Intensive, Individual Interventions•Individual Students•Assessment-based
•Intense, durable procedures
Targeted Group Interventions•Some students (at-risk)
•High efficiency•Rapid response
Targeted Group Interventions•Some students (at-risk)
•High efficiency•Rapid response
Universal Interventions•All students
•Preventive, proactive
Universal Interventions•All settings, all students•Preventive, proactive
Academic Systems Behavioral Systems
Circa 1996
Effective Behavioral Interventions
Effective Academic Instruction
Systems for Durable & Accurate Implementation
Continuous & Efficient Data-based Decision Making
POSITIVE, EFFECTIVE
SCHOOL CULTURE(SWPBS)
=
Responsiveness to Intervention
Academic+
Social Behavior
Invest in
Integrated/braided initiatives
RTIContinuum of Support for
ALL
Dec 7, 2007
Invest in
Labeling behavior…not people
SupportingStudent Behavior
SYST
EMS
PRACTICES
DATASupportingStaff Behavior
OUTCOMES
Supporting Social Competence &Academic Achievement
SupportingDecisionMaking
Approach for operationalizing
best practice
Invest in
Systemic support for implementers
Agreements
Team
Data-based Action Plan
ImplementationEvaluation
GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS
• Readiness agreements, prioritization, & investments
• 3-4 year implementation commitment
• Local capacity for training, coordination, coaching, & evaluation
• Systems for implementation integrity
Invest in
Local implementation capacities
ESTABLISHING CONTINUUM of SWPBS
~80% of Students
~15%
~5%
SECONDARY PREVENTION• Check in/out• Targeted social skills instruction• Peer-based supports• Social skills club•
TERTIARY PREVENTION• Function-based support• Wraparound• Person-centered planning• •
PRIMARY PREVENTION• Teach SW expectations• Proactive SW discipline• Positive reinforcement• Effective instruction• Parent engagement•
SECONDARY PREVENTION• • • • •
TERTIARY PREVENTION• • • • •
PRIMARY PREVENTION• • • • • •
Invest in
Logically linked interventions
Classroom
SWPBSPractices
Non-classroom Family
Student
School-w
ide
• Smallest #• Evidence-based
• Biggest, durable effect
Invest in
Fidelity implementation of evidence-based practices
Initiative, Committee
Purpose Outcome Target Group
Staff Involved
SIP/SID
Attendance Committee
Increase attendance
Increase % of students attending daily
All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee
Goal #2
Character Education
Improve character
Improve character All students Marlee, J.S., Ellen
Goal #3
Safety Committee
Improve safety Predictable response to threat/crisis
Dangerous students
Has not met Goal #3
School Spirit Committee
Enhance school spirit
Improve morale All students Has not met
Discipline Committee
Improve behavior
Decrease office referrals
Bullies, antisocial students, repeat offenders
Ellen, Eric, Marlee, Otis
Goal #3
DARE Committee
Prevent drug use High/at-risk drug users
Don
EBS Work Group Implement 3-tier model
Decrease office referrals, increase attendance, enhance academic engagement, improve grades
All students Eric, Ellen, Marlee, Otis, Emma
Goal #2
Goal #3
Sample Teaming Matrix
Are outcomes
measurable?
Invest in
Decisions for working smarter
www.pbis.orgHorner, R., & Sugai, G. (2008). Is school-wide positive behavior support an evidence-based practice? OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support.
www.pbis.org
click “Research” “Evidence Base”Invest in
Evidence-based practices
Local School Teams/Demonstrations
PBS Systems Implementation Logic
Funding Visibility PoliticalSupport
Training Coaching Evaluation
Leadership Team
Active & Integrated Coordination
www.pbis.org “PBS
Implementation Blueprint”
Invest in
Systemic implementation logic
SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION & DURABLE SCHOOL-REFORM THROUGH CONTINUOUS REGENERATION
ValuedOutcomes
ContinuousSelf-Assessment
Practice Implementation
EffectivePractices
Relevance
Priority Efficacy
Fidelity
Main Messages….Invest in
Schoolwide Reform Efforts
Successful Implementation:
A School District Perspective
Mary V. Kealy, EdD
Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services
Loudoun County Public Schools
Virginia, USA
President-Elect, Council for Administrators of Special Education
Challenges
Successes
Lessons Learned
System Change Initiatives
Early Intervention Inclusive Practices Positive Behavior Intervention
and Support (PBIS) Response to Intervention (RtI)
Implementation Challenges
District Level
Evaluation
Data Management
Professional Development
Resources
Leadership
Lessons Learned
AdministrativeLeadership
Lessons Learned
CapacityBuilding
Model
AdministrativeLeadership
Lessons Learned
CapacityBuilding
Model
ProfessionalDevelopment
AdministrativeLeadership
Lessons Learned
CapacityBuilding
Model
ProfessionalDevelopment
Culture ofCollaboration
AdministrativeLeadership
Lessons Learned
CapacityBuilding
Model
ProfessionalDevelopment
Culture ofCollaboration
Integrated Initiatives
AdministrativeLeadership
Lessons Learned
Accountabilityand
Sustainability
CapacityBuilding
Model
ProfessionalDevelopment
Culture ofCollaboration
Integrated Initiatives
AdministrativeLeadership
SchoolLevel
Data-DrivenDecisionMaking
Integrated Initiatives
Collaboration
MaintainingMomentum
Leadership
Staffing And
Resources
Challenges
VisionAdministrative
Leadership
Resourcesand
Support
CollaborativeTeamwork
ActionPlans+ +
++
Challenges
VisionAdministrative
Leadership
Resourcesand
Support
CollaborativeTeamwork
ActionPlans+ +
++
CONFUSION
Challenges
VisionAdministrative
Leadership
Resourcesand
Support
CollaborativeTeamwork
ActionPlans+ +
++
ANXIETY
Challenges
VisionAdministrative
Leadership
Resourcesand
Support
CollaborativeTeamwork
ActionPlans+ +
++
FRUSTRATION
Challenges
VisionAdministrative
Leadership
Resourcesand
Support
CollaborativeTeamwork
ActionPlans+ +
++
SLOW CHANGE
Challenges
VisionAdministrative
Leadership
Resourcesand
Support
CollaborativeTeamwork
ActionPlans+ +
++
FALSE STARTS
Challenges
VisionAdministrative
Leadership
Resourcesand
Support
CollaborativeTeamwork
ActionPlans+ +
++
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION
Success: Show Me the Data! Successful implementation has led to
improvement both at the district and school level in: Student behavior Student achievement School climate
7.13
4.372.98
0
2
4
6
8
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
FCPS Elementary School: Suspension Rate
FCPS Elementary School Pass Rate for Reading at Third Grade
44.3
67.7
82.2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
17.11
15.67
14
15
16
17
18
2004-05 2005-06
FCPS Middle School:FCPS Middle School: Suspension Rate
FCPS Middle School:FCPS Middle School:Pass Rate for Pass Rate for Eighth Grade English
67.6
89.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2004-05 2005-06
LCPS Middle School: Suspension Data
0
1020
30
40
5060
70
80
FY 08 FY 09
ISS
OSS
Improved School ClimateSchool Climate Survey Responses from School Administrators
of PBS Schools in Loudoun County Public Schools (n=22)
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
My schoolpromotes commonexpectations and
teachesappropriate
student behaviors.
The school climatefor staff andstudents is
positive.
The learningenvironment is free
of undesirablestudent behaviors.
Students exhibitsocially-desirable
behaviors.
Students aremotivated for
learning.
Our school hasstrategies to
decrease problembehaviors.
Ra
tin
gs
(1
- S
tro
ng
ly D
isag
ree t
o 5
- S
tro
ng
ly A
gre
e)
BEFORE Implementing PBS AFTER Implementing PBS
Improved Student BehaviorSatisfaction Level of School Administrators for Improving Student Behavior in Targeted Areas of the School (n=22)
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Cafeteria Hallw ays Playground Bathrooms CommonAreas
OfficeReferrals
using Check-In Check-Out
Locker Area Buses PhysicalEducation
Using Datafor BehaviorInterventions
On-Time toSchool
Ra
tin
gs
(1
- L
east
to 5
- M
ost)
BEFORE Implementing PBS AFTER Implementing PBS
Lessons Learned
Resourcesand
Supports
Accountabilityand
Sustainability
CapacityBuilding
Model
ProfessionalDevelopment
Culture ofCollaboration
Integrated Initiatives
AdministrativeLeadership
Resources and Support
State
National
ResourcesAnd
support
Local
Contact InformationDr. Mary V. Kealy
Loudoun County Public Schools
21000 Education Ct.
Ashburn, VA 20148