“Lessons learned” regarding Michigan’s state-wide implementation of schoolwide behavior and reading support Margie McGlinchey Kathryn Schallmo Steve Goodman OSEP Director’s Conference July 16, 2007 www.cenmi.org/miblsi
Jan 16, 2016
“Lessons learned” regarding Michigan’s state-wide implementation of schoolwide behavior and reading support
Margie McGlinchey
Kathryn Schallmo
Steve Goodman
OSEP Director’s Conference
July 16, 2007
www.cenmi.org/miblsi
A logic for linking Behavior and Literacy Supports
• Improving the social behavior of students results in:
– More minutes spent in academic instruction
– Better acquisition during engaged minutes
• High quality instruction engages students, and leads to reduction in problem behavior.
• Children who fall behind academically will be more likely to:
– A) Find academic work aversive
– B) Find escape-maintained problem behaviors reinforced
MiBLSi Support Structure
State Support
ISD/RESA/ DISTRICT
Team
School
School
School
National Initiatives Connection
Funding/ Professional Development
Reading/DisciplineInformation
Prerequisites for MiBLSi Implementation• Commitment by…
– 80% of building staff
– Administration at building and district levels
– Agreement to implement for at least two years
• Reading/Behavior one of top three building goals
• Building team and coach identified
MiBLSi is NOT for…
It takes work, commitment and courage!
Criteria on Team Implementation Checklist and Effect on Student Behavior
Importance of Protected Reading BlockImportance of Protected Reading BlockKindergarten ExampleKindergarten Example
Leadership TeamsBuilding Leadership Team• Represents School improvement
team or connected to school improvement team
• Example: Principal, Lower elementary teacher, Upper elementary teacher, Coach)
District Leadership Team• Example: District MiBLSi
coordinator, Student services director, curriculum director, mental health
State Leadership Team• Director- Special Education and Early
Intervention Services• Director- School Improvement• Parent/Advocate• Senior Executive Director- Educational
Assessment and Accountability• Deputy Director- Special Education and
Early Intervention Services• Director Michigan Reading First• President- State Board of Education• Board Member- State Board of
Education
Focus on outcomes, integrity of implementation and problem solving
Outcomes Measures• Behavior
– Major Discipline Referrals
– Suspensions/Expulsions
• Reading– DIBELS/CBM
– High Stakes Test (MEAP)
Process Measures• Behavior
– Team Implementation Checklist
– Self-Assessment Survey– Schoolwide Evaluation Tool
• Reading– Team Checklist– Planning and Evaluation Tool
for Effective Schoolwide Reading Programs
Coaching Support• Use of existing professionals who typically provide technical assistance at
the student level (e.g., school psych, social worker, teacher consultant, reading specialist)
• Important to change from expert “doing for” to facilitator “doing with”
• Coaches meet with teams at least once/month in addition to team training session
• Coaches meet additional 4 days per year
• Additional coaching support strategies
– Phone conferences with coaches prior to training session
– Principal and Coaches meet one hour prior to training session or meeting outside of team training
• Coaches have supporting webpage
Example of the Impact of Coaching on Student Outcomes:Average Major Discipline Referrals per Day per Month
Coach returns Coach returns from leavefrom leave
How do we do this in our school?• Use existing teams/committees as much as
possible
• Embed project activities into current initiatives (i.e., school improvement, safe schools, character education, etc.)
• Establish three levels of implementation, each with different functions
– School-wide
– Grade level
– Individual student
Major Discipline Referrals per 100 Students per Year (Schools implementing > 80% on Team Implementation Checklist)
Percent of Students (Schoolwide) at DIBELS Benchmark level by Cohort Schools
Example School A
Example School A
High Stakes Test Reading Results: Michigan Educational Assessment Program
Began Implementation
Fall 2001
Example School A
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Continuum of SupportsContinuum of Supports
The required resources to address the
problem increases
The need to enhance
environmental structures increases
The frequency for collecting
and acting upon
information increases
As the magnitude of the problem increases….
“Work in Progress”• Technical Assistance Partners
– Increased PD individualization based on regional need
– Increased Technical Assistance and Support for the region
• Competence-based progress through phases of implementation
• Adding more schools, focus on district implementation with elementary, middle and high schools
I spend more time visiting and assisting teachers in the classrooms than I ever have because I spend much less time on discipline issues. Because we have more time, we have been able to re-structure our day to incorporate more time to teach reading.
Sherryl Martin, Principal
Riverton Elementary, Ludington