Syracuse City School District Administrators Meeting August 20, 2012 Bob Long, Commissioner Onondaga Dept of Mental Health Jennifer Parmalee, Onondaga.

Syracuse City School District Administrator’s

MeetingAugust 20, 2012

Bob Long, Commissioner Onondaga Dept of Mental Health

Jennifer Parmalee, Onondaga Dept of Mental Health

Linda Brown, OCM BOCES

What is Promise Zone?NYS Office of Mental Health Grant to 3 Urban districts for

innovative solutions that result in improved student achievement

Designed to increase community collaboration and the districts’ ability to identify and support students with serious emotional challenges

Syracuse Partners in SuccessDepartment of Mental Health Syracuse City School DistrictSay YesBrownellAriseSt. JoesOnCare Other Community Agencies: Syracuse Community Health

Center, Contact, Hillside, Catholic Charities

Healthy Youth DevelopmentWhat does each child need to be successful?

How does Promise Zone align with Other Important Work?

The Syracuse Commitment to its Children

All Syracuse Children can be Competitive, Successful and

Drive our Community’s Future

Social Behavior is Central to Academic Success

All Students can be Successful

Context: Key Challenges the Community Faces; Students, Families, Schools, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Juvenile Justice

Linking Behavior & Academics – No HS 2012

Chronically Absent Through April 2012

All Students can be Successful cont.

Core Student Needs: 40 Developmental Youth Assets; Response to Intervention and Positive Behavior and Supports

Initiatives: Multi-Tired Systems of Support; How al l relate to each other; Dignity for All Students Act

All Students can be Successful cont.

Strategies: Reflects the specific actions underway to address core student needs

PZ Specific: Expand Licensed outpatient clinic services in schoolsClinician Integrated into SBIT-B TeamsClinician’s prioritize school functionality in treatmentData based decisions for identification and interventionSupport Development of Screening and SBIT-B functionsFamily engaged as partners in process

All Students can be Successful cont.

Necessary Action Steps: What we (district and community) still need to do to be successful

Tangible Short Term Results: What initiatives hope to achieve in next 12 months; results are shared

Long Term Outcomes: All initiatives share same long terms goals

Promise ZoneDepartment of Mental Health Syracuse City School District

Say Yes 2011 - 2012

Screening Process – Tier 2 - GroupedIdentify Students using standard criteria (3 or more

ODR’s and/or at-risk referral form)Review Students(1-2 minutes each)Group students according to criteria and determine

intervention Implement and Progress Monitor Intervention Review group intervention data (every 4 weeks) Continue intervention or Phase Out

Refer to SBIT Behavior Team with rising referrals to 6 or more

SBIT-Behavior Process – Tier 3 - IndividualizedIdentify Students using standard criteria (6 or more

ODR’s and/or at risk form)Review students (45 minutes each)Determine Intervention and Progress MonitorReview student data (every 4 weeks)Continue intervention or phase out

Training and CoachingCohort 1 (5 schools)

Trained November 2011Each assigned external coach2 learning collaborative sessions

Cohort 2 (6 schools)Trained March 2012Each assigned external coach1 learning collaborative session

Screening Teams 2011-2012 (group student planning)

Total number of students referred

133Percent that had at least one follow-up meeting

35%(46 students)Goal is 100%

S-BIT B Teams 2011-2012 (individual level planning)

Total number of students referred18

Percent that had at least one follow-up meeting100%

(18 students)Goal is 100%

Schools inviting parents to SBIT-B Meetings1

(Goal is 100%)

S-BIT Behavior

SBIT-B Cohort 1 Goals Percentage of goals where students either met or

exceeded S-BIT B goals or made promising progress.

90%

Thank You and Great Job!

BellevueDanforthDr. KingDelawareFrankliln

LemoyneMeachemPorterRobertsSalem Hyde

Congratulations to Cohort 3! Clary Middle SchoolDr. WeeksExpeditionary Learning Middle SchoolHughes Seymour

Next Steps – Support, Support, Support

1. Cohorts 1 and 2 hit the ground running

2. Cohort 3 Training in October 3. Learning Collaborative and

Coaching4. Cohort 4 – Get Ready for January!

Preparation for Screening/SBIT-B Start Up1.PBIS Universal team is in place and meets monthly2.Explicit Teaching of Behavioral Expectations in place3.Solid Acknowledgement systems are in place and

supported by 80% of staff in school4.Team reviews behavior data on a monthly basis5.Every classroom has a behavior management plan6. IF you have a clinician, how is it working for you (scale of 1-

5)

Tool to Support PreparationToolT - Analysis

We look forward to working with you this year!

Thank you!