2013 KID STRONG 2013 KID STRONG CONFERENCE CONFERENCE

Special Services Director Gia Deasygdeasy@access.k12.wv.us200 Gaston Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554

Marion County SchoolsMarion County SchoolsStudent population 8,096SWD 1,137 14.04%3 AA High Schools 1 ALC5 Middle Schools (2 large) 2 K-8 schools9 elementary schools

WVDE SPONSORED WVDE SPONSORED PROGRAMS PROGRAMS

http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/PositiveBehaviorSupportschoolwide.html

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WV’s SWPBS Big WV’s SWPBS Big Ideas Ideas

LEADERSHIP TEAMLEADERSHIP TEAM

Influential Meeting/Agenda Sharing/Marketing Representative Courageous Conversations

DATA DATA

School Wide Information System http://www.swis.org/

Data DrivenData Driven

Collecting Data USING DATA PROACTIVE APPROACH

What is happening? Where is it happening? Why is it happening?

DATA may illuminate MORE DATA may illuminate MORE issuesissues

Problematic environments Classroom management concerns Supervision/crowding concerns. Student-teacher assignments

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EXPECTATIONS and EXPECTATIONS and GUIDELINES GUIDELINES

How important is it to YOU to know what is expected of you?

How frequently do YOU depend on signs/cue card to prompt you?

How do expectations vary across settings?

If students DID what you EXPECTED of them –how would that impact discipline?

TEACH TEACH

CELEBRATE/ acknowledgeCELEBRATE/ acknowledge

Early Childhood PBSEarly Childhood PBS Environment Developmentally appropriate tasks Schedules/Transitions Understanding feelings Friendships and relationships

EARLY Childhood PBSEARLY Childhood PBS ALL PRE K trained Kindergarten Pilot – 2011 school year

January 2011 Pilot June collaborative with Harrison County

WV School Based Mental WV School Based Mental HealthHealth

Barnes Learning Center Pilot 2011-12 All 3 high schools 3 large middle schools United Summit Center

Special Education Special Education InvolvementInvolvement

Disproportionality-out of school suspensions

Disproportionality- Emotional Behavior Disorders

At Risk Factors-associated with SWD characteristics

OutcomesOutcomes

Decreases in OSS Decreases in EBD identification Decreases in Pre-K referral rates “Spill over” effects-school climate

Enhancing School Climate & Enhancing School Climate & Student Behavioral Student Behavioral

Competence Competence

School Wide Positive Behavior Supports

Early Childhood PBS SWIS Data Collection Kindergarten PBS Project WV School Based Mental Health

We often overlook We often overlook

Supervision Core TEAM responsibilities Expectations TEACH Keeping up with staff turnover The DATA

Additional supports Additional supports

Book studies for new hires Book studies for classroom

environments Resources for principals/leadership Computer/cyber concerns Using the SWIS data –sharing Supervision Training