Adopted September 12, 2006

Michigan State Board of Education Positive Behavior Support Policy

…it is the policy of the State Board of Education that each school district in Michigan implement a system of school-wide positive behavior support strategies.

Research Supporting Reading and Behavior Support

• Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support leads to increased academic engaged time and enhanced academic outcomes (K. Algozzine & Algozzine, 2007; Horner et al., 2009; Lassen, Steele, & Sailor, 2006).

• High quality academic instruction reduces problem behavior (Filter & Horner, 2009; Preciado, Horner, Scott, & Baker, 2009)

• Academic deficits remediated in kindergarten reduce risk of developing chronic problem behavior (McIntosh, Sadler, & Brown, 2010).

What does MiBLSi do?• We provide:

– Training for school leadership teams and principals to implement school wide reading and behavior support

– Training for general and special education teachers on research based interventions

– Coaching and coaching training to support school and district implementation

– Systems to support data based decision making– State wide professional learning communities

and technical assistance

Cumulative Totals of Supported MiBLSi Schools

Staff involved in project• 3 Project Directors

• 6 Project Coordinators

• 10 Regional Coordinators

• 13 Additional Project Staff

• 82 State Trainers

• 667 coaches

– 283 External Coaches

– 384 Internal Coaches

• Supporting 633 schools

• Within 250 LEAs and 43 ISDs

Provides guidance, visibility, funding, political support for MiBLSi

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Multiple District/Building Teams

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Multiple schools w/in local district

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How is support provided?

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Provides coaching for District Teams and technical assistance for Building Teams

Provides guidance and manages implementation

Provides effective practices to support students

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Multiple schools w/in intermediate district

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MiBLSi Statewide Structure of support

Median Proficiency on Reading MEAP for schools that met and have not met Criteria on Benchmark of Quality for Positive Behavior Support

State Average

N = 29 elementary schools

Percent of Students meeting the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Spring Benchmark

Goals for Cohorts 1 - 6 (combined grades)

Percent of Students at DIBELS Intensive Level across year by Cohort

Special Education Referral and Eligibility Rates for Cohort 1 - 4 Schools (2007-08 and 2008-09)

*n = 84 schools