How’s Your PBIS Program Measuring Up?

Jane BallesterosTucson PBIS Initiative

June 11, 2008

Today’s Objectives

• Discuss assessment of School-wide PBIS– Fidelity of each component– PBIS / CORE team evaluation– Classroom Support of School-wide efforts

• Introduce participants to various evaluation forms/options– Effective Behavior Supports Survey – Team Process Evaluation– AzSET– Benchmarks of Quality– PBIS satisfaction Survey– Interview and Observation Form (from EBS)– Classroom Observation

Why the Interest in Measuring Your Program?

• PBIS is an evidence-based program

based on research and best practices

• Check you school’s fidelity to the program

• Use data to fine tune your program, justify spending, achieve the maximum results

Effective Behavior Supports Survey

There are 12 questions on this shortened version of the Effective Behavior Supports Survey

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Reflecting on your own school’s PBIS program, take a moment to answer these questions

Group Discussion

• How might a principal or school PBIS team use this tool?

• What benefits could a school realize in using a survey like this?

• How could you modify this survey to help gain even more information?

Effective Behavior Supports Survey

• Conducted annually – preferably in the Spring

• Completed by ALL staff

• Use results to design annual action plan

• Survey available in Spanish

• Available at www.pbis.org

• Yellow part of packet• First pages Purpose, directions for

conducting, summarizing results, analyzing results, using results to plan

• Actual EBS survey– School-wide systems– Non-classroom setting systems– Classroom Systems– Individual Student systems

Team Implementation Checklists(EBS)

• Used by PBIS teams to guide activities

• Updated quarterly during initial implementation process

• Available at www.pbis.org

Team Checklist

• Green section in handout– Start-up Activities– On-going Monitoring– Action Planning

Can you find uses for this other than during initial implementation?

AzSET(Arizona School Evaluation Tool)

• Blue section of packet

• Used to determine the extent to which a school has established positive behavioral systems and supports through which expectations about student behavior are taught and reinforced

• Available at www.pbisaz.org

• Similar to Effective Behavior Support Survey

• Different rating scales are used

• Assesses these areas:– District PBIS leadership– School-Site PBIS Leadership Team– Universal (School-wide) System– Universal Classroom Supports– Secondary Supports– Individual Student (Tertiary) Supports

Benchmarks of Quality

• University of South Florida

• Available at http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu

Team member rating form

PBIS Satisfaction Survey

Scoring forms available

Interview and Observation Form

This gives a snap shot of how your PBIS reinforcements are being perceived by staff and students, and the degree to which they are integrated into the school’s culture.

Walk Through Observation

Designed by U of A PBIS trainers to examine if what is happening in the classrooms is reflective of school-wide PBIS program and goals.

Will be available: www.protectiveschools.org

Suggestions for implementation:

School team – CORE Team or New team – self review

District Team – external perspective

U of A trainers – external perspective

ADE – in the future – would like to provide assistance teams

Power point available:

http://protectiveschools.org/pbs

Jane Ballesteros

janeb@email.arizona.edu