Leadership Teams Implementing PBIS

Module 14

Objectives• Define role and function of PBIS Leadership Teams

• Define Leadership Team’s impact on PBIS implementation and sustainability

Leadership Team Core Elements

Leadership Team

Purpose

People

Implementation Plan

Information

Resources

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Purpose/ Role• Lead implementation and adaptation of a multi-tiered behavior support

framework that improves the social, academic and behavioral outcomes for students.

• Provide clarity of purpose throughout the districto Ensure alignment of programs/initiatives that will be incorporated.o Formal policies (LAUSD, Michigan, Chicago)

• Develop and manage implementation plan

• Provide staff development, training, coaching and support to implement multi-tiered behavior support framework

• Collect fidelity and impact data, and use the data both for on-going problem solving and regular evaluation summaries.

People:Members of a Leadership Team Combine to

provide the following:• Authority to make personnel decisions• Authority to make fiscal decisions• Authority to make programmatic decisions• Time to be an active participant• Technical knowledge of Multi-tiered Behavior Support

Frameworks.• Commitment to purpose• Able to access fidelity and impact data.

• Coordination Capacity: Personnel who make things happen between meetings.

Implementation Plan Process• Implementation Plan developed• Meet at least Monthly• Meeting Process

o Pre-defined agendao Agenda is managed electronically and publically during the meetingo Designated “Facilitator, Minute Taker, Evaluator”o Each meeting begins with status updateo Each meeting assesses if tasks defined in last meeting were completed (were effective)o Each meeting includes analysis of current data to identify celebrations and problemso Problem solving include clear and precise problem statements with comprehensive

solutions.o Each meeting ends with task list of actions and goals to be done prior to next meeting and

clarity about who will do what by when.o Meeting minutes are shared electronically within 24 hours of meeting.

Information• Accountability School Information System

o Standardized math and readingo Attendance/ Graduationo Demographic information

• Decision-Systems at School-level o Office discipline referrals/ suspension & expulsion (SWIS)o Academic screening and progress monitoring (DIEBLS)

• Fidelity of implementation o Extent to which targeted programs/practices are being used (TFI)

• Training in how to USE data for decision-making

• Capacity Development o District capacity to select, implement and maintain evidence-based practices (DCA)

Resources• Funding

• Personnel

• Physical Space

• Equipment and Materials

What a Leadership Team DOES

• Establish vision and plan• Establish District Foundations

o Funding, Visibility, Political Support, Policy Foundationso Formal presentation to Superintendent/Board at least twice a year.

• Guide development of “Demonstrations”• Extend Demonstrations to Full District Implementation (scaling)• Build District Capacity

o Trainingo Coachingo Evaluationo Behavioral Expertise

• Evaluation and Adaptationo Provide effective data systems

• Alignment of multiple initiatives

Initial Accomplishments

1. Policy/ Commitment2. Leadership Team3. Implementation Plan4. Evaluation Plan5. Selection of Demo Schools6. Initial School Fidelity Assessment7. Exploration and Installation with

schools8. Data System

Leadership Team

FundingVisibility Political

Support

Training Coaching Evaluation

Local School Teams/ Exemplar Demonstrations

Active Coordination

Technical Expertise

Policy

How to Assess a Leadership Team

• Are schools implementing a multi-tiered behavior support framework?o Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI)

• Are students benefitting?o School-wide Information System (SWIS; CICO-SWIS; ISIS-SWIS)o Social Culture (student survey)o Academic performance (standardized and progress monitoring)o Attendance and graduationo Equity across disability, ethnicity

• Is the capacity of the district to sustain effective practices improving?o Team composition and structure (efficient ways of getting things done)o Funding, Visibility, Political Support, Policy documentso Training and Coachingo Technical Expertise o Evaluation systemso Local Exemplars

District Capacity Assessment

(DCA)

Summary• Core elements of Leadership Team

o Purposeo Peopleo Implementation Plan/ Processo Informationo Resources

• Results from Effective Leadership Team Actiono Functional Leadership Team Decision-makingo Active coordinationo Exemplar schoolso Funding, Visibility, Political Support, Policy Documentso Training, Coaching, Technical Expertise, Evaluation

• Metricso Implementation of PBIS in schools (at all three tiers) (TFI)o Benefits for Students (SWIS, Academic, Social/Emotional)o Capacity of District (DCA)