SWPBS Team is Leadership SWPBS Team is Leadership TeamTeam

Representative of school Representative of school Works directly with administrationWorks directly with administration Reviews relevant school dataReviews relevant school data

-data guide decision-making-data guide decision-making Activities and initiatives in schoolActivities and initiatives in school

Are linked to measurable outcomesAre linked to measurable outcomes Have defined objectivesHave defined objectives Based on an action planBased on an action plan

Plans activities 12 months outPlans activities 12 months out

Monthly ActivitiesMonthly Activities

Review data and progress on action plan Review data and progress on action plan activitiesactivities

Plan new activities as neededPlan new activities as needed Report to staff onReport to staff on

SWPBS status and outcomesSWPBS status and outcomes Status and outcomes of initiatives and Status and outcomes of initiatives and

activities currently planned or being activities currently planned or being implementedimplemented

Data Review: 20 MinutesData Review: 20 Minutes

Data reviewed depends on concerns Data reviewed depends on concerns in schoolin school

Problem SolutionFrom

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Key features of data Key features of data systems that work.systems that work.

The data are accurate and validThe data are accurate and valid The data are very easy to collect (1% of staff The data are very easy to collect (1% of staff

time)time) Data are presented in picture (graph) formatData are presented in picture (graph) format Data are used for decision-makingData are used for decision-making

Data are available when decisions need to be madeData are available when decisions need to be made The people who collect the data must see the The people who collect the data must see the

information used for decision-making.information used for decision-making.

Why Collect Discipline Why Collect Discipline Information?Information?

Decision makingDecision making Professional AccountabilityProfessional Accountability Decisions made with data (information) Decisions made with data (information)

are more likely to beare more likely to be ImplementedImplemented effectiveeffective

Organizing Data for Organizing Data for “active decision-making”“active decision-making”

Counts are good, but not always usefulCounts are good, but not always useful To compare across months use “To compare across months use “average office average office

discipline referrals per day per monthdiscipline referrals per day per month””

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Change Report OptionsChange Report Options1.41.82.72.52.753.4900.000

Using Data for On-Going Using Data for On-Going Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Start with the decisions not the dataStart with the decisions not the data Use data in “decision layers” (Gilbert, 1978)Use data in “decision layers” (Gilbert, 1978)

Is there a problem? (overall rate of ODR)Is there a problem? (overall rate of ODR) Localize the problem Localize the problem

(location, problem behavior, students, time of day) (location, problem behavior, students, time of day)

Get specificGet specific Don’t drown in the dataDon’t drown in the data It’s “OK” to be doing wellIt’s “OK” to be doing well Be efficientBe efficient

Monthly ActivitiesMonthly Activities

Review data and progress on action plan Review data and progress on action plan activitiesactivities

Plan new activities as neededPlan new activities as needed

Plan New Activities: 30 Plan New Activities: 30 MinutesMinutes

New ActivitiesNew Activities Renew emphasis/focusRenew emphasis/focus Always have something you are Always have something you are

working on!working on!

Monthly ActivitiesMonthly Activities

Review data and progress on action plan Review data and progress on action plan activitiesactivities

Plan new activities as neededPlan new activities as needed Report to staff onReport to staff on

SWPBS status and outcomesSWPBS status and outcomes Status and outcomes of initiatives and Status and outcomes of initiatives and

activities currently planned or being activities currently planned or being implementedimplemented