Corinth Middle School PBIS: Taking a Closer Look at Behavior and Its Impact on School Culture 31st Annual CSE Chairpersons Conference Lake Placid, NY March 2015

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About us School Demographics (rural, high needs, 35% poverty rate, 11%CSE) •

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Staff Demographics (established veteran group)

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Leadership History (3 principals in 2 years)

RSE-TASC perspective ●

Corinth Middle School was identified as a school in need of improvement for students of disabilities in ELA and Math for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years. ■ ■ ■

Conducted classroom visitations Reviewed academic data Reviewed discipline data

Student Culture •Expectations and consequences are the same across all classrooms •“The details separate the contenders from the weekend warriors”. •Be highly visible during mass student times: arrival, lunch, recess, dismissal. •Student Survey •Practice and Re-teach, Monitor and Maintain •Creating a rigorous, joyful student culture that drives learning and character development

Ch. 5, Leverage Leadership

Staff Culture “Great staff cultures don’t come from irreplicable charisma; they come from the careful development of habits that build a strong staff community.”

•Keep information bite sized. Stick to a vision. •What do you want others to say about your school? •Get the right people on the bus. •Look for warning signs. •Running a school is a team sport. •Be present. Give honest feedback. Ch. 5, Leverage Leadership

Setting the Vision •25 Reasons (The 10-Minute Inservice by Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux) •Faculty Room Makeover/Building spruce up •Reminders, reminders, reminders •Ground rules for faculty meetings •Weekly grade level meetings/PLC •T-shirts

PBIS is... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Developing expectations, rules and routines for all settings Teaching expectations, rules and routines in all settings Actively monitoring behavior Acknowledging appropriate behaviors Using data to drive decision making Correcting inappropriate behavior (reteaching)

Implementing PBIS •Schedule /Refreshers •Special Events •Teacher Handbook •Strategy Spotlights for behavior (Blue book) •Tomahawk Tickets/ STAR student postcards •Facebook/Twitter #CorinthMSPBIS •Support from Patti Simonds

Role of the PBIS team •Implement

the school-wide PBIS action plan

•Monitor behavior data •Collect staff, parent and student feedback •Hold regular team meetings (at least monthly) •Maintain communication with staff and coach •Evaluate progress •Support coach and administrator •Critical to sustainability of PBIS project

A word about discipline •

Conversation, therapeutic approach

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Can’t be done in 5 minutes…

Able to give MORE attention to most critical students instead of playing whac-a-mole •

TEACHER MANAGED vs. OFFICE MANAGED

DASA Connections •Investigations •Harassment Complaints •Monthly follow ups •Anonymous Reporting Form •Re-teaching behaviors •WAVE Program •1-2-3 Schoolwide

Comparison of Violent and Disruptive Incidents 2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

Number of Incidents

37

15

4

Harassmt/Bullying Invest

1

26

20

ISS

1

8

6

Out of School Suspension

3

1

3

Law Enforcement/Juvenile Rfr

0

1

1

Other Disruptive Incidents

Office Referrals add MIR vs office 2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

678

526*

509

183

124

(grade 5-8)

(grade 5-8)

(grade 5-8)

(grade 6-8)

(grade 6-8)

This year’s data ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

(274 Students)

13 different Ss have earned office ref for 3 MIRs 6 different Ss earned referral for cutting class 5 different Ss for disruptive behavior/fighting 2 different Ss for bus behavior 4 different Ss earned for disrespect 10 different Ss for harassment investigations 12 different Ss for rude behavior 3 different Ss for vandalism

Student Survey

good bad

Examples of Work Student Projects Staff Video School PBIS Song

Impact of program ● Broadalbin-Perth ● Elementary School ● Academic achievement: declining failures, improved student attendance, culture

Where we are going...our next steps ● Outline Tier II and Tier III behavior supports ● Ongoing PD ● Collect resources for teachers including pbisworld.com ● Examine alternative to ISS. We’ve already nearly eliminated OSS. ● Refine, reflect, and keep moving.

Thank you http://bit.ly/1rxc3PL

“I think a big part of what PBIS does for our school in particular is that it gives the students who do not learn positive behaviors at home a chance to learn them in school. I did my student teaching and subbed at many communities similar to Corinth and I can say for certain that as a whole our kids are better behaved and more respectful than most, if not all of the schools I have been to.” --CMS Second Year Teacher