Positive Behavior Intervention and Support

(PBIS)

June 24, 2008

Westmar Middle School

Presenters

Katie Buskirk, Assistant Principal

Jen Kallenborn, School Psychologist

Sue Raines, PBIS team member and School Improvement Specialist

Contact Information

Westmar Middle School

16915 Upper Georges Creek Road, SW

Lonaconing, MD 21539

301-463-5751, 301-463-5021

kbuskirk@allconet.org; sraines@allconet.org

Why PBIS?

Referrals not an issue Positive reinforcement Incentive to be successful Means of building character and work ethic Means of reaching our FARMs students Individualize program for SWDs

Demographics

Enrollment 300FARMS 50%Students with Disablilities (SWD) 16%Mobility 5%

Referral Data

Year Referrals Reduction

Prior to PBIS 05-06 398 referrals ----------

First Year PBIS 06-07 294 referrals 26.13 %

Second Year PBIS 07-08 247 referrals 15.98 %

Administrative and Instructional Time GAINED

Administrative Instructional

2006-2007 26 hours 78 hours

2007-2008 11.25 hours 33.75 hours

School Wide RulesWildcats R.O.A.R.

Respect

Organization

Achievement

Responsibility

“Westmar Middle School R.O.A.R.s with Respect, Organization, Achievement, and Responsibility”

Work to earn a Power Paw!

Making the Honor Roll Having perfect attendance each quarter Being a Student of the Month Being prepared for class Earning a good grade on tests and projects Answering questions correctly during a

review

School Incentives

Weekly drawings Special activities (i.e.popcorn and movie) Merchandise cart Gift cards Free admission to dance, free snack at

dance, admission to high school game

School Incentives

Free test question pass Homework Pass Certificates to local restaurants Sundae Mondays (BIG HIT!!!!) Homeroom competitions Large prize drawings—iPods, computers Field Day activities Individual incentives for Red Zone students

Data Analysis

Highlight specific problem (i.e. behaviors, settings)

Meet with teams monthly Identify students with particular difficulty Create special incentives Meet with classes as necessary Make comparisons to prior years

Program Sustainability

Continually changing incentives Targeting lessons at the beginning of the year Meeting with classes as necessary Getting feedback from students & teachers Providing staff incentives Using posters throughout the building Doing grade level incentives Including in parent newsletters

Parent Newsletters

Letter at the beginning of year (with matrix) Parent and student signature on matrix “PBIS News” section Listing of business donors Announcement of winners Current/upcoming incentives

Westmar Wildcat Success

Buy-in from staff Administrative commitment to program Strong community support Addition to the progressive discipline policy

already in place that allowed for teacher empowerment

Student enthusiasm

Respect, Organization, Achievement and Responsibility