AND CLIMATE, STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT and ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. To address chronic behavioral and climate issues throughout the school, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) will be implemented beginning 2010-2011. PBIS is a process for creating safer and more effective schools. PBIS is a August 2010 June Diane Powell, – systems approach to enhancing the capacity of 2013 Director of Student schools to educate all children by developing Services; research-based, school wide, and classroom Acting Turnaround discipline systems. The process focuses on Director, improving a ability to teach and support Turnaround school’s positive behavior for all students. Rather than a Principals; prescribed program, PBIS provides systems for Title I Office; schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective Safe and Drug Free school-wide, classroom, non-classroom, and student Schools Office specific discipline plans. Mandatory PBIS training occurs every summer for schools new to the program. A school team (newly hired principal along with an assistant principal, guidance counselor, and at least one classroom teacher) will be required to attend the 2-day PBIS Summer Institute (July 2010). As a new PBIS school, a of along with a staff “Statement Intent” survey must be completed by June 1, 2010. The PBIS team will monitor and adjust the interventions and supports based on student and parent surveys, referral data, suspension data, attendance data, etc. May - July 2010 The program is currently funded through the Safe and Drug Free Schools Office (Title 4); however, future funding for this department is being significantly reduced. While Title 4 will be able to
AND CLIMATE, STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT and ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. To address chronic behavioral and climate issues throughout the school, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) will be implemented beginning 2010-2011. PBIS is a process for creating safer and more effective schools. PBIS is a systems approach to enhancing the capacity of schools to educate all children by developing research-based, school wide, and classroom discipline systems. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students. Rather than a prescribed program, PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective school-wide, classroom, non-classroom, and student specific discipline plans. Mandatory PBIS training occurs every summer for schools new to the program. A school team (newly hired principal along with an assistant principal, guidance counselor, and at least one classroom teacher) will be required to attend the 2-day PBIS Summer Institute (July 2010). As a new PBIS school, a “Statement of Intent” along with a staff survey must be completed by June 1, 2010. The PBIS team will monitor and adjust the interventions and supports based on student and parent surveys, referral data, suspension data, attendance data, etc. The program is currently funded through the Safe and Drug Free Schools Office (Title 4); however, future funding for this department is being significantly reduced. While Title 4 will be able to August 2010 – June 2013 May - July 2010 Diane Powell, Director of Student Services; Acting Turnaround Director, Turnaround Principals; Title I Office; Safe and Drug Free Schools Office