Orange North Supervisory UnionOrange, Washington ,

Williamstown

Vermont PBIS Leadership ForumLake Morey, Vermont

October 7, 2014

Partnerships with Mental Health in a PBIS System

What the model is and is notIs…ProactiveExpertiseSupportProfessional LearningYear round/ includes

familiesFor all students’

benefitPart of a team

approachPart of a system

Is NOTResponsiveBehavior InterventionDisciplineOutside consultantSchool year/ student

only

For only a few students

SiloDumping Ground

Orange Center School’s Story

Orange Center School (2009-2010)Town population of 965Town Clerk’s Office, Car dealership, church –

no post office, library or sidewalks

K-8 school with 100 studentsNo school-wide approach to behaviorSix Behavior Interventionists from WCMH; 1:1Chronic Office Referrals – no attention to dataIneffective leadership

Orange Center School (2010--2011)New principal took team to BEST in June

2010 (Universal)OCS ROCKS!Universal

Professional learning for classroom management aka common approach to expectations and response

Susan TittertonLSCI

Orange Center School (2011-2012)Team to BEST in June 2011 (Targeted);

reflected on data and systemDecision to do another year at Universal

Approached WCMH in spring 2012 to collaborate to support vision of proactive model

Orange Center School (2012-2013)Team to BEST in June 2012 (Targeted); reflected

on data and system and made adjustmentsRock Star of the Week

Hired WCMH Behavior AnalystIdentified familiesRock In Rock Out Coordinator

Case-managed 8 to 10 students with targeted plansProvided social/emotional intervention to students on

targeted plansConducted Functional Behavior Analyses Created/monitored/ exited behavior support plansCollaborated with SpEd for behavior plans for

students with intensive needsCoordinated interagency supportCoached CICOSupported staff in universal social/emotional

strategiesSupported families in and outside the home

Having learned many lessons at OCS we expanded the partnership to include

Williamstown Middle High School and

Washington Village School

Orange Center School (2013-2014)Team to BEST in June 2013 (Intensive);

reflected on data and system and made adjustmentsChill PassSunshine Pass

Rock In Rock Out CoordinatorAdded coordination of wrap-around service

(2 students)Continued to grow universal and targeted

parts of the system

Having learned even more from WMHS and WVS

we expanded the partnership to include

Williamstown Elementary School.

Key Lessons LearnedYou must have a solid universal system as

a foundation BEFORE developing this type of partnership.

You must have strong leadership with strong commitment to being proactive and persevering for student success

There must be structures developed that support clear and continual communication between the principal, behavior analyst and other team members

SU-systemic approach

Guiding Questions for Networking Groups1. Define the topic (so everyone is talking about the

same thing)2. What are your challenges and how might you

overcome them?3. What will it look like when things are going well?4. What more do you need to know about this topic in

order to make positive change?