Prince George’s County Prince George’s County Public SchoolsPublic Schools

Department of Alternative Education Department of Alternative Education OptionsOptions

Annapolis Road Academy Annapolis Road Academy & PBIS& PBIS

Ready, Respectful, Ready, Respectful, ResponsibleResponsible

MSDE PBIS Summit

January 23, 2007

Agnes Brown-Jones, Principal

Charla P. Lewis, PhD, School Psychologist

What is PBIS? What is PBIS? PBIS (Positive Behavioral PBIS (Positive Behavioral

Interventions and Supports) is a Interventions and Supports) is a process for creating safer and process for creating safer and more effective schools.  more effective schools. 

The process focuses on improving The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all support positive behavior for all students.students.

PBIS provides systems for schools PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and to design, implement, and evaluate effective school-wide, evaluate effective school-wide, classroom, non-classroom, and classroom, non-classroom, and student specific discipline plans.student specific discipline plans.

What PBIS is Not… What PBIS is Not…

PBIS PBIS ISIS NOTNOT a program or a curriculum. a program or a curriculum. IT ISIT IS a team-based process for systemic a team-based process for systemic problem solving, planning, and problem solving, planning, and evaluation.  evaluation. 

  Systems changeSystems change   Effective behavior management Effective behavior management

principles and practices; andprinciples and practices; and Applications of research-validated Applications of research-validated

instruction and management practices. instruction and management practices.

PBIS as a part of Alternative PBIS as a part of Alternative EducationEducation

Naturally fertile ground for new Naturally fertile ground for new school management school management approaches approaches

Smaller staff to student ratio to Smaller staff to student ratio to aid with building academically aid with building academically conducive relationsconducive relations

Wide array of accompanying Wide array of accompanying services and professionals who services and professionals who can facilitate change processcan facilitate change process

Best Features of a PBIS Best Features of a PBIS ApproachApproach

PBIS’s three level approach PBIS’s three level approach to prevention and behavior to prevention and behavior changechange

Student InvolvementStudent Involvement Data Driven InterventionData Driven Intervention Staff Collaboration and Skill Staff Collaboration and Skill

EnhancementEnhancement Community OutreachCommunity Outreach Modifying Adult and Child Modifying Adult and Child

BehaviorBehavior

Common PBIS Common PBIS ComponentsComponents

““Gotchas”Gotchas”Minor Incident Minor Incident FormsForms

Referral FormsReferral Forms

What we inventedWhat we invented Tribunal Council (as Tribunal Council (as

developed by A. Newton, developed by A. Newton, PPW)PPW)

PBIS Planning TeamsPBIS Planning Teams

Student CouncilStudent Council Gotcha ProgramGotcha Program Tribunal/Behavior Tribunal/Behavior

InterventionIntervention Staff Support TeamStaff Support Team Parent /Community Parent /Community

VolunteersVolunteers

What is WorkingWhat is Working

Student P.B.I.S. CommitteeStudent P.B.I.S. Committee Morning/Afternoon Morning/Afternoon

AnnouncementsAnnouncements Student Run Gotcha Student Run Gotcha

drawingsdrawings Students Run ActivitiesStudents Run Activities Provides a positive peer Provides a positive peer

support for students support for students involved in the groupinvolved in the group

What is WorkingWhat is Working Tribunal CouncilTribunal Council

Provides an intervention for students who are Provides an intervention for students who are experiencing continual behavioral, academic, experiencing continual behavioral, academic, and attendance problemsand attendance problems

The student is afforded the opportunity to reflect The student is afforded the opportunity to reflect on his choices and to develop strategies with the on his choices and to develop strategies with the team that will allow for their success at ARA.team that will allow for their success at ARA.

Set up as a constructive, redirecting, and Set up as a constructive, redirecting, and accountability team to support student progress accountability team to support student progress and personal responsibilityand personal responsibility

What is WorkingWhat is Working

School UniformsSchool Uniforms Daily Point Sheets and Level Daily Point Sheets and Level

PromotionsPromotions Field TripsField Trips Discipline Re-Admit Meetings with Discipline Re-Admit Meetings with

Student Services PersonnelStudent Services Personnel School Rules-Orientation-Code of School Rules-Orientation-Code of

Conduct Presentations Conduct Presentations

Level Promotion Ice Cream Level Promotion Ice Cream SocialSocial

Students daily behavior monitoring sheets list the Students daily behavior monitoring sheets list the behavior expectations within our school foci- behavior expectations within our school foci- readiness, respectfulness, and responsibility. If they readiness, respectfulness, and responsibility. If they earn at least 43 of 50 points for the day, that day is earn at least 43 of 50 points for the day, that day is considered ‘successful’. For the purpose of considered ‘successful’. For the purpose of introducing our level system and reinforcing positive introducing our level system and reinforcing positive student behavior, students who met the criterion of student behavior, students who met the criterion of having 20 successful days were taken off of new having 20 successful days were taken off of new student probation and earned the privilege of student probation and earned the privilege of attending an activity period. Successful completers attending an activity period. Successful completers received deluxe options while other attendees had received deluxe options while other attendees had fewer choices. Students who fell into the last fewer choices. Students who fell into the last category were either slated for our new student category were either slated for our new student orientation or for SIT and Tribunal team review.orientation or for SIT and Tribunal team review.

Holiday ObservanceHoliday Observance Cultural, Religious, and/or National Origin Cultural, Religious, and/or National Origin

of Holiday- Date first observed, Originator of Holiday- Date first observed, Originator of observance, purpose, meaning, or of observance, purpose, meaning, or history behind the holiday observancehistory behind the holiday observance

Common and Unique Traditions, Symbols, Common and Unique Traditions, Symbols, or Values of the Holiday- Ways people or Values of the Holiday- Ways people observe the holiday, special music, foods, observe the holiday, special music, foods, attire, games affiliated with the attire, games affiliated with the CelebrationCelebration

Community ServiceCommunity Service

Comfort Packs Toiletry DriveComfort Packs Toiletry Drive

Bulletin Boards Bulletin Boards

New Student OrientationNew Student Orientation

For the Harder to Reach-For the Harder to Reach- FOR SECONDARY AND FOR SECONDARY AND

TERTIARY INTERVENTIONSTERTIARY INTERVENTIONS

Targeted Group InterventionsTargeted Group Interventions FBAs & BIPsFBAs & BIPs Wraparound & Person-Centered PlanningWraparound & Person-Centered Planning Integration of Family/Community VoiceIntegration of Family/Community Voice Partnerships with Mental Health, Juvenile Partnerships with Mental Health, Juvenile

Justice & Other Community PartnersJustice & Other Community Partners Training in Crisis Management and De-Training in Crisis Management and De-

escalationescalation

Questions???Questions???