Enhancing Equity through Effective Professional Development
Culturally Responsive Systems Strand
Kent McIntosh
University of Oregon
Handouts:http://www.pbis.org
PBIS Center Disproportionality Workgroup
Acknowledgements
Aaron Barnes Alondra Canizal Delabra Yolanda Cargile Erin Chaparro Tai Collins Bert Eliason Milaney Leverson Steve Goodman Clynita Grafenreed Ambra Green Rob Horner
Don Kincaid Tim Lewis Kent McIntosh Kelsey Morris Rhonda Nese Vicki Nishioka Heidi von Ravensberg Jen Rose Russ Skiba Kent Smith Keith Smolkowski
1. Describe the problem of disproportionality
2. Share a 5-point multicomponent intervention for reducing disproportionality
3. Define and describe the role of implicit bias in discipline decision making
4. Share an inservice training plan for assessing and addressing implicit bias
5. Discuss these ideas and your work in this area
Session Overview
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A 5-point
Intervention to Enhance Equity in School Discipline
http://www.pbis.org/school/equity-pbis
School Discipline Guidancehttp://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/index.html
1. Use effective instruction to reduce the achievement gap
2. Implement SWPBIS to build a foundation of prevention
3. Collect, use, and report disaggregated student discipline data
4. Develop policies with accountability for disciplinary equity
5. Teach neutralizing routines for vulnerable decision points
5-point Intervention to Enhance Equity in School Discipline
http://www.pbis.org/school/equity-pbis
Enhancing student voice
1. Use effective instruction to reduce the achievement gap
2. Implement SWPBIS to build a foundation of prevention
3. Collect, use, and report disaggregated student discipline data
4. Develop policies with accountability for disciplinary equity
5. Teach neutralizing routines for vulnerable decision points
PBIS Forum Strand:Culturally Responsive Systems
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Supporting students who identify as LGBTQ C9
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The discipline gap may be related to the achievement gapAcademic skills (or the lack thereof)
dramatically shapes school experiencesStudents who fall behind are more likely to act
out, exposing themselves to disciplineBy catching and intervening with students
early, we can change students’ school experiences for the better
1. Why a focus on effective academic instruction?
(Gregory et al., 2010; McIntosh et al., 2008, 2012)
Explicit instruction High rates of engagement and OTRs Quality performance feedback Progress monitoring and data-based
decision making
What do we mean by effective academic instruction?
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1. Proactive, instructional approach may prevent problem behavior and exposure to biased responses to problem behavior
2. Increasing positive student-teacher interactions may enhance relationships to prevent challenges
3. More objective referral and discipline procedures may reduce subjectivity and influence of cultural bias
4. Professional development may provide teachers with more instructional responses
2. Why use a foundation of SWPBIS?
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1. Show data: either theirs or national Hit them over their heads with inequities Cognitive dissonance: pattern that is not in
line with our values as educators Common Outcomes:
Defensiveness Challenging validity of the data More blaming of students
Time Out:Our options for building support
2. Tell people to be less biased Explain importance of equity Describe the laws on discrimination Tell people to cut it out
Common Outcomes: No change in levels of discrimination
Don’t care Don’t have specific guidance
Time Out:Our options for building support
(Girvan, 2014; Girvan et al., 2014; Lai et al., 2013; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006)
3. Cultural sensitivity training Discuss value of diversity Introduce concept of White Privilege Brief introductions to various cultures
Common Outcomes: Defensiveness White people crying Shift in attitudes for some? No new strategies
Time Out:Our options for building support
(Lai et al., 2013; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006)
4. Impel an “aha moment” Activity that addresses equity subtly Problem-solve biggest challenges and hope Tell a personal story of discrimination
Common Outcomes: Defensiveness? Shift in attitudes for some? No new strategies?
Time Out:Our options for building support
5. Introduce the concept of implicit bias and provide specific strategies
Describe the concept of implicit bias Explain vulnerable decision points (VDPs) Teach a self-instruction strategy
1. Am I in a VDP?
2. If so, use an alternative response
Common Outcomes: ???
Time Out:Our options for building support
System 1: Fast DecisionsAutomatic, snap judgments Intuitive, unconscious
System 2: Slow DecisionsDeliberate decisionsAllows for conscious attention
Two Systems for Decision Making (Kahneman, 2011)
Overt BiasConscious belief in superiority of a group
Explicit BiasConscious belief that some groups aspire to
desirable traits more than others Implicit Bias
Unconscious associations regarding some groups
Definitions
Explicit Bias (System 2) Ineffective: Cultural sensitivity training, explaining
value of diversity, telling people to be less biasedEffective: Top-down policies with accountability
Implicit Bias (System 1) Ineffective: Top-down policies with accountability Effective: Clear discipline systems, specific
guidance in decision-making
(Girvan, 2014; Girvan et al., 2014; Lai et al., 2013; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006)
Different Biases, Different Solutions
“the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases, which encompass both favorable and unfavorable assessments, are activated involuntarily and without an individual’s awareness or intentional control (Blair, 2002; Rudman, 2004a).”
What is Implicit Bias?
(Staats, 2014)
Unconscious, automatic Based on stereotypes We all have it (even those affected by it) Generally not an indication of what we
believe or would endorse More likely to influence:
Snap decisionsDecisions that are ambiguous
What is implicit bias?
AttractivenessReal estate agents rated as more attractive
sell homes for significantly higher prices (Salter, Mixon, & King, 2012)
HeightOne inch of height is worth $789 per year in
salary (Judge & Cable, 2004)
Implicit Bias at Work
Subjects randomly split into groups of 4 (employers and job candidates)Job candidates paid by performance on
timed math (adding sets of 2 digit numbers)Employers paid if they chose the best of 2
job candidates Hiring criteria:
AppearanceSelf-reported performanceActual pre-test performance
Implicit Bias and Gender (Reuben et al., 2014)
The top bars show the percentages of female candidates that were picked, and the middle bars show the percentages of times the lower-performing candidate in the pair was picked.
Reuben E et al. PNAS 2014;111:4403-4408
©2014 by National Academy of Sciences
“the challenge is not a small number of twisted white supremacists but something infinitely more subtle and complex: People who believe in equality but who act in ways that perpetuate bias and inequality.”
-Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
Implicit Bias and Race
1. Reduce ambiguity in ODR definitions and processes Clear guidelines for classroom vs. office-managed
behaviors Avoid rules that result in disproportionate exclusion
2. Identify specific vulnerable decision points General Local (school)
3. Teach a neutralizing routine1. Self-assess presence of VDP
2. Use alternative response
Reduce Effects of Implicit Bias through Specific Training
1. We must be aware of our biases
2. We must be concerned about the consequences of our biases
3. We must know when biased responses are most likely
4. We must have replacement behaviors to respond in ways consistent with our values
Conditions Necessary to Neutralize Implicit Bias
(Devine et al., 2012)
A specific decision that is more vulnerable to effects of implicit bias
Two parts:The person’s decision state (internal state)The situation
What is a Vulnerable Decision Point?
As we become fatigued, our filters for appropriate behavior can be affected
Effects of hunger (Gailliot et al., 2009)
Decreases in willpower later in day“The Morning Morality Effect” (Kouchaki & Smith, 2014)
Examples…
Resource Depletion (Girvan et al., 2014)
Levels of specificity:
1. All ODR/suspension decisions (general self-instruction routine)
2. Identify VDPs through national data
3. Use school or district data
Options for Identifying VDPs for Intervention
Explicit Bias Pattern: Consistent disproportionality across all
situations Implications: Address through strong policy,
regular reporting of data, and accountability for change
Implicit Bias Pattern: Peaks and valleys of disproportionality
depending on the situation Implications: Clarify discipline procedures,
provide strategies for decision making
Identifying Patterns of Explicit vs. Implicit Bias
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Disproportionate Discipline
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Subjective Behavior Hunger
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Prior Incidents Unfamiliar with Student
Multidimensional View of Bias
Poverty plays a role, but racial disproportionality remains, even when controlling for povertyAmerican Psychological Association, 2008Skiba et al., 2005Wallace et al., 2008
Addressing Common Questions
“Isn't it all really about poverty?”
No evidence of different base rates of behavior for any subgroupsBradshaw et al., 2010Losen & Skiba, 2010Skiba et al., in press
Addressing Common Questions
“Aren’t Black boys just more violent?”
No! Our research indicates that disproportionality comes from unconscious bias – that we’re not even aware of.Banaji & Greenwald, 2013Greenwald & Pettigrew, 2014van den Bergh et al., 2010
Addressing Common Questions
“Are you saying that all teachers are racist?”
When you see problem behavior, stop and ask yourself:
1. Is this a VDP? Situation Decision state
2. If so, use an agreed-upon alternative response
Two-step Neutralizing Routine for Staff:
Neutralizing Routines for Reducing Effects of Implicit Bias
Setting event Antecedent Behavior Consequence
Lack of positive interactions with student
Fatigue
Loud complaints about work (subjective behavior)
Send student to office (ODR)
Student leaves class (Escape social interaction)
Self-assessment“Is this a vulnerable
decision point?”
Self-instruction“See me after
class.”
Delay“See me after class”
PauseThink it through
Use least exclusionary choiceDelayed ODR
AskState your confidence in themPrivately
What makes for a good alternative response?
“If this is a VDP, am I acting in line with my values?”
“If defiance, keep in class” “If I am tired, delay decision until I can think
clearly”
Neutralizing Routine Examples
Can also be used as precorrection
1. Am I about to enter a VDP?
2. What are my values?
3. When I see problem behavior, I’ll use the alternative response
Two-step Neutralizing Routine for Staff:
When you have to handle problem behavior, stop and tell yourself:
1. Don’t just do something, stand there! Be sure you are ready to act in line with values Get information from student and staff Assess student-teacher relationship
2. Whenever possible, use an agreed-upon instructional response
Teaches missing skills Connects student to school and staff
Two-step Neutralizing Routine for Administrators:(Susan Barrett)
1. Tell me what happened.
2. What you were thinking at the time?
3. What do you think about it now?
4. Who did this affect?
5. What do you need to do about it?
6. How can we make sure this doesn't happen again?
7. What I can do to help you?
The Restorative Chat (Lucille Eber)
Follow-up
Practice In sessionReal life
CoachingPrecorrectionAfter the fact
Data-based decision makingOverall disproportionality Specific situations
Blaming context (poverty, parents, role models) Focus on serving students with the greatest
needs If they have it so bad, don’t we need to serve
them better? If home life is so bad, why send them there? If we can predict that these kids will fail, we
may need to change our systems to be more supportive of them
Troubleshooting:Our options for responding
Blaming short-triggers (learning history) Parenting analogy
That’s the missing nap talking Microaggressions (external locus of
control)That’s the learning history talking
Reframe and ask With trust, teach them the neutralizing routine
Troubleshooting:Our options for responding
1. They are acting on explicit bias Focus on policies and accountability
2. They don't know how to assess it Share data guide
3. They are afraid of what they will find Reassure and provide strategies
4. They are just uncomfortable with topic Share stories of discrimination Note that mistakes are ok with effort
Troubleshooting:Reasons for resistance
What do you think? 1. Is it feasible?
2. Would it work?
3. What are we doing wrong? What are you doing to address
disproportionality?What is working?What is not working?
Disproportionality Intervention:Your Ideas
Contact Information
Kent McIntoshSpecial Education Program
1235 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Handouts: http://kentmcintosh.wordpress.com
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