Welcome!!Welcome!!• Kaylen Gores• Teacher: fourth grade at Anne Sullivan in

Minneapolis. • 907 students pre K -8th grade• Implemented PBIS in 2005-2006 school year• 4 principals in 9 years• Average about 20+ new staff members each year.• I am the only one of the original team to be trained

on PBIS left at my site.

About Sullivan

• ELL 49%• HHM 3%• Special Education 21%• Free and reduced 93%• Advanced learners 9%• We share our building with another school• We also house ECSE, ECFE, and 3 autism

classrooms, 3 CLASS classrooms and the citywide Deaf/hard of hearing school

Creating Environments to Increase the Likelihood: Universals

• Annually:– Revisit your set of expectations and teaching

activities– Assess and address “problem spots” across school

environments– Assess effective instruction and management in

each classroom

• High Rates of Positive Feedback

What do we do?

• Annually: each fall conduct a half day refresher for all staff around PBIS. Define it, set out expectations, answer questions, elicit feedback about what is going well and what needs work.

• **our PD**

During the year

• Meet with team to discuss behavior: look at data, talk with behavior team members, and decide a focus area.

• Plan and prepare for the monthly rewards.• Develop “helper” groups for teachers who are

struggling with certain students and develop a system to support them.

Staff involvement

• Make sure to include minutes to all staff • Report out ODR and other pertinent

information to staff (big picture effect)• Praise staff and students for effort and things

that they are doing well!!!• Highlight re-teaching times and structures• AND…

Be the Cheerleader!

Without upkeep…

• You MUST maintain your staff PD, no matter what!

• You MUST maintain your meetings with your team and build a core group of people to work with.

• Your core group MUST be representative of your staff ….but…. They must WANT to be there (this can get a little tricky!)

• Make sure to report your data often, to both administration and staff. Publish in your school newsletter (focus on the positive)

• Get kids involved! Poster contests, peer leaders, etc.

• Keep promoting, cheerleading and keeping PBIS in the “now”.

• With each new administration they need to see the success that you have had with PBIS. Have things solid and in place.