Positive Behavior Support
Information for Families and
   Community Members
    Lake Brantley High School
              2012-2013
Positive Behavior Support
PBS:
 •     A process for creating safer and more
       effective schools

 •     Focuses on improving the entire school
       system
 •     Applies to everyone within the school setting,
       including all students, staff, and family
       members

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Positive Behavior Support

Focus of PBS:
  • To create environments that help students to
    achieve success
  • To understand why problem behaviors are
    occurring in order to address them effectively

  • To prevent problem behaviors, teach
    appropriate behaviors, and acknowledge the
    appropriate behaviors of all students, staff, and
    family members
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PBS Implementation:
PBS             Implementation: A Multi-Tiered Support Support
                  A Multi-Tiered System of System of

                                                   Continuum of Services
                                                                  Wraparound
                                                              Comprehensive FBA/BIP
                                                                 Simple FBA/BIP
                                                                     ≈ 5%



                Monitor the                                                            Monitor the
                                                                 Small Groups
               progress and                                      Brief Mentoring
                                                                                      progress and
               outcomes of                                    Check-In/Check-Out
                                                                                      outcomes of
                all Students                                        (CICO)             the System
                                                                    ≈ 15%



                                                        Classroom Consultation
                                                            Classroom-Level PBS
                                                              Universal PBS
                                                                                                7
                                                                    ≈ 80%
Florida’s State Transformation Team on RtI (Dec. 3, 2009)
Positive Behavior Support

• Over 17,000 schools across the country and
  1,100 in Florida are implementing PBS:
  • Provides the foundation for a Multi-Tiered System
    of Support (MTSS)
  • Can be adapted to fit any school
  • Coexists with most school-wide programs
  • Consistent with research-based principles of
    behavior
  • Intervention of choice in federal laws

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Tier 1 Expectations

Lake Brantley’s Expectations:




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Updated Discipline Data
                                                  1st Year of PBS
                                                 Implementation


              06-07   07-08   08-09 09-10     10-11   11-12
Overall
              5895    5354    4,690   4,813   4,342   1888
referrals
                                      1387
OSS/ISS       763/    658/    596/            295/    191/
                                       No
Infractions   503     357     334             358     298
                                       ISS
OSS/ISS                                       944/    488/
               -       -        -       -
Total Days                                    564     505
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What Families Can Expect from
     Tier 1 PBS at Lake Brantley High
•   Opportunities to ask questions and discuss concerns related to PBS
•   Opportunities to provide feedback and input on Tier 1 PBS practices
    (e.g., Tier 1 expectations, reward system, discipline procedures)
•   Positively stated expectations posted around the school
•   Expectations and rules that are taught and encouraged
•   Information and updates on Tier 1 behavior data
•   Data-based problem-solving by the school team to inform PBS
    implementation
•   Administration (Principal, AP, Dean) participation in PBS
    implementation and encouragement for family and community
    member participation
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Families’ Role in PBS at
             Lake Brantley High
•   Share your knowledge about your child, including
    background and cultural information, etc.
•   Share your expertise as your child’s first teacher
•   Express your interest in your child’s education to your
    child and to his/her teacher
•   Express your interest as a citizen of the community
    with a vested interest in the success of the school
•   Share your understanding of issues facing the
    community and school that can help to inform problem-
    solving efforts
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Community Members’ Role
   in PBS at Lake Brantley High
• Share knowledge about community resources
  with school staff and family members

• Provide and support the school’s access to
  resources

• Look for opportunities to reinforce behavioral
  expectations and provide acknowledgements
  to students within community settings
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What Families Can Do to Engage in
    PBS at Lake Brantley High
•   Know the school’s Tier 1 Expectations
•   Provide input and offer suggestions on PBS practices
•   Reinforce the Tier 1 expectations at home
•   Demonstrate the Tier 1 expectations when attending the school or
    interacting with others from the school
•   Talk with your child regularly about the school’s Tier 1 expectations
•   Talk with your child’s teacher about PBS in the classroom
•   Keep informed and ask questions about PBS
•   Follow the school-wide expectations
•   Ask your child if he/she has earned any Brantley Bucks and/or
    Positive Referrals (If not, ask them how they can earn them).       11
What Families Can Do to Engage in
    PBS at Lake Brantley High

• Ask your child if he/she has
  earned any Brantley Bucks
  and/or Positive Referrals
(If not, ask them how they can
  earn them).
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What Families Can Do to Engage in
    PBS at Lake Brantley High
• Ask your child’s teacher or principal what you can do to show your
  support for PBS
    • Support PBS in the community
    • Assist with teaching or reinforcing PBS
    • Help to secure funding for PBS activities

• Ask your child’s Guidance Counselor for support for implementing
  PBS at home
• If your child is struggling behaviorally:
    • Ask questions
    • Collaborate with staff through problem-solving to develop supports for
      your child
    • Support the interventions at home
    • Keep informed of your child’s progress with interventions
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If You Have Questions About PBS
For additional information about PBS at Lake Brantley or if
you would like to make a donation, please contact:

P.B.S Coach: Trish Elkharchafi
E-mail: patricia_elkharchafi@scps.k12.fl.us

Donation Information:
If you are writing a check, please make checks payable to :
Lake Brantley High or LBHS
Check note: For P.B.S.
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Learn More about PBS

• http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu

• http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/resources_family.asp

• www.pbis.org

• http://www.pbis.org/family/default.aspx




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LBHS Vision Statement




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2012 parent pbs overview. family.community involvement 2012

  • 1.
    Positive Behavior Support Informationfor Families and Community Members Lake Brantley High School 2012-2013
  • 2.
    Positive Behavior Support PBS: • A process for creating safer and more effective schools • Focuses on improving the entire school system • Applies to everyone within the school setting, including all students, staff, and family members 2
  • 3.
    Positive Behavior Support Focusof PBS: • To create environments that help students to achieve success • To understand why problem behaviors are occurring in order to address them effectively • To prevent problem behaviors, teach appropriate behaviors, and acknowledge the appropriate behaviors of all students, staff, and family members 3
  • 4.
    PBS Implementation: PBS Implementation: A Multi-Tiered Support Support A Multi-Tiered System of System of Continuum of Services Wraparound Comprehensive FBA/BIP Simple FBA/BIP ≈ 5% Monitor the Monitor the Small Groups progress and Brief Mentoring progress and outcomes of Check-In/Check-Out outcomes of all Students (CICO) the System ≈ 15% Classroom Consultation Classroom-Level PBS Universal PBS 7 ≈ 80% Florida’s State Transformation Team on RtI (Dec. 3, 2009)
  • 5.
    Positive Behavior Support •Over 17,000 schools across the country and 1,100 in Florida are implementing PBS: • Provides the foundation for a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) • Can be adapted to fit any school • Coexists with most school-wide programs • Consistent with research-based principles of behavior • Intervention of choice in federal laws 5
  • 6.
    Tier 1 Expectations LakeBrantley’s Expectations: 6
  • 7.
    Updated Discipline Data 1st Year of PBS Implementation 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Overall 5895 5354 4,690 4,813 4,342 1888 referrals 1387 OSS/ISS 763/ 658/ 596/ 295/ 191/ No Infractions 503 357 334 358 298 ISS OSS/ISS 944/ 488/ - - - - Total Days 564 505 7
  • 8.
    What Families CanExpect from Tier 1 PBS at Lake Brantley High • Opportunities to ask questions and discuss concerns related to PBS • Opportunities to provide feedback and input on Tier 1 PBS practices (e.g., Tier 1 expectations, reward system, discipline procedures) • Positively stated expectations posted around the school • Expectations and rules that are taught and encouraged • Information and updates on Tier 1 behavior data • Data-based problem-solving by the school team to inform PBS implementation • Administration (Principal, AP, Dean) participation in PBS implementation and encouragement for family and community member participation 8
  • 9.
    Families’ Role inPBS at Lake Brantley High • Share your knowledge about your child, including background and cultural information, etc. • Share your expertise as your child’s first teacher • Express your interest in your child’s education to your child and to his/her teacher • Express your interest as a citizen of the community with a vested interest in the success of the school • Share your understanding of issues facing the community and school that can help to inform problem- solving efforts 9
  • 10.
    Community Members’ Role in PBS at Lake Brantley High • Share knowledge about community resources with school staff and family members • Provide and support the school’s access to resources • Look for opportunities to reinforce behavioral expectations and provide acknowledgements to students within community settings 10
  • 11.
    What Families CanDo to Engage in PBS at Lake Brantley High • Know the school’s Tier 1 Expectations • Provide input and offer suggestions on PBS practices • Reinforce the Tier 1 expectations at home • Demonstrate the Tier 1 expectations when attending the school or interacting with others from the school • Talk with your child regularly about the school’s Tier 1 expectations • Talk with your child’s teacher about PBS in the classroom • Keep informed and ask questions about PBS • Follow the school-wide expectations • Ask your child if he/she has earned any Brantley Bucks and/or Positive Referrals (If not, ask them how they can earn them). 11
  • 12.
    What Families CanDo to Engage in PBS at Lake Brantley High • Ask your child if he/she has earned any Brantley Bucks and/or Positive Referrals (If not, ask them how they can earn them). 12
  • 13.
    What Families CanDo to Engage in PBS at Lake Brantley High • Ask your child’s teacher or principal what you can do to show your support for PBS • Support PBS in the community • Assist with teaching or reinforcing PBS • Help to secure funding for PBS activities • Ask your child’s Guidance Counselor for support for implementing PBS at home • If your child is struggling behaviorally: • Ask questions • Collaborate with staff through problem-solving to develop supports for your child • Support the interventions at home • Keep informed of your child’s progress with interventions 13
  • 14.
    If You HaveQuestions About PBS For additional information about PBS at Lake Brantley or if you would like to make a donation, please contact: P.B.S Coach: Trish Elkharchafi E-mail: [email protected] Donation Information: If you are writing a check, please make checks payable to : Lake Brantley High or LBHS Check note: For P.B.S. 14
  • 15.
    Learn More aboutPBS • http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu • http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/resources_family.asp • www.pbis.org • http://www.pbis.org/family/default.aspx 15
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 On this slide, answer the question: ‘What is PBS?’ for families.
  • #4 On this slide, answer the question: ‘What is PBS?’ for families.
  • #5 On this slide, answer the question: ‘What is PBS?’ for families. The purpose of this slide is to clarify that PBS is a multi-tiered system of support that includes all students in the school. Resources and supports are provided to students based on their need.
  • #6 This slide answers the question: ‘Why tier 1 PBS and not something else?’ for families.
  • #7 On this slide, answer the questions: ‘What is PBS and how do schools implement PBS?’ for families. Provide the school’s Tier I expectations on this slide. Tier 1 Expectations: The school environment is structured to prevent problematic behaviors and encourage positive, appropriate behaviors. School-wide expectations and rules in different settings are taught to all students and staff Appropriate behaviors are rewarded in order to encourage and strengthen these behaviors over time Note: for families who speak a language other than English, be sure to provide translation of rules and expectations, use visuals and/or videos. And/or role plays to demonstrate expectations as well in order to overcome language barriers.
  • #8 Trish
  • #9 Use this slide to clarify what parents can expect as a result of Tier 1 PBS implementation. Note: you may need to refresh parents on what Tier 1 PBS implementation includes ( all students, staff, and families; all settings; expectations and rules; preventing problematic behaviors and teaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviors).
  • #10 This slide explains families’ contributions to PBS implementation and some of the many roles families may play to support PBS.
  • #12 ***Be sure these practices align with your school’s vision for family engagement in PBS** Add or edit family engagement behaviors listed to reflect your school
  • #13 ***Be sure these practices align with your school’s vision for family engagement in PBS** Add or edit family engagement behaviors listed to reflect your school
  • #14 ***Be sure these practices align with your school’s vision for family engagement in PBS** Add or edit family engagement behaviors listed to reflect your school