Working Together: Schools, Families, and Community

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Working Together Schools, Families, and
Community

• Sheri Luecking, Technical Assistance Director,
  Illinois PBIS Network
• Barb Shute, Supt. Ramsey CUSD 204
• Rachel Stuart, Mattoon Middle School

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What you will hear

• Real strategies for involving parents/guardians
  and community partnerships to strengthen PBIS
  implementation at the Universal, Secondary, and
  Tertiary levels.
• Two districts will share an approach that have
  worked to involve families and increase
  partnerships.
• What is a LAN?

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What does it take to collaborate?

• Collaboration is a process of participation
  through which people, groups and organizations
  work together to achieve desired results.
• Leadership, unity, communication, participation
  by citizens and informal organizations, and
  successful accomplishments

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School-Wide Systems for Student SuccessA
Response to Intervention (RtI) Model
Academic Systems
Behavioral Systems

• Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions 1-5
• Individual students
• Assessment-based
• High intensity

• 1-5 Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions
• Individual students
• Assessment-based
• Intense, durable procedures

• Tier 2/Secondary Interventions 5-15
• Some students (at-risk)
• High efficiency
• Rapid response
• Small group interventions
• Some individualizing

• 5-15 Tier 2/Secondary Interventions
• Some students (at-risk)
• High efficiency
• Rapid response
• Small group interventions
• Some individualizing

• Tier 1/Universal Interventions 80-90
• All students
• Preventive, proactive

• 80-90 Tier 1/Universal Interventions
• All settings, all students
• Preventive, proactive

Illinois PBIS Network, Revised May 15, 2008.
Adapted from What is school-wide PBS? OSEP
Technical Assistance Center on Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Accessed
at http//pbis.org/schoolwide.htm
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Positive Behavior Interventions SupportsA
Response to Intervention (RtI) Model

• Tier 2/Secondary
• Tier 3/
• Tertiary

Small Group Interventions (CICO, SSI, etc)
ODRs, Attendance, Tardies, Grades, DIBELS, etc.
Group Interventions with Individualized Focus
(CnC, etc)
Daily Progress Report (DPR) (Behavior and
Academic Goals)

Simple Individual Interventions (Simple FBA/BIP,
Schedule/ Curriculum Changes, etc)
Competing Behavior Pathway, Functional
Assessment Interview, Scatter Plots, etc.

Multiple-Domain FBA/BIP

SIMEO Tools HSC-T, RD-T, EI-T
Wraparound
Illinois PBIS Network, Revised May 15,
2008 Adapted from T. Scott, 2004
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Examples

• Parents are on universal, secondary and tertiary
  teams
• PBIS expectations are posted in local businesses
• School newsletters to parents share stories about
  PBIS successes, using data
• Articles in local newspapers highlight successes
  in your school

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Who needs to be at the table?

• School
• Department of Children and Family Services
• Community Mental Health
• Other private providers for counseling
• Local businesses
• Parent groups
• Early Childhood/Head Start Centers
• Community interest groups
• Local Area Networks

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Local Area Networks

• 62 LANs in Illinois (www.systemofcareillinois.org)
  
• Developed to meet needs of youth who are the
  highest risk in their home, school, community
• Steering Committee
• Screening Committee
• Wraparound
• Small pool of flexible funds from ISBE/DCFS

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Ramsey CUSD 204
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Mattoon Middle School
Parent Involvement in PBIS Cheryl Body Rachel
Stuart
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6th Grade Discovery

• Parents come to school and learn the PBIS system.
• Its all about our expectations.
• Be Ready, Be Safe, Be Respectful and we will
  all be successful.
• Tour the building and go over expectations.
• Put parents through our Basic Training Boot Camp.

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Staff in Basic Training Shirts
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Reward for Students Passing Basic Training
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The Obstacle Course
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Open House

• PBIS session for new students and parents to the
  district or for a refresher course in our
  discipline procedures.
• The matrix is the core of our discipline
  philosophy.
• Students have a copy of the Matrix in their
  planners
• Outlines all of the expectations School-wide
• There is a cell for every location in the
  building

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Paws Store

• Students can earn Paws from teachers or staff
  when they are recognized for meeting
  expectations.
• Students save up their Paws to spend at the Paws
  Store.
• The Paws Store is open once a month and carries
  objects from candy to MP3 players.
• Parents come and run our Paws Store.

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Parents Working the Paws Store
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PBIS Support

• Our PAWS store is completely funded through the
  PTSA or parent, teacher, student association.
• The PTSA also funds our Applause for Paws
  activities at the end of each semester. In
  December we went bowling.
• Some parents help chaperone our Applause for PAWS
  trip.

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Celebrations

• Parents are involved in celebrating our student
  success throughout the year
• Fundraising
• Assemblies
• Honors Night

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Out of the Blue

• We have out of the blue activities throughout the
  year such as
• Fall Carnival- games and activities
• Spring Fling- games and activities
• Movies and Popcorn
• Bingo
• Parents come and help with all these activities.

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Any Questions?

• Parent volunteers help Mattoon Middle School run
  successfully!

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Contact InformationCheryl Body
cbody_at_mattoon.k12.il.usRachel
Stuartstuartra_at_mattoon.k12.il.us