Safe Schools Alert and Acknowledgement System for Youth SSAASY

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Safe Schools Alert and Acknowledgement System for
Youth(SSAASY)

• School District of Palm Beach County
• James P. Kelly, J.D.
• Chief of School Police
• Alison Adler, Ed.D.
• Chief of Safety and Learning Environment

United States Department of Education Kansas
City, Missouri April 28, 2004
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School District of Palm Beach County Data
Driven Decision Making

• Single School Culture
• SSAASY
• School Based Teams

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What is Single School Culture

• It is not a program but a way of organizing and
  operating a school. Its foundation is a set of
  shared beliefs, values and goals. It results in
  an agreed upon set of processes and procedures
  that produce consistency in both adult and
  students practices related to Academics, Behavior
  and Climate.

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SINGLE SCHOOL CULTURE PROCESS
Create a Single School Culture
BEHAVIOR
ACHIEVEMENT
CLIMATE
OUTCOMES
Adults
Students District

• Self-regulated
• Confident in their ability to perform and
  behave
• Bonded
• Socially responsible
• Intrinsically motivated
• Shared identity with adults Were all
  Cougars!

• Empowered
• Efficacious
• Engaged
• In control of learning outcomes and behavior of
  all students not just their own
• Bonded
• Self-directed

• Safer Schools
• Academic Goals Met
• Teacher Retention
• Cost Effective Process
• Positive Public Perception

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What is SSAASY?

• Computer reports of students mainframe data
  utilizing academic and behavior data elements
• Transformed data into reports supporting
  effective decision making
• Composite views of magnitudes of risk factors
  existing for students

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Unique Features

• TIMELY PROACTIVE ALERTS
• These reports identify and prioritize at-risk
  students on the basis of academic and behavioral
  indicators

• EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING
• Provides an extensive whole picture of the
  student in one place allowing focused decisions
  effectively utilizing resources

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Academic
Performance
Elementary
NRT (Norm Referenced Test)
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Academic
Performance
Middle School
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Academic
Performance
High School
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  Behaviors and Relationships
Elementary
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  Behaviors and Relationships
Middle School High School
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Three Reports

• Safe Schools Risk Overview
• Planning Reference Overview
• School Based Team Student Reference

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? RISK OVERVIEW
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Risk Data ElementsHigh School
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Student Overview Information
Demographic name, student number, age, gender,
ethnicity and free or reduced lunch
? RISK OVERVIEW
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Student Overview Information
Demographic name, student number, age, gender,
ethnicity and free or reduced lunch
Plans - ESE (Exceptional Student Education), LEP
(Limited English Proficiency), 504 Plan, and
Parents Language
? RISK OVERVIEW
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Risk Indicators and Severity Alert
1. Absences ---- 2. Retentions
? RISK OVERVIEW
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Risk Indicators and Severity Alert
1. Absences ---- 2. Retentions
3. Suspensions/Events OSS (Out of School Days)
ISS (In-School Days)
? RISK OVERVIEW
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Risk Indicators and Severity Alert
1. Absences ---- 2. Retentions 3.
Suspensions/Events OSS (Out of School Days) ISS
(In-School Days) 4. GPA (Grade Point Average)
---- 5. Number of Fs
? RISK OVERVIEW
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Risk Indicators and Severity Alert
1. Absences ---- 2. Retentions 3.
Suspensions/Events OSS (Out of School Days) ISS
(In-School Days) 4. GPA (Grade Point Average)
---- 5. Number of Fs 6. FCAT Reading
---- 7. FCAT Mathematics (Level 1,2,3,4,or 5
DSS (Developmental Scale Score)
? RISK OVERVIEW
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Risk Indicators and Severity Alert
1. Absences ---- 2. Retentions 3.
Suspensions/Events OSS (Out of School Days) ISS
(In-School Days) 4. GPA (Grade Point Average)
---- 5. Number of Fs 6. FCAT Reading
---- 7. FCAT Mathematics (Level 1,2,3,4,or 5
DSS (Developmental Scale Score) (Credits Earned
and National Norm Referenced Test)


? RISK OVERVIEW
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? Planning References
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Other SSAASY Reports
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School Based Team

• Multidisciplinary team to support student
  academic, social and emotional growth and
  development.

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TWO APPROACHES

• Proactive Approach
• Utilize SSAASY for early identification and
  intervention

• Reactive Approach
• Utilize SSAASY data and Terms data after
  something has happened

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Whats it all about?

• Identifies children at risk of academic failure
  resulting from multiple factors
• Involves parents/guardians in identifying causes
  of current problems and includes them in the plan
  to resolve current problems
• Uses data to identify students needing
  school/community services
• Looks at the whole child rather than just
  academic performance

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What does the School Based Team do?

• Reviews current functioning and programming for
  students identified as vulnerable or critical on
  SSAASY
• Explores patterns of issues and problems for
  students identified as vulnerable or critical
• Ensures that students requiring ancillary
  academic support receive such support
• Identifies needed support services for students

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How does the team get referrals?

• The school based team referrals come from
• SSAASY
• the discipline matrix (mandated referrals)
• teachers, parents, agencies and peers

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Who gets referred to the team?

• Students identified as possessing risk factors
  that indicate a vulnerable or critical academic
  status
• Students whose behavior requires a referral to
  the School Based Team
• Students whose behavior, achievement and or
  appearance has changed negatively
• Students who have experienced trauma or crises in
  home, school and/or community

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A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Staff Developed Services and Programs
ESE

• Outcomes
• Increased Achievement
• Reduced Discipline
• Infractions
• Enhanced School Climate

School Based Team administration, Guidance
Counselor, ESE staff, psychologist, ESOL
contact, multicultural counselor,
attendance, BHP, SS/HSF, school police, Parent
Liaison, nurse, school based agency staff
CORE
Staff Developed Interventions for Children
Single School Culture for Academics (Efficacy,
Standards in Practice and Assessment Literacy)
AIP
504
Referrals to Community Agencies for Child and
Family Services
ESOL
Attendance
Research Based Programs
The multidisciplinary school based team reviews
student academic achievement and discipline
issues as identified on the Safe Schools Alert
and Acknowledgement System for Youth (SSAASY), as
well as, students referred by staff, parents and
agencies. The team develops an action plan for
identified students and/or refers students for
further assessments or services.
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School Based TeamA Paradigm Shift

• From
• Refer-Test Place
• Silo
• Deficit Model
• Reactive
• You/Me

• To
• Functional Assessment
• Integrated
• Strengths Based
• Proactive and Reactive
• Us

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School Based Team Overview

• The key objectives of the School Based Team are
  to
• Use comprehensive data to identify students with
  specific academic or behavioral needs
• Improve academic or behavioral performance
• Provide strategies and resources to assist staff
• Empower staff to meet the needs of students
• Integrate ongoing assessment of student needs
  with intervention planning
• Involve parents as partners