Keene Elementary School

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Keene Elementary School

• Where "Koalaty" Counts

• School Wide Positive Behavior Support Program

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Keene Koalaty Principles
KOALATY KIDS SHOW RESPECTFOLLOW
DIRECTIONSACT RESPONSIBLYDO THEIR PERSONAL
KOALATY BEST

• Keene "Koalaty" Principles

• Show Respect
• Act Responsibly
• Follow Directions
• Always do your personal Koalaty best

• Keene Koalas

• Where "Koalaty" Counts

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Evaluation Methods

• Discipline Referrals SWIS
• Provides and charts discipline referral data in
  terms of location, behavior, time of day,
  students, staff members, and comparison between
  months
• Appropriate Components of PBS SET
• Are expectations defined?
• Are behavioral expectations taught?
• Is there an on-going system for rewarding
  behavioral expectations?
• Is their a system for responding to behavioral
  violations?
• School Climate Parent, teacher and student
  surveys

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SWIS Data How was it used?

• Information on behavior, location, time of day,
  students sent, and staff members sending were all
  used to determine where our strengths and
  weaknesses were. Modifications were made based
  on results of data.

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Location

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Grade Level

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2nd Graders by Behavior
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Discipline Referral Data
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School Climate Surveys

• Parents, teachers, and students were surveyed.
• Parent and teacher surveys were almost identical
• Student surveys were somewhat longer, but also
  contained age appropriate language. Student
  surveys were read aloud to the students. Two
  classrooms from grades two, three, and four were
  randomly chosen
• Parents surveyed were those whose children were
  surveyed
• All teachers were surveyed
• Surveys contained questions about caring, rule
  fairness, rule consistency, safety, and overall
  school climate.

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Parent Surveys

• Glows
• 100 of parents are either satisfied or very
  satisfied with the safety and school discipline
  at Keene
• 99 are satisfied or very satisfied with the
  school climate at Keene
• A large number of parents feel that teachers and
  the principal care about their children.
• The majority feel that the school rules are
  applied fairly and consistently

• Grows
• A significant number of parents feel that
  students are at least somewhat bullied in the
  school
• Only 44 of parents feel that the students care
  about each other to a large extent
• Only 27 of parents feel that students respect
  one another to a large extent

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Teacher Surveys

• Glows
• 97 of all teachers were satisfied or very
  satisfied with the safety and discipline at Keene
• 97 were also satisfied with the school climate
  at Keene
• 97 of teachers feel that teachers and the
  principal care about students in the school to a
  large extent

• Grows
• 53 of teachers feel that students threaten or
  bully other students at least to some extent
• Only 31 of teachers feel that the consequences
  for breaking the school rules are consistent
• Only 34 of teachers feel that students respect
  each other to a large extent

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Student SurveysOverall, results are very
positive, but there are some areas, specific to
different grade levels that need to be addressed
in the future

• Glows
• A large proportion of students feel that the
  school rules, the teachers, and the principal are
  fair
• Overall, students also feel that the school rules
  are clearly presented and understood
• Overall, students feel very safe while at Keene
• 96 of all students feel that the teachers care
  about them and 92 feel that the principal cares
  about them

• Grows-Grade Specific
• Only about half of all fourth graders surveyed
  felt that the PAWS were rewarding
• 28 of second graders reported that others tease
  and bully them in school
• 36 of third graders are unsure about
• what will happen
• if they break
• a school
• rule

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School-Wide Evaluation Tool (SET)

• The school rules and principles were adequately
  posted and students and staff members are aware
  of the rules.
• Students received PAWS on a regular basis
• A system was in place for responding to
  behavioral violations
• The PBS program including discipline procedures,
  reward procedures, rules, and principles needs to
  be formally put down on paper and administered to
  staff members and parents.

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Conclusions From Year 1

• Reduced number of Discipline Referrals
• Overall Positive School Climate
• Next Steps
• Character Education Program
• Putting all components of
• school-wide PBS into
• writing formally

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Additions in Year 2

• Character Education
• Second Step (3rd and 4th Grades)
• Problem Solving
• Conflict Resolution
• Anger Management
• Empathy
• Cool Tools for all grades
• Bullying Curriculum

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Data Collection in Year 2

• Continued from year 1
• Discipline Referrals
• School Climate
• SET
• Additional Evaluations/Data
• Keene Koalaty Principles Implementation Surveys
• Teacher Observations Principle Application and
  Instruction