Delaware Positive Behavior Support Project A collaborative project with the Delaware Department of E

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Delaware Positive Behavior SupportProjectA
collaborative project with the Delaware
Department of Education, the University of
Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies, and
Delaware's Public Schools.

• Presentation by PBS Co-Project Directors
• Brian Touchette DOE
• Debby Boyer CDS

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The Delaware Positive Behavior Support Journey
Timeline

• 1992 Initial Training

1992
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1999Goal of Delawares 5-Year Project

• Train every teacher and administrator in every
  school district to use Positive Behavior
  Supports. The program calls for
• recruitment and training of a PBS State Team
• development of user-friendly PBS training
  materials
• training Local School District PBS Teams
  (train-the-trainer)
• provision of technical assistance and mentoring
  for schools and districts
• evaluation of the results at the individual
  student, classroom, school and district level

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Timeline
1992
1999
2000

• Year 1 1999 2000
• Development of State Team
• Development of PBS Training Modules
• 6 District Teams Trained

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Delaware PBS Training Modules

• Needs Assessment
• Introduction to PBS
• Classroom-wide/School-wide Supports
• Person-Centered Planning
• Functional Behavioral Assessment
• Individual Behavior Support Plans
• Family School Collaboration
• Cultural Competency

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Year 1 Trained District Teams

• Brandywine
• Capital
• Colonial
• Christina
• Milford
• Woodbridge

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Timeline
2000
2001
1999
1992

• Year 2 2000 - 2001
• Expansion of State Team
• Continued revision and development of PBS
  Training Modules
• 6 New District Teams Trained

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Year 2 Trained District Teams

• Appoquinimink
• Caesar Rodney
• Cape Henlopen
• Indian River
• Laurel
• Seaford

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Timeline
2001
2002
2000
1999
1992

• Year 3 2001 - 2002
• Consolidation Year
• Technical Assistance to 12 Previously Trained
  Districts
• Training provided to select agencies and schools
• Continued Expansion of State Team
• 2 School-Wide PBS Systems Developed

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Timeline
2002
2003
2001
2000
1999
1992

• Year 4 2002 - 2003
• Focus on School-Level Training and TA
• Focus on Data Collection and Evaluation
• Increase in Number of School-Wide Programs
• Collaboration w/ Illinois State PBS Project

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Timeline
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1992

• Year 5 2003 2004
• Expanding on Year 4 Focus Areas
• Use of Internal and External PBS Coaches
• Continued Increase in Number of School-Wide
  Programs!!
• Collaboration with Child Mental Health / FACT
  Project

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New Districts Involved

• Lake Forest
• Red Clay

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Growth of School-Wide PBS
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Criteria for PBS Star Schools

• School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) mean score of
  80 or higher and 80 or higher for Behavioral
  Expectations Taught
• School team meets monthly and is representative
  of the entire school
• School team uses data to make decisions
• School team uses more than one data source to
  evaluate program effectiveness (e.g. discipline
  data and school climate data)

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Highlights from Delaware Schools Panel Discussion

• 1. Milton Elementary School
• Cape Henlopen School District
• 2. Redding Middle Schools
• Appoquinimink School District
• 3. Keene Elementary School
• Christina School District
• 4. Harlan Elementary School
• Brandywine School District