Robert Frost Elementary PBS Team 20072008

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Robert Frost ElementaryPBS Team 2007-2008

• Dona Harris, Elizabeth Camero, Allison Peterson,
  Vanessa Eyre, Kim Bailey,
• JoAnn Heaton, Diane Unsworth

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Goals for Frost PBS 2007-2008

• Increase academic time for students by reducing
  the tardies.
• Create a school-wide Social Skills Program to be
  taught with direct instruction.
• Increase the amount of data and information
  shared with staff and community.
• Continue with school-wide positive behaviors. ie
  Principals 200 Club, Eagle Tickets, Staff
  Recognition, and Leveled Behavior System.

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1 RATIONALE for reducing the tardies

• During our first year as a PBS School we focused
  on decreasing tardies by implementing a Tardy
  Tower school-wide and showed improvement.
• The data showed a decrease in the number of
  tardies in the 06-07 year in comparison with the
  previous 2 years.
• When staff was surveyed tardies were considered
  to be one of the most problematic issues facing
  our students.

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1 IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS for reducing the tardies

• We continued using the school-wide Tardy Tower
  Program to recognized classes with no tardies
  daily.
• The Granite District Discovery Program and School
  Counselor identified students/families with
  chronic tardy problems and set them up on a check
  in system and created specific plans to decrease
  tardies.
• Helped implement classroom-wide incentives for no
  tardies..

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Tardy Tower
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1 DATA on reducing the tardies

• Tardies for the overall year are looking to be
  lower than previous years.
• Tardies fluctuate throughout the year which leads
  us to the belief that we need more intensive,
  strategic interventions for students with chronic
  tardies.

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1 PLANS FOR ADJUSTMENT on reducing the tardies

• Consider a BEP or contract program for students
  with chronic tardy problems.
• School Counselor will expand and continue
  dialogue with families with chronically tardy
  students.
• Implement monthly No Tardy Parties.

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2 GOAL and RATIONALE for school-wide Social
Skills Program

• A school-wide set of norms and expectations to be
  taught via explicit instruction in each
  classroom.
• We are hoping to see a decrease in the number of
  office discipline referrals.

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2 IMPLEMENTATION for school-wide Social Skills
Program

• Create monthly Social Skills lesson plans,
  posters, and reinforcement for knowing the social
  skill.
• Publicize the social skill and create a desire to
  understand and perform the social skill.

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Social Skills
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2 FINAL INFORMATION and FUTURE PLANS for
school-wide Social Skills Program

• Initially went well and teachers found the lesson
  plans easy to teach.
• Students were willing and motivated to perform
  the social skills.
• Upon completion of this year, we will survey
  teachers and students to determine their view of
  importance in social skills and base next years
  skills off of that information.

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3 GOAL and RATIONALE for increasing the amount
of data and information shared with staff and
community.

• Keeping everyone informed on the goals and
  workings of the PBS team keeps everyone working
  toward the same goal with the same focus.
• The information and data provide reinforcement
  for the staffs great work and keeps them
  motivated to keep working toward the PBS goals.
• Everyone is able to use the same information and
  verbage when referring to PBS projects.

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3 IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES for increasing the
amount of data and information shared with staff
and community.

• Shared information with the staff at bimonthly
  faculty meetings.
• Created a bulletin board in the faculty lounge
  with data and information.
• Offer trainings on PBS programs.

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3 FINAL INFORMATION on increasing the amount of
data and information shared with staff and
community.

• We will be running surveys and questionnaires to
  determine the effectiveness of the public
  postings as well as the faculty meeting
  presentations.

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4 Continuing with Principals 200 Club, Eagle
Tickets, Faculty Recognition and Leveled
Discipline System.

• The data from the previous year suggested that
  these interventions were effective in decreasing
  ODRs as well as increasing moral among all in the
  school.
• When staff and students were surveyed it was
  requested that these programs continue and expand
  if possible.

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4 GOAL and RATIONALE for continuing with
Principals 200 Club, Eagle Tickets, Faculty
Recognition and Leveled Discipline System.

• Continue implementing the programs/interventions
  that were established in the first year as a PBS
  school.
• These interventions were effective in decreasing
  ODRs as well as increasing moral among all in the
  school, therefore creating a more positive,
  rewarding environment.

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4 DATA on continuing with Principals 200 Club,
Eagle Tickets and Leveled Discipline System.
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4 DATA on continuing with Principals 200 Club,
Eagle Tickets and Leveled Discipline System.
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Principals 200 Club
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Leveled Discipline Systems

• Level 1 Classroom Discipline
• Behaviors are minor rule violations that are
  brief, non-serious, low in intensity, yet
  inappropriate.
• Examples of Level 1 Behaviors
  defiance/disrespect/non-compliance, disruption,
• physical contact, inappropriate verbal
  language, property misuse.
• Examples of Consequences for Level 1 Behaviors
  verbal correction, name in behavior log, seat
  away, loss of privileges, clean-up duty, or
  apology.

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Leveled Discipline Systems

• Level 2
• Behaviors are more serious and deliberate in
  nature based upon the frequency and intensity of
  the behavior.
• Examples of Level 2 Behaviors chronic level 1
  behavior, defiance/disrespect/non-compliance,
  disruption, physical contact, inappropriate
  verbal language, property misuse, other.
• Examples of Consequences for Level 2 Behaviors
  verbal correction, name in behavior log, seat
  away, cross-grade time out, loss of privileges,
  clean-up duty, or apology.

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Level 2 Office Discipline Referrals for 2007-2008
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Leveled Discipline Systems

• Level 3
• Behaviors are serious fighting, harassment, and
  verbal abuse that violates the dignity, well
  being, and safety of another person. These
  behaviors will not be tolerated and will result
  in an immediate referral to the Principal.
• Examples of Level 3 Behaviors chronic level 2
  behavior, defiance/disrespect/insubordination,
  extreme disruption, physical aggression/fighting,
  abusive language/profanity, property damage,
  harassment/intimidation, truancy, forgery/theft,
  weapons or illegal substance.
• Examples of Consequences for Level 3 Behaviors.
  Parental contact, detention, suspension in or out
  of school, restitution/community service,
  parental escort/supervision, Multidisciplinary
  Team referral, Safe School referral, police
  referral.

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Level 3 Major Office Discipline Referals for
2007-2008
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Improving Staff Buy In

• We continued FROST (Faculty Recognizing
  Outstanding Service To Others) Tickets. Tickets
  were drawn at faculty meetings for prizes.
• Bimonthy events to celebrate staffs efforts with
  our PBS programs, e.g. popcorn parties, a
  chocolate fountain, supplies.

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Discussion

• Several interventions have been implemented and
  are currently proving to have an effect on the
  overall school climate. Therefore, we will go
  full force with the programs we have in place.
• We plan to continue and improve upon the
  interventions currently in place.
• In addition, the Frost PBS team will be helping
  to refine cross-grade time outs with the Think
  Time program through training and planning with
  all Frost staff. We will also offer trainings on
  One Minute Skill Builders.