Butterfield Canyon Elementary

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Butterfield Canyon Elementary

• Shelly Davis
• McKay Robinson
• Camille Chapman, Jill Gammon, Lynette Jost,
  Davalee Miller, Michelle Snarr, Shannon Sorensen

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Goal

• As a brand new school in only our second year, we
  wanted to create an environment where kids come
  first. In order to accomplish this, we needed
  to establish a proactive school wide plan that
  unified the staff.

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Rationale

• We were a staff from many different schools and
  backgrounds starting up a new school.
• We needed to establish norms and expectations to
  maintain an environment where kids come first.
• Since we are new to this program, every area of
  our school needed work, but the playground and
  cafeteria provided the most interesting data.

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Data Indicators

• As a first year school, most of our data and
  input came from our team and other staff members
  observations.
• We are now using our surveys, O.D.R.s,
  Principals 200 Club, and Paws-itive Praise
  tickets to govern and direct our team meetings.
  This data guides our decisions for future
  implementation and focus.

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Trends and changes in data indicators

• We didnt have any data to begin with because we
  were a brand new school.
• We are now able to compare our first couple of
  months and make necessary adjustments.
• We have learned during this implementation
  process the importance of collecting and
  organizing data in an orderly and timely manner.

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Implementation

• Surveys given to students, staff, and parents of
  community.
• UBI Team developed a Matrix that was then passed
  on to staff members for input and approval.
• Training of staff and students commenced using
  the videos we created showing appropriate and
  inappropriate behavior.
• Incentives for teachers were introduced to help
  teachers buy into the program and get involved in
  getting positive reinforcements out to the
  students.
• Data was collected and changes were made to
  improve program.
• Principals 200 Club was introduced for student
  incentives.

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Staff Training

• Entire staff at Butterfield Canyon was pulled
  together for a two hour training session.
• Small groups of staff members created skits for
  each area of our Matrix.

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Paws-itive Praise Tickets Phone Calls Home
Principals 200 Club Student Incentive Activities
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Final data

• Data as of April 16, 2008.
• As you can see, we do not have a lot of data thus
  far, but we have begun to collect it and use it
  regularly in our meetings and planning sessions.
• We have been able to maintain well over the 41
  ratio each month thus far.

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Plans for adjustment

• Using the data to address specific problem areas
  in our school.
• Using data to address where most Paws-itive
  Praise tickets are given, and begin to spread the
  wealth into problem areas.
• Implementing Think Time.
• Using this years experience and data to drive
  our classroom implementation.
• Continuing the ongoing training of new staff
  members to maintain the unified environment we
  have created.

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Discussion

• We are very pleased with what we have been able
  to accomplish, but are very surprised at the
  amount of time and energy that was needed to get
  this program up and running.
• Now that we are up and running it is easy to make
  minor, data driven adjustments.
• The students and staff members love the
  consistency that has been established here. They
  know what is expected no matter where they are,
  or who they are with.
• Despite the time and energy required, it is the
  best thing we could have done for our students
  and staff.