PBS in the Louisiana Backroads

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PBS in the Louisiana Backroads

• Presented by Barbara McGuffee Evelyn Wilkerson
• Catahoula Parish

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Objectives

• Why have PBS?
• Review History of Catahoula PBS
• District Leadership Team and Plan
• PBS Facilitators Role
• What worked and what did not work in Catahoula

I once heard a lady say that when she died she
wanted to be in a staff development because she
wanted an easy transition.
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TurnipTurn a negative into a positive

• Each of you will have a turnip.
• Throughout the presentation, we will give you
  chances to share a turnip.
• If you share with the group, your turnip will be
  entered into the turnip patch for the door prize
  drawing at the end.

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Differentiated Positive Attention Activity
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Do you have this problem???No more room in the
corner!
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Why Have PBS?
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Who will catch the students from your parish that
fall through the cracks?
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JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM ACT (1225)

• 79 of the 143 legislators co-authored this bill
  that was unanimously passed
• The legislature hereby finds and declares that
• the good behavior and discipline of students are
  essential prerequisites to academic learning, the
  development of student character, and the
  general, as well as educational, socialization of
  children and youth.
• Bad behavior and lack of discipline in many
  schools of the state are impairing the quality of
  teaching, learning, character development, and,
  in some schools, are creating real and potential
  threats to school and public safety.

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JJRA (1225) CONTINUED

• Subpart C-1 The Education/Juvenile Justice
  Partnership Act legislated that
• BESE would formulate, develop and recommend a
  Model Master Plan for improving behavior and
  discipline within schools that includes the
  utilization of positive behavioral supports and
  other effective disciplinary tools
• each city, parish, and other local public school
  board should be responsible for the develop of
  school master plans for supporting student
  behavior and discipline based upon the model
  master plan developed and approved by BESE

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What is it?

• It's the thing most likely to drive a new teacher
  from the classroom. It's been known to sabotage
  well-planned lessons and turn teachable moments
  into a complete waste of time. It's also fingered
  as a root cause of low test scores, academic
  underachievement, poor school morale, and
  violence.
• Surveys in recent years have consistently
  reported that large numbers of young teachers who
  abandon the field cite classroom management as
  one of the top reasons for leaving.
• The Christian Science Monitor, 10/8/02
• http//www.csmonitor.com/2002/1008/p14s01-lecl.htm
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History of PBS in Catahoula Parish
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Catahoula Parish Data

• 2007-2008
• Enrollment 1702 students
• District Performance Score 94.5
• Ranked 18th in the State
• 72 District-wide Free and Reduced Lunch

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History of Catahoula PBS

• 2000-2001 Jonesville Junior High and Block High
  School PBS Pilot Schools
• 2001-2002 JJH BHS Implemented PBS
• 2002-2003 JJH BHS became demonstration sites
• 2003-2004 Trained 4 other schools through LaSIG
  Jonesville Elementary, Sicily Island High
  School, Sicily Island Elementary, and Martin
  Junior High
• 2004-2005 Four new school implementing and two
  demonstrations sites

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History of Catahoula PBS (cont)

• 2005-2006 Superintendent signed Assurance, SMMP,
  Implemented Systemically all nine schools
• 2006-2007 All nine schools implementing
• 2007-2008 All schools implementint, Four more
  demonstration sites identified for Catahoula
  Parish
• 2008-2009 All schools implementing, Four schools
  trained in Secondary PBS

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Catahoula ParishOut of School Suspension
General Education and Special Education Students
2008-2009 312 2007-2008 317 2006-2007
364 2005-2006 494 2004-2005 385
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Catahoula ParishOut of School Suspension
Special Education Students
2008-2009 36 2007-2008 28 2006-2007
36 2005-2006 47 2004-2005 27
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Catahoula ParishExpulsionsGeneral Education
Special Education Students
2008-2009 0 2007-2008 0 2006-2007
1 2005-2006 1 2004-2005 2 2003-2004 2
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Catahoula ParishOffice Discipline Referrals
2005-2006 2048 2006-2007 1758 2007-2008
1146 2008-2009 1037
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District Leadership Team Review and Discussion
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District PBS Plan Review and Discussion
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District Planning Pieces Packet

• Information on District Level PBS
• District Readiness Checklist
• District Planning Worksheet
• PBS Implementation and Planning Self Assessment

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Role of Parish-wide PBS Facilitator

• Attend all PBS meetings (create calendar)
• Create regular meeting agendas
• Print and compare data for regular meetings
• Schedule Benchmark of Qualities for each team
• Perform SET on each team or schedule SET
• Review data from needs assessment and follow up
  on data
• Report to district team, principal meetings,
  supervisors, and school board
• Report positive information to media
• Monitor each teams Book of Products

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Book of Products

• Description of SWPBS
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• Mission Statement, PBS Team Members
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• Referral Process (flow chart)
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• Referral Forms (Major Minor)
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• Definition of Problem Behaviors
• Expectations Rules
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Book of Products (cont)

• Lesson Plans
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• Suggestions for Effective Consequences
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• Description of Reward System
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• Data Printouts
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• Monthly Agenda and Sign-in Sheets
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• PBS Memos and Surveys

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Biggest Key to a Successful SWPBS

• Complete a SWPBS Plan
• Implement the SWPBS Plan
• Keep an up to date
• Book of Products
• Document, Document, Document
• Brag on your successes and the successes of others