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PBIS: Building a Schoolwide System Around Shared Identity & Expectations

Inflexion December 9, 2022
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Education is a social process; education is growth; education is not preparation for life but is life itself.

– John Dewey

INTRO

To meet one of the major goals of the Santa Ana Unified School District, Valley High School, in partnership with Carmen Gelman, was challenged to get a comprehensive system based on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) off the ground. The leaders at Valley realized that implementing PBIS throughout their campus was an opportunity to also meet a systematic need to have common language and expectations for students and staff, both in school and the greater community. To truly address this need, Valley launched a rebranding transformation.

OBJECTIVES

  • Have the shared values and beliefs of both internal and external stakeholders inform the shared expectations for the school community

RESOURCE LINKS

How to Get Started Integrating PBIS with Shared Values & Beliefs

1. Form an Educational Support/Leadership Team

  • The more diverse your team, the more equitable and effective your system
  • Conduct and evaluate the process and results every step of the way

2. Gather Stakeholder Voices

  • Goal: Identify school values and beliefs
  • Students, staff, families, community
    • Listening Sessions
    • Digital Surveys

3. School Identity Awareness Campaign

  • Communications (internal & external)
  • Posters/signs/apparel, etc.
  • Assemblies and/or small group learning sessions
  • Direct instruction/classroom integration

4. Schoolwide PBIS and Classroom Expectations

  • Guided by the co-created/established shared school identity
  • Another round of student feedback (especially for the classroom expectations)

5. Teach, Reinforce, and Live Expectations

  • Student-led assembly start of each school year (repeated if/when needed throughout school year)
    • For elementary and middle school, scaffold student leadership roles/responsibilities to still allow for their input and inclusion
  • Direct instruction by teachers in classrooms each semester
  • Reinforcement by all school staff in all school settings via shared language, etc.

TIPS

  • Take It Further:
    • Utilize a robust data management system to monitor progress (in both academics and behavior)
    • Use this work and system as a basis for developing and implementing a schoolwide multi-tiered integrated support system (MTSS) committed to holistic student well-being
  • Big Plays are substantial efforts that take 6-18 months to fully accomplish.
    • Give yourself, your leadership team, and your school time to survey all stakeholders, brainstorm and plan for possible solutions, and check in with stakeholders along the way
    • Remember, this is not a quick fix: You’re establishing a schoolwide change that should better serve all students for years to come
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