The PBIS Team Handbook: Setting Expectations and Building Positive Behavior

by Char Ryan, Beth Baker

Overview

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling guide for schools implementing PBIS Tier 1

PBIS (positive behavior interventions and supports) is the most important tool educators have to deal with disruptive student behaviors. This revised and updated handbook provides detailed guidelines for implementing and sustaining PBIS for schools and teams. New in this edition is a chapter addressing inequity and bias in behavior referrals and discipline; a tiered fidelity inventory (TFI) to evaluate adherence to PBIS practices; different methods of data collection; and new research on sustainability. Positive school climates are not achieved through expulsions, suspensions, or detentions, but instead through collective analysis and data-driven decision-making. Downloadable digital content offers a PDF presentation to aid staff buy-in and customizable forms to help manage data and assess progress with ease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631983757
Publisher:	Free Spirit Publishing
Publication date:	03/07/2019
Series:	Free Spirit Professional®
Edition description:	Second Edition, Revised & Updated, Book with Digital Content
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 18 Years

About the Author

Char Ryan, Ph.D., is a PBIS coach and evaluation specialist. She has been a Minnesota state SWIS and PBIS trainer working with school teams.

Char was formerly the Minnesota state PBIS coordinator and PBIS coach for a regional PBIS project. She was an assistant professor at St. Cloud State University and an adjunct professor in teacher training at the University of St. Thomas.

Char works and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Beth Baker, M.S.Ed., is a teacher and advocate for students with special needs.

During her twenty-plus years in education, Beth has taught in self-contained special education classrooms, implemented and coached PBIS teams, and worked as a behavior specialist. She was also a district program facilitator assisting staff with professional development around social-emotional learning and coaching them in supporting students with emotional-behavioral needs.

Recently she has been teaching abroad and implementing PBIS at international schools. Beth loves creating positive paths to behavior change, whenever and wherever she can. She presents frequently on social-emotional learning and PBIS, both in the US and internationally.

She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Watch a free webinar with Beth Baker, M.S.Ed., and Char Ryan, Ph.D.: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS): School-Wide Leadership and Implementation.

Table of Contents

List of Figures x

List of Reproducible Forms xi

Introduction 1

Why We Wrote This Book 2

About This Book 6

How to Use This Book 8

Part 1 What Is PBIS? 9

Chapter 1 PBIS 101 10

How Was PBIS Developed and How Does It Work? 10

How Is PBIS Implemented? 15

Who Is Involved with PBIS? 16

What Type of Training Is Involved? 18

What Type of Funding Is Required? 18

What Are the Expected Outcomes of PBIS? 18

Chapter 2 The PBIS Leadership Team 20

Role of the PBIS Leadership Team 20

Role of Building Administrators in PBIS Implementation 23

Forming the Rest of the PBIS Leadership Team 25

Getting Started as a Team 28

Chapter 3 The PBIS Coach 39

Role of the PBIS Coach 40

Developing as a Coach 46

Coaching Is an Evolving Process 48

Chapter 4 Data and Assessment 50

Role of Data in PBIS 50

Types of Data in PBIS 51

Assessment Tools 53

Integrating Multiple Sources of Data 57

Assessment Reports in Practice 58

Student Outcome Data 68

Annual Evaluation Schedule 76

Chapter 5 Effective Data-Based Decision-Making 80

What Are Data-Based Decision-Making And Problem-Solving? 81

Problem-Solving Using Student Behavior Data 82

Team-Initiated Problem-Solving (Tips) 88

Part 2 Implementing PBIS Tier 1 93

Chapter 6 PBIS Stage 1: Exploration And Adoption 96

Tasks 96

Determining Need 96

Learning About PBIS 98

Early Commitment and Buy-In 99

Deciding to Adopt PBIS 102

Telling Your School's Story 104

Chapter 7 PBIS Stage 2: Getting Ready-Installing the Infrastructure 108

Tasks 108

Establishing a PBIS Leadership Team 108

Collecting and Examining Baseline Data 111

Developing an Action Plan 111

Establishing Schoolwide Behavioral Expectations 112

Developing a Process to Communicate at All Levels 115

Buy-In and Support 116

Telling Your School's Story 117

Chapter 8 PBIS Stage 3: Getting Going-Initial Implementation 119

Tasks 119

Training School Staff in the Features of PBIS 119

Refining Your Action Plan 126

Buy-In and Support 126

Telling Your School's Story 127

Chapter 9 PBIS Stage 4: Up And Running-Full Implementation 130

Tasks 130

Achieving And Documenting The Fidelity of Implementation 133

Buy-In and Support 133

Communicating with the Local Community 133

Telling Your School's Story 135

Chapter 10 PBIS Stage 5: Sustaining and Continuous Improvement 138

Tasks 139

Sustainability 139

Implementation with Fidelity 140

Barriers to Sustainability 141

A Theoretical Model of Sustainability in PBIS 142

Research on PBIS Sustainability: Four Key Factors 142

Adapting to Changing Circumstances 144

Buy-In and Support 144

Telling Your School's Story 145

Chapter 11 Equity and Disproportionality: How PBIS Can Help 146

What Is Educational Equity? 146

A Look at Racial and Ethnic Inequities Among Students 147

Causes of Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in School Discipline 151

PBIS and Educator Bias 153

Tools to Help Schools Reduce Disproportionality 157

In Summary 158

Part 3 Setting the Stage for PBIS Tiers 2 and 3 161

Chapter 12 Are You Ready for Advanced Tiers? 162

The Three-Tiered Prevention Logic of PBIS 162

Conclusion 166

Appendix 168

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms 185

References and Resources 187

Index 193

About the Authors 202

Editorial Reviews

Through personal anecdotes and helpful tips, Ryan and Baker describe one of the most critical aspects of PBIS implementation: the school team. This revised edition includes cutting-edge research and tools to help teams overcome barriers and improve outcomes for all student groups, including students of color.

Kent McIntosh

An extremely reader-friendly and practical handbook.”
 

International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support

PBIS is being used in literally thousands of schools across the United States. The PBIS Team Handbook provides an accessible description of the key features of PBIS and useful guidance on how a school or district would launch the PBIS adoption process.

Rob Horner

This revised edition of The PBIS Team Handbook provides the updated practical directions and tools coaches and teams need to implement the framework with fidelity along with tips to deal with real situations that happen within the complex settings of schools. Char and Beth give us important updates about the relationship between MTSS and PBIS. It is also vital to talk about the addition of a new chapter on disproportionate discipline and cultural responsiveness as well as how these affect the data as we learn more about our implicit bias. The PBIS Team Handbook highlights this in a very humanistic way. The book continues to be a vital resource for coaches and for those implementing PBIS.

Cristina Dobon-Claveau

The PBIS Team Handbook has been an invaluable resource for our school and staff members. It provided us the opportunity to build capacity with not only our teachers, but also our parent community. The authors’ ability to provide theoretical and practical information in an engaging format was another reason our school was able to implement PBIS so successfully. Our PLC team used the ideas and information in the handbook to create a much needed plan for our context. The PBIS Team Handbook is a critical resource that has assisted our school in creating and utilizing a positive, consistent, and, most importantly, sustainable model of behavioral support!

Kelly Kramer

The second edition of The PBIS Team Handbook continues to be an important resource for all schools as they navigate the process of improving outcomes for all students, especially students who struggle with social-emotional learning. The parts of the book that have remained the same provide a solid framework for schools and districts as they work through the process of implementing PBIS, and the addition of a chapter on equity and disproportionality is timely. As a [veteran teacher and administrator], I can attest to the disproportionality which has existed historically and continues to exist despite the good intentions of professionals who support students. Ms. Baker’s sharing of her self-reflections related to this topic is courageous and inspiring. I appreciate the referrals to tools that can be used to assess a school’s cultural responsiveness as well as to tools to reduce disproportionality. Thank you for providing a user-friendly, real resource for schools!

Barb Mackey

Through personal anecdotes and helpful tips, Ryan and Baker describe one of the most critical aspects of PBIS implementation: the school team. This revised edition includes cutting-edge research and tools to help teams overcome barriers and improve outcomes for all student groups, including students of color.”—Kent McIntosh, Ph.D., professor, special education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

“PBIS is being used in literally thousands of schools across the United States. The PBIS Team Handbook provides an accessible description of the key features of PBIS and useful guidance on how a school or district would launch the PBIS adoption process.”—Rob Horner, co-director, OSEP Technical Assistance Center on PBIS, Eugene, Oregon

“This revised edition of The PBIS Team Handbook provides the updated practical directions and tools coaches and teams need to implement the framework with fidelity along with tips to deal with real situations that happen within the complex settings of schools. Char and Beth give us important updates about the relationship between MTSS and PBIS. It is also vital to talk about the addition of a new chapter on disproportionate discipline and cultural responsiveness as well as how these affect the data as we learn more about our implicit bias. The PBIS Team Handbook highlights this in a very humanistic way. The book continues to be a vital resource for coaches and for those implementing PBIS.”—Cristina Dobon-Claveau, LCSW, PPSC, wellness and prevention coordinator, Roseville Joint Union High School District, Roseville, California
 

“The second edition of The PBIS Team Handbook continues to be an important resource for all schools as they navigate the process of improving outcomes for all students, especially students who struggle with social-emotional learning. The parts of the book that have remained the same provide a solid framework for schools and districts as they work through the process of implementing PBIS, and the addition of a chapter on equity and disproportionality is timely. As a [veteran teacher and administrator], I can attest to the disproportionality which has existed historically and continues to exist despite the good intentions of professionals who support students. Ms. Baker’s sharing of her self-reflections related to this topic is courageous and inspiring. I appreciate the referrals to tools that can be used to assess a school’s cultural responsiveness as well as to tools to reduce disproportionality. Thank you for providing a user-friendly, real resource for schools!”—Barb Mackey, assistant special education director, Northern Lights Academy, Cloquet, Minnesota

“The PBIS Team Handbook has been an invaluable resource for our school and staff members. It provided us the opportunity to build capacity with not only our teachers, but also our parent community. The authors’ ability to provide theoretical and practical information in an engaging format was another reason our school was able to implement PBIS so successfully. Our PLC team used the ideas and information in the handbook to create a much needed plan for our context. The PBIS Team Handbook is a critical resource that has assisted our school in creating and utilizing a positive, consistent, and, most importantly, sustainable model of behavioral support!”—Kelly Kramer, Ed.D., director, International School of Dongguan, Dongguan, China

“The PBIS Team Handbook is a practical, step-by-step guide to implementing and sustaining a proactive schoolwide PBIS program, while embedding cultural differences, challenges to equity, and tools for teams to consider the disproportionality created in schools today. The PBIS Team Handbook is a must-have book for schools to create and sustain a proactive positive behavior support program to meet the needs of each and every student.”—Amy Piotrowski, Ed.S., supervisor, student support services, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, Burnsville, Minnesota

“This revised and updated edition provides a detailed step-by-step how-to guide for the implementation of PBIS from initial consideration to successful practice. Reader-friendly text includes information on essential elements of PBIS, research-based practices with descriptions and examples of team member roles and tools for fidelity and sustainability, and numerous resources and reproducible forms. An important addition is a chapter on how to address issues of disproportionality. It provides practical information for both novice and veteran professionals.”—Sheldon Braaten, Ph.D., executive director, Behavioral Institute for Children and Adolescents, Little Canada, Minnesota

From the Publisher

This revised and updated edition provides a detailed step-by-step how-to guide for the implementation of PBIS from initial consideration to successful practice. Reader-friendly text includes information on essential elements of PBIS, research-based practices with descriptions and examples of team member roles and tools for fidelity and sustainability, and numerous resources and reproducible forms. An important addition is a chapter on how to address issues of disproportionality. It provides practical information for both novice and veteran professionals.

Sheldon Braaten

The PBIS Team Handbook is a practical, step-by-step guide to implementing and sustaining a proactive schoolwide PBIS program, while embedding cultural differences, challenges to equity, and tools for teams to consider the disproportionality created in schools today. The PBIS Team Handbook is a must-have book for schools to create and sustain a proactive positive behavior support program to meet the needs of each and every student.

Amy Piotrowski