PBIS Review

As we review and implement Willow's PBIS system these first few days, I thought a little review might be helpful, especially for new staff.  School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions Supports (PBIS) is a sresearch based framework for establishing the social culture and behavioral supports for students to achieve both social and academic success. PBIS defines core elements that can be achieveed through strategies such as clearly defining and teaching behavioral expectations, a reward system for appropriate behaviors,  clearly defined consequences for problem behaviors, tiers of differentiated instruction for behavior, and continuous collection and use of data to inform decision making.  PBIS is used in over 9,000 schools across the U.S. 

In order for PBIS to be most effective, these things must occur:

• Clear Expectations are developed, taught and modeled
• Commitment by the staff to the PBIS goals
• Consistent and reliable rewards and consequences
• Data is collected and utilized to determine next steps

Kick Off

Thank you to our PBIS committee members who helped with the PBIS Kick Off on Wednesday.  Please refer to the PBIS tab on the blog to rewatch any of the videos for review.

Blue Tickets

A reminder to staff to reward positive behaviors with blue tickets.  Each teacher should have a place to collect the tickets (with names on back) for classroom drawings and random ticket drawings.  Sarah and I are going to try to have a random ticket drawing sometime this week!!

Willow WOWs

We have switched up the Willow WOWs this year where only staff submit them for students.  Blue half-sheets were in mailboxes last week, and there are extras in the work room.  Please complete them and put them in my mail basket (on the counter in the office).  These will be announced on the Raider Report, I will get the student(s) to make a good news phone call home, the blue note will be sent home, and the student's picture will be on the screens in the office and entryway (rather than the polaroid).  I will explain the process on the Raider Report this week.  Please let me know if you have any questions - and let's get these Willow WOWs started! =)

Reteaching Slips/Documentation

We will continue a fluency/practice period for students to learn/review the expectations, and the reteaching slips will begin October 11th.

Golden Prizes

The class/grade level GOLDEN PRIZES will be announced at our first all-school meeting, on September 24th.

Please let me, Sarah, or anyone else on the PBIS team know if you have any questions!

Have a great week -
Sue