Getting Everybody on Board

Session 3 Module 4Presented by the MBI Consultants

Critical Components Commit to a common purpose and approach to discipline—

creating a safe and welcoming culture that includes student voice and family/community involvement

Establish and maintain team… with administrator support, participation and leadership

Establish a clear set of positive expectations and behaviors Establish procedures for teaching expected behavior Establish a continuum of procedures for encouraging

expected behaviors Establish a continuum of procedures for discouraging

inappropriate behaviors Establish a system for using data to make decisions,

progress monitor, and problem-solve

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Is everyone on board your MBI train?

ENCOUNTERING STAFF RESISTANCE…?

MBI

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Obtaining staff commitment can sometimes be a daunting task…

HISTORICALLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES…

TEACHERS ALREADY HAVE WAY TOO MUCH TO ADD “ONE MORE THING”

ONE COMMON RESPONSE..

“The principal should MAKE them…”

WHAM!!!

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DOESN’T WORK WITH KIDS..

Won’t work with adults either

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SUPPORTING SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

THE BEHAVIORALLY DISORDERED…

NOPE,NOT

DOING IT!

ME EITHER!

THE THREATENED…

• Asking for something beyond their skill set

• Feel they “should” know and might get “in trouble”

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EXPERIENCES WE FACE WHEN IMPLEMENTING MBI

Maybe They Feel Like

This…High above the crowd, Rex tried to remain focused. Still, he couldn’t shake one nagging thought: He was an old dog and this was a new trick.

The Jimmy Crack Corn Syndrome…

and I don’t care…•Do the bare minimum

•Unfortunately…reinforced by the system

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THE OVERWHELMED…

MAJORITY

Too much work

One more thing

Don’t think it will work anyhow

ASK “WHY?” What are they thinking?

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It works for the staff, too.

3-5% INDIVIDUALS (FEW)

10-15% TARGETED GROUPS (SOME)

80% UNIVERSALS (MOST)

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Remember the triangle?...

Research indicates that effective teams have full support and participation from at least 80% of staff.

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So what DO you do when some teachers are refusing to play the

game?

MAKE SURE THEY SEE THE “BIG PICTURE”

The goal is to establish a positive school climate that maximizes TEACHING and LEARNING

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IF YOUR STAFF IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH MBI/PBIS

Show all staff one of two videos:“Discovering School-Wide MBI: Moving

Toward a Positive Future” or

“Creating the Culture of Positive Behavior Supports”

TALK ABOUT THE NEED…Is there problem behavior?

What are the problems?

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So provide suggested readings:

- “MBI Fast Facts”- “So You Want to Reduce

Misbehaviors?” (pp. 23-26)

ASK THEM TO COME HELP FIX IT…

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CHALLENGES BECOME EASIER TO OVERCOME WITH TEAMWORK…

We are all more effective working together than we

are working independently.

DECISIONS ARE MADE BY A TEAM AND SITERemember: MBI involves all of us

– we decide what our focus will be

– we decide how we will monitor

– we decide what our goals are

– we decide what we’ll do to get there

– we evaluate our progress

– we decide whether to keep going or change

ADD A DIFFERENT VOICE…

Someone from the outside can…

Be unaware of the “politics”

Ask the tough questions

Make observations… not judgments

Don’t worry, I’ll set them straight

about MBI

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STOP… START…Telling me what WON’T

work

Telling me what WILL

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SHOW ME THE DATA…

The best positive reinforcement for most educators is seeing kids learn and succeed.

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IF YOUR STAFF IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH MBI/PBIS

After completing any survey

share the results with your staff.

GETTING STAFF TO BUY-IN TO ADOPTING MBI

Determine if a majority (80%) of your staff are interested and support implementing MBI at your site

ACKNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT…

Reinforcethestaff who DO

play.

Strategies to Help:: Communication

STRATEGIES TO HELP: RESPOND TO COMMON ARGUMENTS AGAINST MBI

“My responsibility is to teach academics.”“I don’t have enough time.”“I’m already meeting the behavioral

needs of my students.”“I don’t believe in rewarding students

for something they should already

be doing.”

STRATEGIES TO HELP: DEVELOP A FEEDBACK PROCESSMBI

Feedback FormMBI is a school-wide initiative. Your feedback is very important to us.

I would like to: Offer a suggestion Volunteer my

services or time Lodge a complaint Ask a question Acknowledge a

success Ask for help

- If lodging a complaint, please offer a suggestion

What do you think?

Your opinionmatters.

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STRATEGIES TO HELP: USER-FRIENDLY STAFF IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS All materials

provided to staff in one easy to use binder

THE GOAL IS: Social Competency and Academic Achievement

The Challenge is:

WORK “SMARTER”…

NOT “HARDER”

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IF YOU’RE ALREADY COMMITTED…Did you miss any steps?Are there any steps you

need to review with your staff?

ANY GOOD IDEAS FROM THE CROWD?

What’s been successful at your school?

Nearly every organization or work team we’ve

spent time with …astonishingly under communicates the genuinely

positive, appreciative, and admiring experiences of its members. This is … a terrible deprivation of the vitality of a work setting.

Kegan & Lahey (2001)

1 . Complete 1 . Complete ““Getting Everybody Getting Everybody on Boardon Board””

2. Add these methods to your TIPS 2. Add these methods to your TIPS action planaction plan

ACTIVITIY