PBS DISTRICT PBS DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

TAMARAH MYERS M.Ed.TAMARAH MYERS M.Ed.

St.Tammany Parish Public SchoolsSt.Tammany Parish Public Schools

Session 25Session 25

DISTRICT DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATIONIT’S A JUNGLE OUT THEREIT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE

St Tammany 2004-2007St Tammany 2004-2007

Approximately 8% OF STPSB Approximately 8% OF STPSB SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTATION WITH SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITYFIDELITY

Barely a pulse Barely a pulse

2007-20082007-2008The Year of AccountabilityThe Year of Accountability

STEP BY STEP – INCH BY INCH STEP BY STEP – INCH BY INCH

Began Life Support Began Life Support

THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOWTHAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW

FOLLOWING THE ATTENTION GETTERS WE FOLLOWING THE ATTENTION GETTERS WE NOW HAVE _21____NOW HAVE _21____

Schools implementing with fidelitySchools implementing with fidelity

__15___- schools that have scored_67______15___- schools that have scored_67____

Or better.Or better.

__14___-schools below expectations__14___-schools below expectations

CELEBRATE!!!!!CELEBRATE!!!!!

TWO SCHOOLS WITH PERFECT PBS TWO SCHOOLS WITH PERFECT PBS SCORES MANDEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCORES MANDEVILLE ELEMENTARY AND FOUNTAINBLEU HIGHAND FOUNTAINBLEU HIGH

ATTENTION GETTERSATTENTION GETTERS

Lost instructional minutes dataLost instructional minutes data Baseline Evaluations The “TEST”Baseline Evaluations The “TEST” Superintendent Follow-upSuperintendent Follow-up Use of PBS Language with parents of Use of PBS Language with parents of

children “at risk”children “at risk” 1:1 feedback session for schools 1:1 feedback session for schools

underperformingunderperforming

Attention Getters Cont…..Attention Getters Cont…..

Presentations of Social CompetencePresentations of Social Competence

Immerse the child with the skill and Immerse the child with the skill and the skill will emergethe skill will emerge

MARKETING OF PBS !!!!!!!!!!!MARKETING OF PBS !!!!!!!!!!! Review at Discipline meetingsReview at Discipline meetings Discussion at disciplinary hearingsDiscussion at disciplinary hearings Climate and culture surveysClimate and culture surveys

Challenges of the JUNGLEChallenges of the JUNGLEMonkies on our backMonkies on our back

Schools indicate that they do not have Schools indicate that they do not have enough time to teach behavior and enough time to teach behavior and academics…..academics…..

““REWARD” behavior that they are REWARD” behavior that they are supposed to be exhibitingsupposed to be exhibiting

Traditional punitive reactive approachTraditional punitive reactive approach Administrator not attending PBS Monthly Administrator not attending PBS Monthly

meetingsmeetings The once-over without rehearsals and The once-over without rehearsals and

boostersboosters

CHALLENGES cont….CHALLENGES cont….

Replacement not punishment!!!!!Replacement not punishment!!!!! NOT JUST POSTERS ON THE WALLNOT JUST POSTERS ON THE WALL

Reinforcers do not have to be Reinforcers do not have to be tangiblestangibles

St Tammany places great emphasis St Tammany places great emphasis in connecting the behavior to the in connecting the behavior to the expectation to assist in internalizing expectation to assist in internalizing the skillthe skill

WHY????WHY????

SCHOOL is not always that important to SCHOOL is not always that important to children therefore we want to CONDITION children therefore we want to CONDITION the environment to become more the environment to become more REINFORCING!!!!!REINFORCING!!!!!

By deliberately teaching prosocial behavior By deliberately teaching prosocial behavior and reinforcing that behavior, we teach and reinforcing that behavior, we teach the student to internalize pro-social the student to internalize pro-social behavior. The result….SOCIALLY behavior. The result….SOCIALLY COMPETENT and SOCIALLY ATTRACTIVECOMPETENT and SOCIALLY ATTRACTIVECHILDRENCHILDREN

THE ENDTHE END

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Tamarah.myers@stpsb.org (985) 966-4361(985) 966-4361

Complete Your EvaluationComplete Your Evaluation

TAMARAH MYERS M.Ed.TAMARAH MYERS M.Ed.

St.Tammany Parish Public SchoolsSt.Tammany Parish Public Schools

Session 25Session 25