Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) is a proactive approach to put behavioral/social skills strategies in place for all students while also building in support for those at risk for and/or those who receive special education services.

2009 -2010 State Recognition Program Awards

The Missouri state recognition awards will be presented at the June, 2010 Summer Institute. Each level of the awards is detailed in the criteria grid and descriptors, as well as the Application document below.

Schools that are interested in applying for an award should first contact their regional consultant and/or school district facilitators. The consultants and facilitators can provide more complete information about the process and what is required of schools.

The purpose of this award is to identify and recognize Missouri schools for successful implementation of Schoolwide Systems of Positive Behavior Support. Criteria are based on effective implementation of key features outlined by the OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. Successful applicants will demonstrate adequate to superior performance in the following areas (please see rest of application for further details regarding each of these):

  1. Use of data to direct instruction, problem solving and intervention efforts
  2. Creative and engaging recognition systems
  3. Consistent implementation of SW-PBS throughout the school environment
  4. Systemic orientation of new students, parents and staff throughout the year
  5. Active instruction/monitoring of social and behavioral skills throughout the school year

Instructions:

•    All three sections must be completed and submitted by mail or electronically to your regional SW-PBS consultant no later than April 15, 2010.
•    A SET must be completed at your school no later than April 15, 2010
•    Data files from the 08-09 (if available) and the first semester of 09-10 (required) school years are forwarded to your regional SW-PBS consultant by April 15, 2010 (schools participating in the state data profile have already completed this).
•    Notification of the award will be made by May 15, 2010

AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST AGREE TO SERVE AS DEMONSTRATION SITES FOR SW-PBS. Demonstration sites may be called on to share their success in the following ways: (1) allow representatives from schools or districts to visit your building and PBS Leadership Team meetings, (2) share materials related to implementation, and (3) provide data and other aspects of implementation process for publication purposes.

Missouri SW-PBS School Recognition Program Application (2009-2010)

To be considered for the Missouri SW-PBS School Recognition Program, this application and supporting documents must be submitted in accordance with the established timelines and must meet all criteria.

You may fill out sections 1 & 2 online and print them out.

1. Processes in Place

Please check the boxes below if applicable in your building:

Systems Active Administration
SW-PBS Team in Place
SW-PBS Team meets at least monthly
Behavior improvement identified as a top school goal
Data Data collected and reviewed regularly
Team decisions based on data
Team shares data with staff at least monthly
Multiple and consecutive comparison data aggregated, used, reported, and assessed for school improvement with full staff input
Required forms submitted to regional SW-PBS consultant on time
Practices SET @ 80/80%
SET @ 80/90%
SET @ 80/95%

2. Identifying Information

School and District Name:
SW-PBS Consultant:
School Website:
Person Completing School Application (signature):
Date:
School Principal (signature):
Date:
SW-PBS Contact Person for Your School:
SW-PBS Contact Person's Email:
SW-PBS Contact Person's Phone:

3. Narrative

Please submit a narrative of no more than 1000 words addressing the systems, data, practices, and unique features of your SW-PBS process. Please use the following questions to guide elements of your narrative.

 A.  Systems:  

1.    What makes your team work so well?  Please discuss in detail (e.g. what is your administrator’s role on the team, how is the staff represented, etc.?).  
2.    What do you see as the overall strengths of your team?


B.  Data:  

1.    How does the team use data to identify status, need for change, and effects of interventions/strategies?  
2.    How is the data shared with all staff?
3.    Provide evidence of the following for the 09-10 (attach applicable documentation):

a.    SET results
b.    SAS/EBS survey results
c.    SW-PBS leadership team quarterly Team Implementation Checklists completed
d.   PBS School Data Profile completed and submitted

C.  Practices:
1.    What are some of the practices your school has adopted that have had positive impacts on students and how does your school measure effectiveness of your implementation?
2.    How do you teach the universals to students and staff and support their use?
3.    How do you teach social/behavioral skills consistently?


D.  Unique Features:

1.    Please provide a summary which describes:
•    Your school (grade levels served, total number of students enrolled, percent of ESL students, percent of IEP students, percent of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, etc) and/or any other information that would be beneficial to include
•    How SW-PBS has influenced the school’s culture and/or climate
•    Areas of SW-PBS in which your team/school excel (e.g., recognizing students/staff, teaching expectations, data-based decision-making, encouraging family involvement, etc.)
•    Any unique features or obstacles/hurdles related to implementing and sustaining SW-PBS in your school, and how these have been addressed
•    Any other pertinent information you would like to share

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