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.

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School Recognition Program Criteria

	Missouri SW-PBS Bronze School	Missouri SW-PBS Silver School	Missouri SW-PBS Gold School
Systems	Active Administration, Team in place, Team meets at least monthly	Active Administration, Team in place, Team meets at least monthly	Active Administration, Team in place, Team meets at least monthly
Data	Consistent team membership & attendance by Administration All required forms submitted on time Evidence Tier 1 strategies & expectations are in place Evidence baseline & ongoing data collected, reviewed and analyzed for decision making at the Tier 1 level Evidence data is shared regularly with full staff, community & families Evidence of regularly teaching social/behavioral skills in all schoolwide settings & classrooms Evidence classroom expectations align with schoolwide expectations Evidence classroom rules and routines align with expectations Universal expectations & strategies communicated to all staff, students and families Evidence of maintaining or improving student outcomes	9 Bronze Level requirements continue to be evidenced Evidence of universal screening to identify candidates for Tier 2 Team referrals Evidence a team designated to address Tier 2 is in place Minimum of 2 research-based Tier 2 group interventions are in place Evidence that Tier 2 team uses data-based decision making to refer, report, and assess effectiveness of secondary level supports for identified participants Team shares data & relationship to decisions made with appropriate staff at least monthly regarding Tier 2 interventions and outcomes while maintaining confidentiality of Tier 2 participants	9 Bronze Level requirements continue to be evidenced 5 Silver Level requirements continue to be evidenced Evidence of data decision rules to refer participants from Tier 2 to Tier 3 supports Evidence systems are in place to support Tier 3 level screening, planning, and interventions Evidence in-building or district personnel designated to address & use data for Tier 3 individual interventions is in place Evidence policies, job descriptions & other documentation supporting SW-PBS systems, data and practices are institutionalized
Practices	SET 80/80%	SET 80/90%	SET 80/95%

Examples of Instruments, Artifacts, Documents for Each Descriptor

Bronze Level:

All required forms submitted on time (EBS/SAS & Safety Surveys, TIC, team meeting minutes, Matrix, Action Plan)
Tier 1 universal expectations & strategies in place (matrix, action plan, classroom and non-classroom postings)
Evidence baseline and ongoing data collected, reviewed and analyzed for decision making at Tier 1 (Big 5 data reports, Participating in the state SW-PBS data profile)
Evidence data is shared regularly with full staff, community and families (staff meeting, team meeting, grade level meeting agendas; newsletters, web mail, SW-PBS bulletin board postings, graphs/charts)
Evidence of regularly teaching social/behavioral skills in all schoolwide settings and classrooms (i.e. lesson plans, lesson plan schedule, Matrix, Walk through observations, Alignment with Comprehensive Guidance curriculum)
Universal expectations & strategies communicated to all staff, students and families
Evidence classroom expectations align with schoolwide expectations (classroom matrices, posters, charts, newsletters, etc.)
Evidence classroom rules and routines align with expectations (classroom matrices, posters, charts, newsletters, etc.)
Evidence of maintaining or improving student outcomes (ODR, surveys, MSIP, attendance, tardies, OSS/ISS/Expulsion)

Silver Level:

9 Bronze Level requirements continue to be evidenced
Evidence of a team designated to address Tier 2 interventions in place (Tier 2 team roster, team meeting notes, types of forms used)
Minimum of 2 research-based Tier 2 interventions are in place (describe what the 2 interventions are composed of, how they are implemented, and staff members by role who supervise them)
Evidence Tier 2 team decisions based on data to identify, report, and assess effectiveness of secondary level supports (instruments, decision-making flowchart or rubric developed and utilized; team meeting notes, TIC checklists, screening mechanisms in place, Progress monitoring mechanisms)
Team shares data & relationship to decisions with staff at least monthly (via full staff, grade level or departmental teams meetings) regarding Tier 2 interventions, groups and outcomes (staff meeting notes, examples of information shared in Team notebook, graphs/charts)

Gold Level:

9 Bronze Level requirements continue to be evidenced
5 Silver Level requirements continue to be evidenced
Evidence of data decision rules to refer participants from Tier 2 to Tier 3 supports (instruments, decision-making flowchart or rubric developed and utilized)
Systems are in place to support Tier 3 level screening, planning, and interventions (describe the team roles and responsibilities to support the tertiary level, types of forms used, how team plans for interventions and monitors them)
In-building or district personnel designated to address & use data for Tier 3 individual interventions is in place (BIP, FBA Wraparound)
Policies/job descriptions & other documentation supporting SW-PBS activities are institutionalized (CSIP, MSIP, Action Plans)

For each category, schools may use other evaluation instruments if they have been pre-approved by their consultant before administration, and the specific purpose of the instrument has been defined.