Farnham School PBIS Presentation to Cambrian School Board

Farnham School PBIS Presentation to Cambrian School Board By Jocelyn Garcia-Thome November 19, 2015

LCAP/SPSA School Goal #3 • Farnham School will be an orderly and purposeful environment in which students and staff feel safe and free to learn and work. • Farnham Elementary School will sustain consistent, school-wide implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) to maintain a positive school culture, foster an inclusive environment that ensures appropriate behavior for all students and builds an effective learning environment. Additionally, we will continue to maintain a positive school climate and create opportunities for students to demonstrate good citizenship and be lifelong learners.

Action Steps • • Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) plan Monitor attendance and discipline Offer a variety of club offerings and enrichment activities Provide services to meet the emotional, behavioral and mental health needs of students • Implement and analyze the Student Healthy Kids survey in Grade 5 (spring 2016)

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports • Outcomes -- academic and behavior targets that are endorsed and emphasized by students, families and educators (Farnham ABCs and Life Skills) • Practices – evidence-based interventions and strategies (“how” we reach our goals -- teaching and practicing routines and procedures, student recognition through Falcon Feathers, Student of the Week, Staff of the Week, etc. ) • Data – information we gather that helps us identify areas of needed change and/or the effects of interventions, and finally, • Systems that can be implemented that are sustainable over the long-haul -- supports that enable the accurate and durable implementation of the PBIS

If you want it, teach it. Teach where you want it. If you want to see it, look for it. If you see it, recognize and reward it. -- Dale R. Myers

Farnham School Programs • • City of San Jose Recreation of City Kids (R. O. C. K. ) Farnham School Garden Adventures Project Cornerstone ABC Curriculum and Kids Blessings in a Backpack

Farnham Programs • • • Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative (BAWSI) Rollers Farmigo After School Activities (basketball, chess, cartooning) Starting Arts Theater Art Vistas

PBIS Self Evaluation Tool • School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) score = 96/100 • Last three years score above 90% (minimum 85% for systematic effectiveness)

School Wide Information System (SWIS)

Attendance Reports Month 2014/15 ADA 2015/16 ADA 1 98. 31 97. 9 2 97. 99 98. 09 3 97. 66 4 96. 89 5 96. 26 6 95. 56 7 96. 4 8 96. 32 9 96. 83 Total for year 96. 91 98. 00 (to date)

Other Climate Data • Counseling Referrals through Almaden Valley Counseling Services (Eight students to date for issues including anxiety, depression, social anxiety, grief and other major family changes) • LCAP Community Survey (Student engagement -- 90% Doing Well or Exceeding Expectations; school climate – 93% Doing Well or Exceeding Expectations) • Healthy Kids Survey – Grade 5 (spring 2016) • Students enrolled in Project Cornerstone Kids (60)

Project Cornerstone Kids • • • Morning Announcements Student Store Playground conflict resolution support Recycling Friday Farnham Falcon Assemblies

Next Steps • Maintain strong attendance rates and PBIS scores • Share SWIS data regularly with the Farnham staff and community • Consider adding Toolbox skills to ABCs, Life Skills, Project Cornerstone Curriculum • Consider adding ‘quiet’ space as option for lunchtime • Maintain community partnerships and programs both during and after school hours (explore deepening support to children with the R. O. C. K. program through cross-training, team meetings, etc. )