School PBIS Leadership Team Roles and Responsibilities Establish

School PBIS Leadership Team Roles and Responsibilities Establish Team Membership

Have you ever been a part of this team? u u u u u No agenda is prepared Meeting starts late No time schedule has been set for the meeting No one is prepared No facilitator is identified No one agrees on anything No action plan is developed Everyone is off task Negative tone throughout the meeting

A PBIS Leadership Team u School Administrative Team must be committed to school-wide PBIS and actively participate on the team u PBIS team should remain small (6 -10 members) u Consider representatives that include: administration, general education teachers, special education teachers, guidance, specialists, paraprofessionals, custodian, parents…

STEP 1 - Establish Team Membership 1. Representative of demographics of school and community 2. 1 -2 individuals with behavior/classroom management competence 3. Administrator active member 4. Schedule for presenting to whole staff at least monthly 5. Schedule for team meetings at least monthly 6. Integration with other behavior related initiatives and programs 7. Appropriate priority relative to school and district goals 8. Rules and agreements established regarding voting, confidentiality and privacy, conflict/problem solving, record-keeping, etc. 9. Schedule for annual self-assessments 1. Self-Assessment Survey 2. Review Office Discipline Referrals 3. Benchmarks of Quality 4. School-wide Evaluation Tool 10. Coaching support (school and/or district/region) Page 44

Coaches’ Roles & Responsibilities u u u u May be district-level person (external) who can move across schools or person who works on-site (internal) – or both Is familiar with the school-wide process Facilitates team throughout the process (insures critical elements are in place) Attends all trainings/meetings with their school-based teams Is an active and involved team member, but not the Team Leader Is the main contact person for the school-based team Reports to district level staff

Administration’s Roles and Responsibilities u u u ALL administrators are encouraged to participate in the process Administrator should play an active role in the schoolwide PBIS change process Administrators should actively communicate their commitment to the process Administrator should be familiar with school’s current data and reporting system If a principal is not committed to the change process, it is unwise to move forward in the process

Administrator’s support and active involvement u u u Administrator attends ALL trainings and team meetings. Administrator provides allocation of resources for PBIS implementation Administrator puts time on staff agenda for PBIS updates Administrator actively promotes PBIS as priority, integrates with other initiatives/improvement activities Do we have it?

Team Leader u u Develop agenda Facilitate meeting Follow-up on assigned tasks Seek input from staff and other committees

Team Member u u u Attend PBIS meetings Attend PBIS trainings Spread the message of PBIS to other staff/Faculty § Have a quick answer for “What is PBIS” § Invite other staff/faculty to meetings § Be a PBIS cheerleader in your building and in your community u u Offer suggestions and ideas to the team (no ideas are too big or too small) Ask questions and keep learning.

Team Meeting Template/ Process u Page 46 - 47 – Conducting meetings

PBIS Team Meeting and Agenda/Minutes

PBIS AGENDA

Activity – Team Roles and Responsibilities Team Responsibility Administrator Internal Coach External Coach Time Keeper Data Specialist Behavior Specialist Communications Recorder Person Responsible School Role

Action Planning u u Establish 3 -5 norms for your team Complete STEP 1 (pgs. 44 -48 in manual) u Choose Roles for your team