Arkansas PBIS Coaches' Newsletter
February 2020 - Data-Based Decision Making
In this issue:
- Why is it so important to use data?
- Problem solving in a Tier I team meeting (video)
- Data tools
- Data resources
- Spotlight on PBIS in Arkansas
Join us for our February PBIS Coaches' Networking Session!
- Tuesday 2/18/20
- 2:30-3:30 Central
- Short presentation on Data-Based Decision Making from 2:45-3:00
Join the Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/5909116481
Why is it so important to use data?
Data are objective!
Use data to guide instruction and intervention:
- Problem-solving: Dig into the school-wide data and look for precise problems (see below for more info) that have a big impact on student behavior and school climate.
- Action planning: Create an action plan with SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timely) goals, then use data to progress monitor and update the plan as needed.
- Equity: Get an accurate snapshot of what % of different groups of students (e.g., look at race, special ed., age, sex, etc.) are receiving disciplinary actions, and how the disciplinary actions vary from group to group (e.g., use of ISS, OSS, etc.). Use these data to action plan.
- Fidelity: Use fidelity tools to assure that you are implementing PBIS components the way they were intended.
- Outcomes: Look at the big picture: are your efforts giving you the outcomes you desire?
What is a precise problem?
- What is the problem?
- Where is it happening?
- When is it happening?
- Who is involved?
- What is the motivation?
Example of a precise problem statement: There are many referrals for fighting on the playground. Most of these referrals are happening between 9:15 and 10:15 am among 3rd and 4th graders. The motivation appears to be wanting to obtain sports equipment.
For more information and great tips on how to use data in team meetings, click on the link below to read the recent PBISApps Teach By Design article "Five Questions Every Team Should Ask About School-wide Behavior."
Problem Solving in a PBIS Tier I Team Meeting
Data Tools
Tools for collecting and analyzing data in PBIS
For assistance in setting up or using assessment tools, please contact the AState PBIS Resource Center (see below).
- School-Wide Information System (SWIS) - from PBISApps
- Arkansas StudentGPS
PBIS Fidelity Tool:
- Tiered Fidelity Inventory - measure all 3 tiers; from PBISApps
PBIS Assessment Tool:
- Self-Assessment Survey - staff perception of implementation; from PBISApps
School Climate Assessment Tool:
- School Climate Survey - from PBISApps
Data Resources
Some Resources for Data-Based Decision Making
- Arkansas PBIS Training Modules 9, 10, 14, and 15: Tier I Modules
- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on PBIS - Data-Based Decision Making
- PBISApps Resources
PBISApps Resources
OSEP Technical Assistance Center on PBIS
A great resource for using data in High Schools
Spotlight on PBIS in Arkansas
Blytheville Elementary School, Blytheville, Arkansas
Thank you to Ashley Whitley from Blytheville Elementary for this contribution to our February newsletter! Click here to check out the news segment on KAIT that featured this program!
THE CHICKS ZONE
Shayla Adelowo, Blytheville Elementary School’s assistant principal, recognized a major need for improvement in student behaviors. She organized a high-tech game room inside Blytheville Elementary School for students to temporarily leave the worries and concerns of typical grade school life and spend about 30 minutes doing what they normally do at home.
- It has been so successful that Adelowo would like to open up the room for all students with no referrals.
- It is in a former classroom, now a game room, and includes televisions and video games, an air hockey table, basketball goals, board games, etc.
- It’s unlike anything in the school.
- Adelowo hopes to gain more donations and funding to expand the game room by purchasing a few arcade games and other kid-friendly amusement.
- The room was created for students who are a part of the “Demonstrating Appropriate Behavior” (DAB) Check In, Check Out program, a PBIS Tier II intervention.
FUNDING
- Last June, Adelowo wrote a grant application to the Walmart Community Grants Team with an idea for the Chicks Zone. She believed creating a game room could improve the students’ behavior at BES.
- Toward the beginning of the school year, she was informed that the school would receive a $1,500 grant to support her work in the community and share her desire to provide local impact.
For more information, contact Ashley Whitley:
Contact us!
The Center for Community Engagement at
Arkansas State University
Email: cce@astate.edu
Website: cce.astate.edu/pbis
Location: Jonesboro, AR, USA
Phone: (870)972-2287
Facebook: facebook.com/PBISArkansas1/
Twitter: @astatecce