How does your team use data to make decisions on campus? We used the number of referrals and also the data showing the problem areas on our campus to look into new programs and ideas, such as:

1. Peaceful Playgrounds;
2. Bus Parade (a structured, organized method to reduce traffic at dismissal);
3. Cafeteria and Recess grade that is given by support staff to each class, each day for rewards. For example, a “1” is given to classes meeting or exceeding school-wide expectations, a “2” is given to classes minimally meeting expectations, and a “3” is given to classes needing improvement.
4. We also provide daily, weekly and quarterly rewards to individual students and classes, and all of these decisions are based on our school-wide data. 

What do you see as the overall strengths of your team?  Please provide details. Our team has a passion for PBS! Another great strength of our team is chemistry. Team members collaborate, share, take active roles, and always seek to find ways to positively impact student behavior and achievement. Each member of our team is a champion and advocate for PBS! We encourage each member of our staff to continue to teach and enforce our school-wide expectations, and we celebrate the success of all students each and every day in our school, and it shows!

In what areas of PBS does your team excel (e.g., rewarding students/staff, teaching expectations, data-based decision-making, etc.)?  Please provide details below. The team does an excellent job of using data in decision making. Student rewards are very effective and this is primarily because the team seeks input from a variety of stakeholders. The team also has high expectations and is results oriented. If a strategy has been implemented, but doesn’t appear effective, it is carefully scrutinized and re-worked with the input from each team member, and school staff. Our team excels in TEAMWORK!

Discuss the changes you have seen on campus since PBS implementation (e.g., data, climate, morale, etc.). The climate and morale at Osceola has been and continues to be very high. This is due to a variety of factors, however, PBS absolutely contributes to this. Teachers can teach, administration has more time to serve staff and students in capacities other than discipline, and students who may have challenges as well as those who do not, are able to experience more success. Data has become an integral part of decision making.

What are some obstacles that your team has had to overcome?  Please explain the process for overcoming these hurdles below.

1. Our biggest obstacle that we encounter is the lack of sufficient time to meet and to train all of our students on expectations, and rules with the new Peaceful Playgrounds. Also, due to the various duties and schedules of our team members, it is sometimes difficult to find common meeting time on a consistent basis.
2. One of the obstacles has been the implementation of formal lessons. We have an excellent staff who frequently share the expectations with our students. However, finding time to implement formal lessons has been a challenge. This year, our health and integrated arts teacher has taken on this task as she sees most students in the school weekly. This has improved our ability to ensure that formal lessons are taught and that we are reaching all students each month.
3. Communication to the entire staff has been challenging because we have very few total staff meetings. We have overcome that hurdle by disseminating information to our Team Leaders who then take this information back to their teams.