What makes your team work so well? Please discuss in detail (e.g., what is your administrator’s role on the team, how is staff represented, etc.)?
Our team works so well because we have an agenda every meeting that helps us stay on task and focused. We also have a representative from each grade level on our team. They help identify issues throughout our school. Our administration collects and issues the data from a school-wide perspective. Due to the presence of our administration at every meeting, the data collected is able to be distributed to the PBS team. Our administration acts as an equal member of our team, so we have a “relaxed” atmosphere where the team feels free to discuss issues or concerns that come up.
Our team holds monthly meetings, even during testing months. During the meeting, the team leader distributes agendas and look at the positive things that have occurred during the month that the meeting is being held. We then look at the school-wide data that is provided by the administration. After the team spends time with the data, we discuss any upcoming events that need to be planned or finalized. The floor is then open to any concerns or praises from the different grade levels represented. Before each meeting is over, the team will discuss any items that need to be addressed/revisited at the next. Finally, the date will be set for the next month’s meetings.
How does your team use data to make decisions on campus? At each of our monthly meetings we review the discipline referrals for the month. It may be by location or the month depending on the report. We use our data to plan for incentives and positive rewards. Our data helps us focus on areas that need attention.
How do you share information with the rest of your faculty (e.g., emails, newsletters, meetings, etc.)? How often do you share this information? We share our information numerous ways. We use email, ITV program; we take PBS to grade level meetings and of course at Staff meetings.
What do you see as the overall strengths of your team? Please provide details.
Our strengths of our team include:
- Every month we recognize our bus drivers in some way. The incentives we have provided for our bus drivers were: the ESE representative handed out Halloween pails with treats in October, the Kindergarten representative handed out cinnamon rolls in November, the second grade representative handed out Sausage McMuffins in January, the third grade representative handed out Valentine note holders and candy in February, the first grade representative handed out orange juice and breakfast bars in March, and the fifth grade representative handed out granola bars in April.
- We create incentives for the whole school promoting good choices.
- We have a community member present at meetings.
- Team members are always willing to volunteer their time to purchase and distribute incentives.
- The team has a shared vision and responsibility for our school and students
- We have an open door policy at our PBS meetings
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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.
- Rewarding staff members, students, and bus drivers
- Varying reward activities
- Planning and preparing (using data provided) for activities and other rewards as well as coming up with alternative procedures when others may not be working.
- PBS representatives bringing feedback from their grade level with items to address and we as a team address them.
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Discuss the changes you have seen on campus since PBS implementation (e.g., data, climate, morale, etc.).
- Improved behavior especially in the before school AM time and PM time.
- Correlating PBS language
- Decrease bus referrals by implementing “Move That Bus!”
- Staff, especially teachers, display PBS pride and maintain the climate of the school.
- Communicate in the positive PBS language.
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