DESCRIPTION
OF MODEL SCHOOLS
A PBS Model School is one that has met specific criteria and has demonstrated innovative, creative, and functional ways of supporting PBS in their respective school. Specific characteristics of PBS Model Schools are their consistent methods of: (1) utilizing their data to better serve the students and staff, (2) teaching PBS to new students throughout the school year, (3) creative and engaging reward systems, (4) extending PBS throughout the campus and partnering with the community, and (5) including PBS into daily activities across all available teaching opportunities. PBS Model Schools have made a commitment to both PBS and to their schools and it shows!
Criteria for becoming a PBS Model School in Florida include all of the following:
- a high Benchmarks of Quality score indicating fidelity of SWPBS implementation,
- outcome data (Mid-Year and End-Year Reports) indicating progress,
- written recommendation from a District Coordinator and confirmation recommendation from FL PBS:RtIB Project staff,
- completed On-Line PBS Model School application & supporting documentation, and
- completed (1) On-Site PBS Walkthrough by a peer PBS Coach or District Coordinator supporting the BoQ score.
FL PBS:RtIB Project continues to acknowledge PBS Model Schools in Florida demonstrating the above criteria as Bronze, Silver, or Gold PBS Model Schools.
Bronze PBS Model Schools meet minimal criteria defined above.
Silver PBS Model Schools meet minimal criteria as stated in the Bronze level, demonstrate higher implementation fidelity, and supporting documentation provides evidence of at least one of the following: Office Discipline Referrals disaggregated by race, visibility strategies such as, community, parent, district, political support, and/or established funding supports beyond what FL PBS:RtIB Project provides.
Gold PBS Model Schools meet minimal criteria as stated in the Bronze and Silver levels, demonstrate the highest implementation fidelity, and supporting documentation provides evidence of visibility strategies, established funding supports across all tiers of Positive Behavior Support (Universal, Supplemental, and Intensive Tiers of support).
The Model School Application and Supporting Documentation should reflect the current school year (2008-2009) and demonstrate growth in PBS implementation across years by documenting and submitting new evidence of meeting specified criteria according to respective award level (i.e., Bronze, Silver or Gold). Be sure to share the strategies, activities, interventions, or practices that are helpful and used to implement PBS successfully in your school. In addition, it is important to share any barriers faced and how the team works through challenges to implementation.
*The number and size of documents allowed to be uploaded are limited to a maximum of 2MB per document and should be carefully considered prior to submitting. The amount of time needed to successfully upload each document is dependent upon the size of each document and your computer system. Supporting documentation may include, but are not limited to:
- Documents developed as part of a school’s product book
- PowerPoint presentations
- Photographs
- Highlights from District Action Plans
- Media coverage
- Grant award letters
- Documentation of family/community activities
- Tier evaluation activities conducted beyond FLPBS:RtIB Project requirements
- PBS school-based and/or Coaches’ meeting minutes
- PBS school-based action plans and implementation plans
- Announcements
- Reports
- School Improvement Plans
- Dissemination of PBS information (how, to whom, when, why, etc.)
- Documentation of fundraising events and outcomes
- Data-based decision making indicating changes made to implementation (specifically what was altered, when, by whom and what was the outcome based upon data). For example, if data are submitted, please provide an explanation/analysis as to how the team plans to address the results
- Collaboration efforts with school-based personnel, other schools, district & state
The deadline for PBS Model School Application and supporting documentation has been extended to July 15, 2009. If you experience difficulty in completing the online application, please contact Bob Lutz: blutz@fmhi.usf.edu. As a reminder, any submitted documentation is subject to posting on FLPBS:RtIB Project website.
Online PBS Model School entries will be reviewed and processed with award notifications targeted for early Fall 2009. If you have any questions, please contact your PBS Coach, PBS/RtI:B District Coordinator or FLPBS:RtIB Project Consultant.
Florida Schools Apply Online Here for PBS Model School: 2008-2009 application for PBS Model Schools. Prepare all of your information to be typed into the application and documents to be uploaded in advance. The application MUST be completed during one session!
On-site Walkthrough (Word Doc)
THE 91 PBS MODELSCHOOLS FOR 2007-2008 ARE THE FOLLOWING
(in alphabetical order by County):
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