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Contact Information

To receive more information on Positive Behavior Supprt, please contact:

Sherry Rogowski
PBS Coordinator/Coach
Psychological Services
(336) 370-8170
(336) 370-8172 fax
rogowss@gcsnc.com

Beth Woody
PBS Coordinator/Coach
Psychological Services
(336) 370-8170
(336) 370-8172 fax
woodye@gcsnc.com

Becoming a PBS School

Criteria/Timeline for Schools Interested in PBS

Projected Date

Application and Selection Activities

3-4-09

Principals and at least two staff members attend Orientation meeting to learn more about PBS. Please contact Beth Woody woodye@gcsnc.com or Sherry Rogowski rogowss@gcsnc.com if you plan on attending

Between 3/4 and 4/3/09

Interested principals (and staff) present PBS to remaining school staff; Staff votes; if 80% or greater votes Yes, school submits PBS application.

By 4/10/09

Schools submit application to Beth Woody at woodye@gcsnc.com.

B y 5/1/09

Interviews conducted with principals of schools who meet 80% criteria.

By 5/8/09

Applications and interviews are reviewed; final decisions made; schools notified.

By 5/15/09

Participating schools select final PBS team members.

6/15-6/19/09

PBS Team training -- Cohort E.

Information gathered at Principal interviews:

School’s mission statement

Goals of SIP

Other initiatives and/or training to which the school is committed

Commitment from principal regarding time and costs

Commitment from principal regarding holding staff accountable for implementation of PBS

Time and Participation Commitments:

Principal must participate in trainings (5 days of training 6/15-6/19/09), 2-3 days of training in 09-10;1-2 days of training in 2010-11); Targeted (2nd tier) training (3-4 days projected)

Principal must commit to sending at least 5 PBS team members to Team training (5 days of training 6/15-6/19/09), 2-3 days of training in 09-10;1-2 days of training in 2010-11; Targeted (2nd tier) training (3-4 days projected)

Principals must participate and set aside time for PBS Team meetings (typically biweekly meetings 1st year; monthly meetings after that); team may need to meet over summer or on workdays

Principal must set aside time for team to present PBS to staff (~ 3 hour presentation for initial staff orientation, typically 10-15 minutes at monthly staff meetings for updates, 1 hour presentation on Supervision, 30-45 minute presentation prior to implementation of new policies or procedures)

Principal must set aside time for staff to teach policies and procedures to students (1st two weeks of school approximately 15-20 minutes per day; 10-15 minutes per procedure after that)

Principal must commit to using SWIS data management system & SWIS office referral form for data collection

Principal must commit to sending at least one team member and the data entry office person to SWIS training (approximately 3 hours)

Principal must commit to collection of data (SWIS, GTIC, Self Assessment Survey, SET, observations, etc.) and use of data by team

Principal must commit to sending selected staff to classroom management (CHAMPs) training (approx.14 hours)

Financial commitments:

$250 per year for SWIS; additional $50 per year for Targeted interventions

Subs for teachers on PBS team to attend team training (some sub coverage by GCS; amount TBD)

Sub for staff member to attend SWIS training (approximately 3 hours)

Subs for selected teachers to attend CHAMPs training

Costs of incentives and reinforcers

For more information about PBS, contact Sherry Rogowski at rogowss@gcsnc.com or Beth Woody at woodye@gcsnc.com or call 370-8170.

Updated 11-12-08