PBIS Implementation Steps: Year 2 (2019-20)

Kicking off PBIS: Year 2

As we began the 2019-20 school year, we prepared a R.I.S.E. expectation presentation to remind old students and instruct new students.

RISE Refresher

Preventative Lessons

Though we already experienced one infraction of plagiarism this year, we wanted to take more preventative measures and share a lesson on academic honesty. By teaching students the importance of academic honesty early in the school year, we expect fewer infractions for the future.

Academic Honesty

Changes for the 2019-20 School Year:

We are excited that the groundwork we began on PBIS and restorative justice within the middle school last year has affected the rest of the school. Both, the First Program and High School have made the decision to utilize our approach to student behavior and implement RISE!
We felt like the Big Five Data app was not sufficient in meeting the needs to track student behavior. So, we are using a Google Form for teachers to fill out minor/major behavior infractions.

Managing Behaviors

One goal the PBIS team has for this year is to develop a "Managing Behaviors" folder where we are storing the procedure and restorative steps to deal with infractions. When an issue arises, we can go directly to the folder and use the similar steps from a similar infraction.

Hierarchy and Power Struggles

Experiencing More Frequent Behavior Issues

With the change of the school schedule (moved morning House, changed to 70 minute classes, adjustment for Lab, and added recess), we have also been tracking more behavior issues than previously. As each behavior issue has been reported, we work to teach students the right way to follow expectations. Students are taken out of Recess or their Co-Curricular activity time to restore the harm.

Below are some examples of behaviors students have committed and how we dealt with the situation:

Plagiarism
- Explain how copying your friend's work is harmful to your education.
- Write a 2 paragraph reflection about plagiarism.
- Complete an alternative assignment that covers the same material.
Inappropriate use of Chromebook
- Chromebook is confiscated for 1 week.
- Depending on the situation, student will write a letter to a parent or teacher explaining the situation.
Not using the Common Language
- Restorative Circle committing to making changes to use the common language.
Power Struggle
- Teaching session about respect.
- Positively interacting with the other student.

Behavior Flip

In January 2020, CDS adopted the Behavior Flip app to track student behavior. This app has been incredibly useful for tracking minor behaviors such as tardies or speaking the common language. We also are able to keep track of major behavior infractions and keep a record of student issues. The data has been easy to read and identify students who need support and behavior interventions.

PBIS During E-Learning

With COVID-19 hitting Korea in late February, CDS shut down the school on February 24th and transitioned to E-Learning. Because students were not physically present behavior problems naturally lessened. However, we created RISE expectations specifically for E-Learning. We stayed in touch with parents for students who were of concern. The main behavior issues that we dealt with were lack of engagement (student not completing work) and playing games during school hours. In several cases, we brought students into the school to conference with them and provide the support that they needed.

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