Complete the online course: Clarifying Expected Behavior
OR
Read pages 97-103 of the Tier 1 Workbook to learn about behavior matrices
Read pages 104-123 of the Tier 1 Workbook to learn how to develop school-wide expectations
Complete page 112 of the Tier 1 Workbook to design a process to engage staff in the development process of schoolwide expectations
Review Behavior Matrices from other schools as examples
Design Professional Development to train staff on the Behavior Matrix
Use the blank Behavior Matrix to design a Bahavior Matrix
Complete pages 8-13 of the NE PBIS Tier 1 Training Workbook
Use the School-wide Expectations Teaching Matrix to develop school-wide expectations
Read Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports: Primary Systems and Practices for a foundation knowledge of school-wide expectations
Review a powerpoint for training on Feature 1.3
Complete the page 20-23 of the PBIS Tier 1 Team Training TFI Workbook
Read how to create staff buy-in for PBIS
Read how to create staff buy-in for PBIS at the high school level
1. Create a Behavior Matrix with five or fewer behavioral expectations that are postively stated and are identified for specific settings
2. Post Behavior Matrix (or sections of) in the identified specific settings
3. Train staff on the finalized Behavior Matrix
The PBIS Implementation Blueprint notes that effective organizations have four defining features, three of which can be directly tied to setting school-wide behavior expectations. They are:
Common Vision/Values
A mission, purpose, or goal that is embraced by the majority of members of the organization, reflects shared needs, and serves as the basis for decision-making and action planning.
Common Language
The terminology, phrases, and concepts that describe the organization’s vision, actions, and operations so that communications are understood, informative, efficient, effective, and relevant to members of the organization.
Common Experience
A set of actions, routines, procedures, or operations that are practiced and experienced by all members of the organization and include data feedback systems or loops to assess the quality of implementation and link activities to outcomes.
School-wide expectations provide a common vision, a common language, and align practices across staff thus creating a common experiance for students. School-wide expectations are also the foundation that all other PBIS practices are built from. Therefore, it is essentail that schools take the necessary time to develop school-wide expectations that are supported by staff. Once these expectations are established, posting them throughout the buildng is the first step towards teaching expectations to students and is one of the first visible signs PBIS is being implemented within a building.