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Subject: Re: [MK8] PBIS

From: Brenda Kehl

Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:23:59 -0500

Our school is in the training process at this moment. Your school will have
a team that meets monthly and also attends bimonthly training sessions put
on by our RPDC. Matter of fact, just had one of those today. You create
school matrixes, teach lessons to the students, make videos of the
expectations, find reward systems for positive behaviors, and the ENTIRE
school is supposed to be on board--janitors, secretaries, cooks in addtion
to the teachers. It is a big process and can be overwhelming but in the
end--ALL in the school will be using the SAME language and having the same
expectations which I am a true believer. I was one that was vocal about
having too many systems to deal with and not remembering who did what. That
is why I am a member of this team. I am hoping it will prove itself as we
begin implementation next year. You have to have a year of planning first
to be considered fully implemented (at least here you do).

Brenda in MO

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Stephanie Menefee wrote:

> I have looked at some of the past threads on this subject and am curious
> what those of you who asked a few years ago (Beth Jahn, etc.) think about
> the system. Our school district is rolling this out and my school has been
> asked to be in the first cohort. We had a 30 minute presentation this
> morning on PBIS, with much more to come, I'm sure. Our conversation is
> just getting started at our school. What do you like about it? What don't
> you like about it? What about your classroom teachers? What does the
> parent/home piece look like? One of our biggest issues in our building is
> that our 4th and 5th graders won't listen to the other teachers (i.e.
> teachers of younger grades). I totally realize that this won't solve all
> of the behavior issues - there are some kids I already know won't respond
> as intended to this system - but it should cut down on the school-wide
> issues in general.
>
> You are welcome to respond either to the list or to me privately. My
> e-mail address is below my name.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Stephanie in Tacoma
> smenefe@yahoo.com
>