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2007-2008 State Recognition Program Awards

The Missouri state recognition awards will be presented at the June, 2008 Summer Institute. Each level of the awards is detailed in the criteria grid and descriptors, as well as the Application document below.

Schools that are interested in applying for an award should first contact their regional consultant and/or school district facilitators. The consultants and facilitators can provide more complete information about the process and what is required of schools.

The purpose of this award is to identify and recognize Missouri schools for successful implementation of Schoolwide Systems of Positive Behavior Support. Criteria are based on effective implementation of key features outlined by the OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. Successful applicants will demonstrate adequate to superior performance in the following areas (please see rest of application for further details regarding each of these):

1. Use of data to direct instruction, problem solving and intervention efforts
2. Creative and engaging recognition systems
3. Consistent implementation of SW-PBS throughout the school environment
4. Systemic orientation of new students, parents and staff throughout the year
5. Active instruction/monitoring of social and behavioral skills throughout the school year

Instructions:

• All three sections must be completed and submitted by mail or electronically to your regional SW-PBS consultant no later than April 15, 2008.
• A SET must be completed at your school no later than April 15, 2008.
• Data files from the 06-07 (if available) and the first semester of 07-08 (required) school years forwarded to your regional SW-PBS consultant by April 15, 2008.
• Notification of the award will be made by May 15, 2008.

AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST AGREE TO SERVE AS DEMONSTRATION SITES FOR SW-PBS. Demonstration sites may be called on to share their success in the following ways: (1) allow representatives from schools or districts to visit your building and PBS Leadership Team meetings, (2) share materials related to implementation, and (3) provide data and other aspects of implementation process for publication purposes.

Missouri SW-PBS School Recognition Program Application (2007-2008)

To be considered for the Missouri SW-PBS School Recognition Program, this application and supporting documents must be submitted in accordance with the established timelines and must meet all criteria.

You may fill out sections 1 & 2 online and print them out.

1. Processes in Place

Please check the boxes below if applicable in your building:

2. Identifying Information

3. Narrative

Please submit a narrative of no more than 1000 words addressing the systems, data, practices, and unique features of your SW-PBS process. Please use the following questions to guide elements of your narrative.

1. Systems:
   1. What makes your team work well? Please discuss in detail (e.g. what is your administrator's role on the team, how is the staff represented, etc.?).
   2. What do you see as the overall strengths of your team?
   3. How is SW-PBS incorporated into the overall systems within your school?
2. Data:
   1. How does the team use data to identify status, need for change, and effects of interventions/strategies?
   2. How is the data shared with all staff?
   3. Provide evidence of the following for the 07-08 year, and the 06-07 year if available (does not count toward 1000 word maximum narrative — attach applicable documentation):
      1. SET results
      2. EBS survey results
      3. PBS leadership team quarterly reports
      4. Office discipline referrals (ODR), ISS, OSS, and expulsion data
      5. Attendance rates
      6. MAP/AYP results
      7. Number of students referred for special education initial evaluations, and number of those students found eligible
3. Practices:
   1. What are some of the practices your school has adopted that have had positive impacts on students and how does your school measure effectiveness of your implementation?
   2. How do you teach the universals to students and staff and support their use?
   3. How do you teach social/behavioral skills consistently?
4. Unique Features:
   1. Please describe any unique features or obstacles/hurdles related to implementation of SW-PBS in your school, and how you addressed these.
   2. Include information, if applicable, regarding how you share information about SW-PBS with families and the community.
   3. How was data reviewed to determine readiness for secondary or tertiary interventions? How was data used to guide in the development of secondary or tertiary interventions?