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Intervention Based Discipline

A Decade of Progress in the Escambia County School District

7,225 3,477 3,140 3,279 2,790 2,857 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 SY 08‐09 SY 13‐14 SY 14‐15 SY 15‐16 SY 16‐17 SY 17‐18 # of students receiving OSS School Year

Out of School Suspension Trend Data

2008‐2009: 41,000 enrolled students

• 7,225 students suspended (17.6%)
• 33,775 students NOT suspended (82%)

2017‐2018: 41,000 enrolled students

• 2,857 students suspended (7%)
• 38,143 students NOT suspended (93%)

60% reduction since 2008‐2009

Out of School Suspension

Action plan for changing the discipline culture of a school Developed by each school discipline team Provides school‐wide expectations for all stakeholders Identifies problem locations within the school Requires each school discipline team to make data‐driven discipline decisions

School‐Wide Behavior Management Plans

Since 2008 – each school has submitted an annual plan Plans are available for public viewing on the superintendent’s web page ECSD only Florida district requiring each school to complete an annual school‐wide behavior management plan

School‐Wide Behavior Management Plans

Evidence‐based strategies and systems to

• establish positive school cultures
• decrease problem behavior
• increase academic performance
• increase safety

Data monitored by FLPBIS project (U. of South Florida) and the National PBIS project (U. of Oregon) Recognizes high performing schools across state/nation

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

ECSD PBIS MODEL SCHOOLS

(source: USF PBIS project)

SY Bronze Silver Gold # of Model Schools Total # PBIS Schools 09‐10 2 2 4 10‐11 2 2 4 6 11‐12 2 1 1 4 9 12‐13 2 1 2 5 14 13‐14 1 1 3 5 20 14‐15 1 2 3 24 15‐16 4 5 9 24 16‐17 3 5 9 17 24 17‐18 2 6 13 21 24

All 25 PBIS schools use the RtI‐B database to

• Record minor classroom referrals/actions
• Monitor minor and major referrals
• Monitor incident location and time
• Make data‐driven decisions

Response to Intervention – Behavior (RtI‐B)

Started implementation in 2015‐2016 school year Flippen Group program designed specifically to

• Encourage leaders to build rapport and respect among faculty/staff
• Increase the leader’s ability to communicate effectively

Improved relationships between administration and staff transfer to improved relationships between teachers, students, and parents All school level administrators have been trained

Leadership Blueprint

(Flippen Group)

Integrated solution that helps build relationships between staff and students When students and teachers are connected, there is a significant positive transformational effect on the five key indicators of school performance

• 1. Decreased discipline referrals
• 2. Increased student achievement
• 3. Increased attendance rates
• 4. Increased graduation rates
• 5. Increased teacher satisfaction

Capturing Kids Hearts

(Flippen Group)

Since 2013 – twenty‐four total school faculties have completed the Capturing Kids Heart (CKH)Training On April 9, 2019 Pine Forest High School was designated a CKH Showcase School Pine Forest High School will be recognized as a CKH Showcase School at the June, 2019 school board meeting The only high school in Florida to receive this distinction

Capturing Kids Hearts

Helps develop a better understanding of what it may be like to live in poverty

• Simulation, not a game
• Sensitizes participants to realities facing people in poverty
• 15 schools/departments have completed the simulation
• 627 employees have completed the simulation

Poverty Simulation Experience

Outlines the framework for Responsibility Centered Discipline (RCD) to implement with students who exhibit challenging classroom behaviors Goal of RCD is to shift the mindset of school discipline from making a student behave to empowering the student to take

• wnership of his/her behavior

Workman Middle School will pilot Responsibility Centered Discipline in 2019‐20

Roadmap to Responsibility

(Larry Thompson)

All middle and high school deans participated in a Roadmap to Responsibility book study SEDNET sponsored one day in‐service for secondary schools: assistant principal, dean, behavior coach and teacher 80 staff members participated

Roadmap to Responsibility

Trauma Informed Care

• Focuses on educational impact of trauma/toxic stress on

learning/behavior

• Equips participants with information and strategies on how to

engage and approach students with a history of trauma Fostering Resilient Learners

• Trauma Sensitive Classroom training focuses on creating a trauma

sensitive environment that engages the learner, builds caring relationships with students and teachers, promotes self‐ regulation, and supports the academic success of all students

Trauma Informed Care

Since the 2016‐ 2017 school year

• 507 staff trained in Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
• 75% of schools have had TIC training

Summer 2018

• Fostering Resilient Learners – Creating Trauma Sensitive Classrooms
• 111 staff members trained

Book Study: The Kid’s Guide to Staying Awesome and in Control

• Teacher strategies to help children regulate emotions and senses
• 32 teachers at 14 schools

Trauma Informed Care

Competency‐based crisis prevention training

• Focuses on verbal de‐escalation
• Has the foundational principles of trauma informed care
• Is used in crisis response with every school required to have a trained

crisis team

Since 2016: 2,013 staff members trained or recertified

Safety‐Care

Eight hour course

• build mental health literacy
• identify, understand, respond to signs of mental illness
• increase capacity to help someone in crisis

Mental Health First Aid

• 2017 ‐2018

90 first aiders trained

• 2018‐2019

187 first aiders trained

• Summer 2019

240 first aiders will be trained All deans, behavior coaches and counselors have been trained

Mental Health First Aid

Counseling interventions are used to intervene and prevent recurrence of inappropriate behavior Behavior counseling occurs by teachers, deans, behavior coaches, and administrators Mental health counseling provided by licensed mental health counselors Multiple layers of counseling occur depending on student needs

Mental Health Counseling

Mental Health Counseling

Common Behavior Problems

• Peer Conflict
• Non Compliance w/Authority

Counseling Interventions

• Anger Management
• Decision Making: education,

modeling, role play, practice

• Role of feelings in decision making
• Identifying trigger, stressor
• Learning coping skills
• Trauma recovery exercises

Mental Health Counseling

Common Behavior Problems

• Substance Abuse
• Impulse Control
• Classroom Disruption

Counseling Interventions

• Treating

Depression/Anxiety

• Goal Setting
• Behavior Management

Techniques

Digital social emotional learning program focusing on character development/behavior intervention

• Content for students
• Resources for parents
• Based on principles of restorative practices

Suite 360

Elementary schools

• Character development
• Behavior intervention

Middle and high schools

• Character development
• In school suspension
• In lieu of removal

Suite 360

District‐Wide Interventions

• Parental Contact
• Teacher/Student Conference
• Parent/Teacher Conference
• Counseling/Anger Mgmt.
• Seating Change
• Morning Detention
• After School Detention
• Lunch Detention
• Saturday Work Detail
• In‐School Suspension (by

period and day)

• In Lieu of Removal
• PBIS Rewards
• Behavior Contracts
• Restitution
• Suite 360
• RtI‐B Tier Interventions
• Peer Mediation
• Mentoring
• Social Worker Referral
• Apology Letter

Elementary School Interventions

• Reflection Centers
• Flexible Seating
• Fidgets
• Blurt Out Charts
• Cool Down/Peace Zones
• 5 Point Scale Chart of Anger
• If‐Then Charts
• Social Skills Groups
• Student Expectation Conf.
• Right On Target Tickets
• Restorative Practices
• Exercise Break
• Journaling
• De‐escalation Techniques
• Thinking Chair
• Mindful Minute
• Buddy Teacher Time‐Out
• Peer Mediation
• Bus of the Month
• Silent Lunch

Middle School Interventions

• Choices Mat
• Cool Down‐Hot pass
• Girl’s Circle
• In Person Apologies
• Restorative Chats
• Targeted Counseling
• Young Mentors
• Teacher Buddy Time‐out
• Dean’s Shadowing
• ILR Exit Reflection Project
• Discuss Later Cards
• In Class Reflection Area
• Silent Lunch
• Salvaging Sisterhood
• Principal Check‐Ins
• Positive Behavior Card
• Dean’s Classroom
• Suspension As Last Resort
• Tiger Tracker
• SRO Check‐In/Check‐Out
• Resiliency Increasing Skills and

Education (RISE) Counseling

High School Interventions

• Collaborative Problem

Solving Team

• Anger Management
• Military Counseling
• CDAC Counseling
• Re‐Focus Ticket
• Dress Code Tickets
• Cell Phone Tickets
• Student Time‐Out Form
• Entrance/Exit Slips From In‐

School Suspension & In lieu of Removal

• Principal Check‐Ins
• Reflection Assignments
• Girl’s Group
• Peer Mentors

Continue to integrate FOCUS with the RtI‐B database to create a single source for behavior data Continue to identify and promote quality professional development on classroom behavior Continue to provide accurate behavioral data to design school‐wide behavior management plans Continue to implement interventions and restorative practices to change student and staff behaviors

Next Steps

Continue to build positive relationships with all educational stakeholders Develop a plan for monitoring progress of students returning to traditional schools from alternative schools Promote the successes of the district’s discipline interventions

Next Steps