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Quincy Public Schools Student Support Services Program Improvement Plan

Presented by, Maura Papile, Sr. Director of Student Support Services Caitlin Plaskasovitis, Middle School Health Educator Don Sautter, DARE Officer

Student Support Services

 Guidance Counselors at all levels  School Psychologists at all levels  Health Educators and Health Interventionists  Physical Education Educators  Homeless Coordinator  Supervisors of Attendance

What is School-wide Positive Behavior Support?

The application of evidence-based strategies and systems to assist schools

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

PBIS Big Ideas

 Positive Behavior Support is a process for

teaching children appropriate behavior and providing the supports necessary to sustain that behavior.

 PBIS is not a curriculum - it is a framework

for systems to identify needs, develop strategies, and evaluate practice toward success

Why a School-wide Approach?

It reduces challenging student behavior through a proactive, positive, and consistent manner across all school settings and Improves academic achievement and social competence

Academic Systems Behavioral Systems

1-5% 1-5% 5-10% 5-10% 80-90% 80-90% Intensive, Individual Interventions

• Individual Students
• Assessment-based
• High Intensity

Intensive, Individual Interventions

• Individual Students
• Assessment-based
• Intense, durable procedures

Targeted Group Interventions

• Some students (at-risk)
• High efficiency
• Rapid response

Targeted Group Interventions

• Some students (at-risk)
• High efficiency
• Rapid response

Universal Interventions

• All students
• Preventive, proactive

Universal Interventions

• All settings, all students
• Preventive, proactive

Designing School-Wide Systems for Student Success

2017-2018 Goals for guidance counselors health educators and school psychologists

 PBIS Site Based Support  Substance Use Prevention  Diversity Competency Initiative  Career and College Readiness  Re-designed SAT

, ACT

 Professional development with Bay State Community

Services for the guidance counselors, health educators, school psychologists and health interventionists

 January 23, 2018 professional development with the large

group and site consultation for each site team

 Ongoing group work with the health interventionists: co-

leading groups

Register for SADD Chapter and get planning!!

Students against destructive decisions- S.A.D.D.

Students for healthy decisions Empowering middle school students The power of prevention The power of peers Getting inspired Supporting student led initiatives EMPOWER. ENGAGE.

• MOBILIZE. CHANGE.

Seat Belt Safety Presentation by 8th Graders

DARE Program

 Building positive relationships between police officers, students, and families  Teaching students decision making for safe and healthy living, Keepin’ it Real-

5th and 7th grade programs (life skills)

 DARE +, enhancing marijuana lessons using information from a recent online

marijuana prevention training session

 DARE and middle school vertical teaming  Working with QPS and QPS families through school wide initiatives (health

fairs), healthy choices family night in April, parent programs, and DARE Summer Program

Quincy Police DARE Summer Program

Quincy Police DARE Summer Program

Substance Use Prevention Curriculum

Healthy decision making (Life Skills Training) The adolescent brain and the impact of alcohol The adolescent brain and the impact of marijuana How brain function is affected by substance use Substance use and addiction

The PBIS Framework and Diversity and Respect

:

 To equip our students and staff with the tools needed to thrive in a

diverse world

 To communicate more effectively across differences  To create a non-judgmental atmosphere which allows for challenges

and accountability without accusation and blame.

 To analyze complex issues regarding race, class, gender and other

differences at the personal, interpersonal, institutional and cultural levels.

 To create strategies for inclusion that allow for engagement of all

students, so they can perform to their full potential.

Mentoring & Diversity & Respect

Specialized Student Leader Training in January 2017

with VISIONS Inc. Kindness Challenges Mix It Up Lunch Field Day

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mayor Koch’s Office, CeASAR program at Children’s Hospital &Quincy Public Schools

South Shore FACTS Substance Use Prevention Conference

2017-2018 Goals for high school guidance counselors and school psychologists

 Drop-out prevention  Ensuring Student Success  Career and College Readiness  Connecting Students to Future Plans  Addressing Barriers to Success

2017-2018 Goals for Physical Education Teams

• Wellness Initiatives
• Family Engagement
• Community Engagement

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We are on our way!

 Goal setting for each program within Student Support (September 5)  Online Marijuana Prevention for the health interventionists, health

educators, DARE Officers and high school nurses. (September 19 & 22)

 BOKS launch (September 19)  Executive functioning professional development to support academic

success through Landmark (September 15)

 Science based substance use prevention curriculum planning

(September 25)

 VISIONS Inc. professional development for guidance counselors, school

psychologists, and health educators. (September 26)

 Freshmen Orientation 

Freshmen/Mentor Meeting

 Senior College Essay Writing Workshops  Back to School Night (September 28)

 College Information Night for Seniors and Families (September 28)

Rural Masonic Lodge $20,000.00 supporting

the VISIONS Inc., PBIS and Wellness

The Thompson Family $28,000.00

supporting Substance Use Prevention

Blue Cross Blue Shield $6,000.00 supporting

CeASAR Science Based Curriculum

The Mayor’s Wellness Fund $10,000.00

supporting Bay State Community Services and Substance Use Prevention Week

Questions and Thank you!