PBIS Academy Year 1 Syllabus

The syllabus below outlines the training activities and supplemental materials for Year 1 of the PBIS Academy.

Cohort 7 will follow this syllabus for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Meeting TitleTopicsAdditional ReadingsResources/ToolsActivities
Module #1 Coaches Training

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· Overview of Coaching
· SWPBIS Basics for Coaches
· Preview: 10 Getting Started Steps
· PBIS Implementation Blueprint
· Coaching within SWPBIS
· Returning to School During & After Crisis

·HS Getting Started website ​
·Context of Implementing PBIS in HS (Chapter 2)​
· PBIS Overview for Coaches Mini Module· Review Syllabus
· Preview Working Smarter Matrix
· Identify Action Planning Document
· Coaching Self-Assessment
Module #1 Team Training

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· Overview of SWPBIS (1st Part)
· Step #1: Establish Leadership Team
· Working Smarter Matrix
· Step #2: Purpose Statement
· Getting Started Website
· Leadership Team Foundations
· PBIS Overview Mini Module
· PBIS Example Video
· Action Planning Mini Module
· Leadership Meetings Worksheet
· Establish Leadership Team
· Select Action Plan Template
· Working Smarter Matrix
Module #2 Coaches Training

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· Preview: PBIS Overview (Part 2)
· PBIS Assessment Overview
· Preview: Teaching Matrix
· PBIS Assessment Mini Module· Preview Teaching Matrix
· Identifying Resources
· SWIS Readiness Checklist
Module #2 Team Training

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· Overview of SWPBIS (Part 2)
· Step #3 Behavioral Expectations & Teaching Matrix
· Validate, Affirm, Building, Bridging (VABB; pp. 47-49)· Personal/Home Matrix (p. 44)
· VABB Video
· Develop Behavioral Expectations
· Teaching Matrix
· Home Matrix
· Action Plan Item: Obtaining Stakeholder Input
Module #3 Coaches Training

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· Preview: Teaching Schoolwide Expectations
· PBIS Assessment (Part 2):
- Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI)
- Cultural Responsiveness Companion
- Team Implementation Checklist (TIC)
· Teaching SEL Competencies within a PBIS Framework· Modified CR TFI Walkthrough Tool· Preview Lesson Plan Outline & Examples
· Review Assessment Tools:
- Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI)
- Cultural Responsiveness Tool
- Team Implementation Checklist (TIC)
Module #3 Team Training

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· Overview of SWPBIS (Part 3)
· Step #4: Teaching Schoolwide Expectations
· Teaching SEL Competencies within a PBIS Framework· PBIS Overview Mini Module
· Teaching Schoolwide Expectations Mini Module
· Social Skill Lesson Plan Template & Examples
· NEPBIS Example Repository
· Staff Feedback Plan
· Plan Overview Presentation
· School-wide Lesson Plans
· Complete TIC
Module #4 Coaches Training

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· Sharing Data with Staff
· Preview: Correcting Problem Behavior
· TFI Planning
· Be a Data Hero
· Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI)
· Referral Form Infographic
· Conducting the TFI and Walkthrough Remotely
· Schedule the TFI with Trainer
· Collect materials for team training (e.g., Code of Conduct)
· Review Cultural Responsiveness Field Guide
Module #4 Team Training

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· Step #7: Continuum for Correcting Problem Behaviors· Responding to Minor Behaviors Example Sheet (MO PBIS)
· Putting a Definition Back in Defiance
· Ditch the Clip
· Continuum of Responses to Inappropriate Behaviors
· Major Minor Mini Module
· Behavior Definitions (Major vs. Minor)
· Discipline Responses (Discipline Ladder)
· Office Referral Form
Module #5 Coaches Training

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· Review: TIC
· Preview: Step #5 - Teaching Class-wide Expectations
· Preview: Step #6 - Acknowledgement Systems
· Supporting & Responding to Student Behavior· Review TIC & Action Plan
Module #5 Team Training

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· Review: TIC
· Step #5: Teaching Class-wide Expectations
· Step #6: Acknowledgement Systems
· Behavior-Specific Praise in the Classroom
· Acknowledgement Tip Sheet
· Supporting & Responding to Student Behavior
· Acknowledgement Mini Module· Draft Class-wide Expectations Matrix
· Draft Acknowledgement System for Students & Staff
Module #6 Coaches Training

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· Review: Glows & Grows
· Preview: Data-based decision making: Monitoring & Evaluating PBIS practices
· Tiered Fidelity Inventory· Prepare to lead data-based decision making activities with team
· Schedule TFI with trainer (April - June)
Module #6 Team Training

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· Review continuum for correcting problem behaviors
· Step #8: Data-Based Decision Making
· 5 Questions every team should ask about school-wide behavior·  Data based decision making mini module·  Complete Outcomes Evaluation Template
· Schedule TFI with Trainer
Module #7 Coaches Training

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Review: Data-based Decision Making: Monitoring & Evaluating PBIS Practices
Preview: Overview of Assessment Tools
· Descriptions & copies of assessments on PBIS Assessment
· Integrated TFI Companion Guide
· Prepare to complete the TIC with your team
· Prepare to facilitate team planning time
Module #7 Team Training

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· Overview of Assessment Tools: SAS, School Climate Survey, TFI
· Team Planning Time
· Tidy Up The TFI
· 3 Ways to Ensure School is a Place Everyone Wants to Be
· Integrated TFI Companion Guide
· Cultural Responsiveness Field Guide and TFI Companion Tool
· Descriptions and Hard copies of Assessments on PBIS Assessment
· Complete TIC
· Schedule TFI (April - June)
Module #8 Coaches Training

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· Review of Overview of Assessment Tools
· Glows & Grows
· Preview: Family Engagement
· Preview: Planning for the beginning of the School Year
· PBIS & Family Engagement
· Aligning & Integrating Family Engagement in PBIS Monograph
· Family-School Practices Survey
· PBIS Rollout Checklist
· Preview Family-School Practices Survey
· Preview PBIS Rollout Checklist
Module #8 Team Training

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· Family Engagement
· Planning for the Beginning of the Year
· PBIS & Family Engagement
· Aligning & Integrating Family Engagement in PBIS Monograph
· Family-School Practices Survey
· PBIS Rollout Checklist
· Complete Family-School Practices Survey
· Planning for Next Year / Rollout
Module #9 Coaches Training


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· Review Family Engagement
· Glows and Grows
· Preview Staff PD
· Preparing for Next Year
· PBIS Rollout Checklist
· Coaches Year at a Glance Document
· Review TFI & Action Planning
· Lead team in planning initial implementation / rollout
Module #9 Team Training

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· Review: Family Engagement
· Step #9: Systems to Support Staff (Review)
· PBIS Rollout Checklist· Systems to Support Staff Discussion
· Revise Action Plan
· Plan for Next School Year