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Instructional Support
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| DATE: | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Recognition of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Model Schools (Instructional Support Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| Positive Behavior Support (PBS) has been initiated in 42 Hillsborough County Public Schools and 1 Charter School (Clairmel, Clark, Colson, Crestwood, Dover, Frost, Graham, Heritage, Hunter’s Green, Just, Kenly, Kimbell, Lewis, Lockhart, Mango, Miles, Pizzo, Potter, Pride, Robinson, Schmidt, Shaw, Shore, Sulphur Springs, Thonotosassa, Turner, B.T. Washington, West Shore, Witter, and Yates Elementary Schools; Greco, Marshall, Memorial, Pierce, Progress Village, and Young Middle Schools; Alonso and Middleton High Schools; Carver and Simmons Exceptional Centers; Brandon and North Tampa Alternative Schools; and Woodmont Charter School). PBS is a collaborative, educational, proactive, and functional process to develop effective interventions for problem behavior. PBS is not a packaged program with a set script; rather, it is a process individualized to meet the specific needs of each school. PBS relies on accurate and reliable discipline referral data to understand the behaviors occurring across campus. An analysis of the data allows a school team to identify the problem areas, brainstorm interventions such as where and what to teach, reward students exhibiting expected behavior, and communicate findings to the staff, students, and families. The PBS process is a team-based approach that relies on a strong collaboration between families and professionals from a variety of disciplines.
Florida's PBS Multi-Tiered Support System recognizes model schools at the gold, silver, and bronze levels. As a gold level PBS model school, Hugo Schmidt Elementary School demonstrates the highest level of implementation fidelity and provides evidence of visibility of strategies across all tiers of PBS (universal, supplemental, and intensive). As a bronze level PBS model school, Brandon Alternative School has a comprehensive system of support that is implemented with fidelity at the universal level utilizing data with a problem-solving framework in order to improve the outcomes of students. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Demonstrate "best practices" in all aspects of safety including students, employees, visitors, facilities, transportation, and health | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Exceptional Student Education, Success 4 Kids and Families and the Florida PBS Project provide funding support. Each PBS model school receives $1000 to assist with materials they utilize in implementing PBS (e.g., rewards, posters, printing costs). MTSS-RtI services and supports PBS schools as one of the department initiatives. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| NA | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Nakeba Finlayson, Supervisor, MTSS-RtI | |
| Holly Saia | George Gaffney | |
| Director, Instructional Support Division (813) 273-7136 |
Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Support (813) 273-7033 |
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| C 33 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140520_633 (Board Recognition Meeting) * Section C Item# 33 | ||