Case Study

“You are the new principal of ABC Elementary School. You

have the best idea that will increase student achievement,
minimize disruptive behaviors, involve parents, and improve
attendance. Your staff is split – half are open-minded, high
achieving, student first go-getters and your other half are
fixed-mindset, averse to change, and generally negative
veteran staff. What will your strategy be to implement your
idea?”
 How to implement PBIS in a school where staff is split –
half are open-minded, high achieving, student first go-
getters and your other half are fixed-mindset, averse to
change, and generally negative.
 Implementation steps-
 - Survey
 - Form a committee
 - Professional Development
 - Progress Monitoring
 - Communicate
 - Celebrate
 Survey
 Surveying the staff will allow you to see who has experience and
knowledge on the subject and what type of professional development
would best fit the needs of the staff.
 - create the survey
 - administer during staff meeting
 - as an introduction to the survey, I will have a snow ball activity.
 Form the Committee
 Forming a committee of staff members that volunteer to serve the
school gives the staff members ownership and keep them involved.
 - the committee should be volunteers
 - the committee should include a parent volunteer
 - the committee will have the responsibility of introducing the initiative
 - it will consist on a chair and co chair to lead
 - the committee will set goals for the school
 Professional Development

 Professional development is an important part of the implementation

as it gives the teachers that have little experience with PBIS the
knowledge base to go forward and the experienced teachers the
updated information they need to help grow the program.
 - PD needs to be up to date
 - PD should support teachers
 Progress Monitoring

 The implementation of PBIS needs to monitored. This monitoring

shows us the successes, progressions and complications.
 - Progress Monitoring will show growth
 - Progress Monitoring will give us data to see if goals have been reached
 - The growth and success will show staff the effectiveness of the program
 This will answer the question why we need to do this
 Communicate
 Communication needs to be consistent and honest. Open two way
communication, between the leadership and staff is imperative to the
implementation of the program so all that are vested will know the
progress.
 - staff will receive regular updates
 - parents will receive regular updates
 - communication must be open and honest
 Celebrate
 Successes of the program are an important part of the growth. These
successes will help those that are unsure of the effectiveness of the
program see that it can and will work for them.
 - share successes
 - display progress
 - celebrate growth