Once upon a time, I was working with a high school team that was implementing school-wide positive behavior support (PBS). One of the team members was in tears as they reviewed their action plan. When I asked the group what was wrong, they shared that their administrator was not supportive of the PBS approach.
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Problem-solving around secondary school PBIS implementation
Sometimes schools just need a little push to help them maintain their schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) efforts. I often get to meet with high schools that have great support. They receive excellent training and coaching from outside of their school. These schools are just struggling to find a few additional supports to meet their […]
Starting the year off right
Do you ever feel like you’re just moving from one meeting to another? Do you ever wish that you could plan in advance for key events. For these reasons, we all need a 10,000 foot view of our year. Life happens, but it tends to favor minds that are prepared. For schools implement a multi-tiered […]
Penguins and buy in
I remember working with a high school leadership team once. They had attempted to implement an initiative in their school. Unfortunately, they were in tears due to the frustration of working without administrative support. My response to the team was to stop working on the initiative alone, start focusing on buy-in, or wait for a […]