Action Plan #4

If you are not aware, March 13 was a historic moment at the Wenatchee School Board meeting. Superintendent Brian Flones presented a recommended action plan in favor of alternatives to Make Your Day:

"In order to address both the concerns from our stakeholders and the need to continually improve and align our student behavior support model with current research and best practices I am recommending the following action:

1. Form a committee of administrators, staff, and parents to review current research and best practices (i.e. PBIS framework) that will be used to improve our current Make Your Day model and for any new model.

2. Allow schools to modify or adjust components of Make Your Day to meet the criteria of the framework and guidelines.

3. Allow schools to use a different student behavior support model that is endorsed by the United States Department of Education as a research based best practice.

The timeframe for the committee work will be over the next three months with a recommendation made to the school board by June 12, 2012. Schools will be allowed to continue with Make Your Day or pursue a new model beginning in the 2012-13 school year."

Excerpt from March 13, 2012 Letter to the (WSD) Board of Directors from Brian Flones, Superintendent (WSD)

I met with Superintendent Flones on March 29 and am concerned about the negative feedback he is receiving from his teachers and administrators. Of course, this was expected as change is difficult and creates fear in any organization. However, I would like to counter this with some "positive behavior support".

If you would, please consider writing to Brian Flones with copies to each school board member. This letter would be a thank you note regarding his action of forming a committee to look at research, evidence, and best practices and his support of PBIS as a model for Wenatchee Schools.

Read Brian's school board letter and the hand-out from the March 12th information night to assist you in letter writing. A letter is preferred over email and copies for board members can be sent to the district office. My goal is to have a massive amount of positive feedback to Brian (and the school board) before our first committee meeting on April 16.

Thank you so much for everything you have done over the past years to pave the way for a healthy change today.

Jennifer Talbot
4/1/12

WENATCHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Superintendent Brian Flones

School Board Members

Gary Callison

Jesus Hernandez

Kevin Gilbert

Dr. Walter Newman

Laura Jaecks

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Wenatchee School District P.O. Box 1767 Wenatchee, WA  98801	235 Sunset Avenue (behind Orchard Middle School)