I hope you will take a moment to offer your gratitude and
support to the teachers and administrators working toward achieving full
implementation of PBIS and providing a positive learning environment for our
children. Three more Wenatchee schools are
participating in PBIS implementation training this week. Three schools are working on their 2nd
year of PBIS. One school has been
practicing PBIS without Make Your Day going on their 3rd year. Full implementation of PBIS with fidelity
often takes a school 3-5 years.
Make Your Day - Time for Change
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Wenatchee Learns Connect Grand Opening 8-28-14
Please join in the grand opening celebration on Thursday, August 28th at the new Wenatchee Learns Connect office on 2 South Mission. Come by anytime between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and learn about this exciting community partnership with public education in Wenatchee.
The Wenatchee Learns initiative was a critical component in placing a positive learning environment on the long term strategic plan for the Wenatchee School district. Thank you to the Wenatchee community for your strong voice and leadership.
As a community, we need to continue to support our schools and district in the future. By forming business, organization, staff, student, and parent partnerships, we can champion a bright, healthy, and comprehensive future for our young people. Get connected today!
The Wenatchee Learns initiative was a critical component in placing a positive learning environment on the long term strategic plan for the Wenatchee School district. Thank you to the Wenatchee community for your strong voice and leadership.
As a community, we need to continue to support our schools and district in the future. By forming business, organization, staff, student, and parent partnerships, we can champion a bright, healthy, and comprehensive future for our young people. Get connected today!
Monday, August 18, 2014
Thank you to Rick Steigmeyer for the excellent articles about Wenatchee School District and PBIS in the Wenatchee World on Thursday, August 14, 2014!
Student behavior: Reinforce the good and the bad will lesson
A more positive approach to student behavior
Student behavior: Reinforce the good and the bad will lesson
A more positive approach to student behavior
Monday, August 11, 2014
Wenatchee School District & Building Leaders learn more about PBIS
Wenatchee School district, building, Wenatchee Learns, and
community leaders attended a 4 hour PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions &
Support) overview awareness training session this morning at the district
office.
The session was led by Wenatchee School District Superintendent Brian Flones and Lori Lynass from NorthWest PBIS. The overview covered an understanding of the research and framework of PBIS as well as a system approach for district and building implementation.
THANK YOU to our education leaders
for learning more about PBIS.
More information on the Wenatchee School District Strategic Plan and PBIS can be found at the following link: Wenatchee School District Strategic Plan Strategy 1.4 - More Positive and Safe Learning Environments
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wenatchee School District Improvement Survey 2014
The WSD Parent Survey is available online at www.wsd.wednet.edu
OR in paper form at your child's school.
The Nine
Characteristics of Effective Schools survey is used to gather feedback and
indicate progress in education. This survey will provide the Wenatchee School District
and Board knowledge of areas that are working well and areas that need growth and development.
Please make sure to fill out your survey by Friday, May 2,
2014. Your feedback is an important
and necessary part of the ongoing improvement of Wenatchee Public Schools.
Is my school using PBIS?
You are most likely reading this blog post because positive
behavior support and intervention at school is important to you. What does this research and evidence based
framework PBIS look like in a school setting? Some schools are using specific programs
or curriculum. How do I know that a
school is implementing the essential elements derived from the PBIS research?
Has the school created 3-5 clear school-wide
expectations? For example, some of
Wenatchee schools that have been through the PBIS training are using RSD - show
Respect, Solve problems, make good Decisions. Other schools across the country have established expectations with similar themes; for example Be safe, Be responsible, Be respectful. Can your child name his or her school's expectations?
Are these expectations taught to the students in the
classroom or other areas of the school? Ask your child for an example of
demonstrating or modeling one of the expectations. For example, what does make
good Decisions look like in the cafeteria or the hallway? How do you show Respect during class time?
What does Be safe mean on the playground?
Is there a process for acknowledging and encouraging (reinforcing)
positive behavior? Does your child know when they are meeting expectations?
Is there a process for discouraging or correcting inappropriate
behavior? Does the school have supports and intervention in place to help
students be successful in behavior? Is there an approach to look at the
function of behavior? For example, why
is the student demonstrating inappropriate behavior?
Are the school administrators and teachers collecting,
monitoring, and evaluating data regarding behavior incidents or referrals in
their school? Is this data being used to
make decisions for continuous improvement and growth in the school, classroom, and
students?
More information at www.pbis.org
If a child doesn’t know how to read, we
teach.
If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we
teach.
If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we
teach.
If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we…
Preventing and Correcting Misbehavior
focuses on how to help children learn to behave through teaching rather than
through punishment.
John Herner, NASDSE President (Counterpoint
1998, p.2)
Monday, April 21, 2014
Wenatchee School District and PBIS
One of the
objectives in the Wenatchee School District's Strategic Plan reads: Design a new approach to
creating positive learning environments based on healthy relationships and
behavior support.
Thank you to the
Wenatchee community for providing feedback and support in developing this
objective via Wenatchee Learns, letters to the Board of Directors and Superintendent,
and feedback on parent survey forms.
If you missed the Wenatchee School Board workshop on Positive Behavior
Interventions & Supports (PBIS) on March 11, 2014, you can read the minutes
and view the presentation materials (pages 9-17) at the following link: http://home.wsd.wednet.edu/sites/default/files/03_11_14_workshop_minutes.pdf
Questions?
If you have any questions about the presentation or the district's
progress on PBIS, please contact John Waldren at the school district office
(663-8161).
School
Summary
If you have any questions for the schools currently working on PBIS,
please contact:
Tim Sheppard, Principal
- Lincoln Elementary has established three school-wide expectations and is focusing on teaching and practicing hallway expectations.
Bill Eagle, Principal
- Columbia Elementary has established three school-wide expectations, is teaching and practicing these expectations in five areas, and is using Second Step Social Emotional Learning curriculum
Alfonso Lopez, Principal
- Lewis & Clark Elementary is in their second year of working on full PBIS implementation and is using data to drive decisions and practices. Check & Connect, a research and evidence based method, is supporting students that need behavior intervention. Second Step Social Emotional Learning curriculum is used. Lewis & Clark Elementary no longer uses Make Your Day.
Dan Wilson, Assistant Principal
- Pioneer Middle has established three school-wide expectations and is focusing on teaching and practicing hallway expectations.
Thank you to these schools and their PBIS teams for their work. Parents, staff, and community members: Please
continue to support and encourage these schools as they progress towards full
PBIS implementation.
Which
schools will be next to attend PBIS team training?
Please encourage and support the following schools attending PBIS
implementation training this spring and summer:
- John Newbery Elementary
- Washington Elementary
- Foothills Middle School
- WestSide High School
How can I
get involved?
The PBIS approach encourages and needs parent and community involvement. If
you are a parent at one of these schools and would like to get involved in the
process, please contact your school's administrator to find out how.
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