Self-Assessment Survey
The
Self-Assessment Survey is used by school staff to evaluate the
implementation of PBS systems.
The survey examines the current status and need for improvement of four
behavior support systems: (a) school-wide discipline systems, (b) non-classroom
management systems (e.g., cafeteria, hallway, playground), (c) classroom
management systems, and (d) systems for individual students engaging in chronic
problem behaviors. Each question in the survey relates to one of the four
systems.
The Self-Assessment Survey is completed when a school first begins adoption of
School-wide Behavior Support systems, and then annually (preferably in the
Spring) thereafter as part of the team’s action planning process.
Team Checklist
The
Team Checklist is used to guide PBS implementation team activities
throughout the year. The checklist is used as a status report quarterly or
monthly. Teams can use the results of the checklist to complete or revise an
action plan for the year.
School Safety Survey
The
School Safety Survey is designed to assess risk factors and response
plans for school safety and violence. The Safety Survey is completed annually
by a minimum of five school staff, including the custodian. This information is
useful in determining training and support needs related to school safety and
violence prevention.
School-wide Evaluation Tool
In addition, the School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET), an interview and
observation protocol through which an external expert can evaluate the status
of critical PBS features both before and after implementation, is available for
coordinators only. A PDF version of it can be accessed
here.
The SET is a research instrument for determining the extent to which a school
is implementing school-wide positive behavior support. The SET evaluates a
total of twenty-eight research questions across the seven feature areas. The
features include (a) expectations defined, (b) behavioral expectations taught,
(c) acknowledgement procedures, (d) correction procedures, (e) monitoring and
evaluation, (f) management, and (g) district level support. Information
necessary for this evaluation tool is gathered through multiple sources
including a review of permanent products (including discipline handbook, school
improvement plan for safety related goal, instructional materials, meeting
minutes), observations, and brief staff and student interviews. The scoring
guide is used for scoring the level of implementation on each of the twenty
eight research questions. It is organized by feature area and is formatted to
provide the research question and the criteria for scoring each questions. Each
SET research question has two possible points. Using the established criteria
for each question, the SET evaluator determines a 0, 1, or 2 point score for
each question. The SET results provide a summary score that is used (a) to
determine annual goals for school-wide effective behavior support, (b) to
evaluate on-going efforts toward school-wide behavior support, (c) to design
and revise procedures as needed, and (d) to compare annual accomplishments
toward school-wide effective behavior support.
Additional information about PBS evaluation tools and procedures is available
in the tools section
of the Positive Behavioral
Interventions and Supports website.