School-Level Multi-Tiered System of Support Implementation Plan – Secondary Level

This document provides an example of school-level multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) implementation plan that aligns with the installation work School Leadership Teams(SLTs) will engage in for the installation and use of an integrated behavior and reading MTSS framework. This first portion of the plan focuses specifically on Tier 1 School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS). SLTs will add to the plan as they continue to install and use an integrated behavior and reading MTSS framework.

Author: Michigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MIBLSI)

Version:2.0

Date:September 2017

Goals:

  • Install the components of an integrated behavior and reading MTSS framework
  • Use behavior and reading MTSS data, systems, and practices with fidelity to improve student outcomes

Goal 1:

Install the components of an integrated behavior and reading MTSS framework

Objective:

Complete 100% of the installation tasks for School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) by August of 2018.

Table 1. Objective 1 Status

Assessment Measure / Data Measured / Status
SWPBIS Installation Checklist One / February 2018
SWPBIS Installation Checklists One & Two / March 2018
SWPBIS Installation Checklists One, Two, & Three / April 2018
SWPBIS Installation Checklist One, Two, Three, & Four / August 2018

Objective:

Implement School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) with fidelity as measured by a Tier I scale score of 70% or higher on the SWPBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) by Fall of 2018.

Table 2. Objective 2 Status

Assessment Measure / Data Measured / Status
SWPBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory Tier I / February/March 2018
SWPBSI Tiered Fidelity Inventory Tier I / August/September 2018

Table 3. Activities for Objectives 1 & 2. Teams will fill in the information for by whom, by when, and status.

Activity / By Whom? / By When? / Status
  1. Develop an “introduction to PBIS” for school staff

  1. Present “introduction to PBIS” to school staff

  1. Establish School Leadership Team (SLT) membership and communicate out to full staff

  1. Establish SLT meeting schedule (at least monthly) for the reminder of the current school year, complete the SLT Start Up Packet and send to the District Implementation Team (DIT)

  1. Establish communication plan and feedback loops between SLT and staff, students, and families

  1. Develop a compelling why for SWPBIS work

  1. Establish staff commitment to SWPBIS (at least 80% of staff agree)

  1. Deepen staff learning around the purpose of having 3-5 school-wide behavioral expectations

  1. Develop 3-5 school-wide behavioral expectations with staff, student, and family input

  1. Deepen staff learning around defining school-wide expectations in all settings

  1. Create a behavior matrix with staff and student input

  1. Deepen staff learning around teaching expectations

  1. Create lesson plans with staff for teaching behavioral expectations in all school settings

  1. Develop a plan with staff for teaching the lessons in all settings

  1. Complete Tier I of the SWPBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI)

  1. Work with SWIS Facilitator to complete SWIS Readiness requirements to obtain a SWIS license

  1. Work with staff to develop a discipline referral form that is SWIS compatible

  1. Deepen staff knowledge around monitoring behavior

  1. Create a plan with staff for monitoring behavioral expectations school-wide

  1. Deepen staff knowledge around acknowledgements

  1. Develop a school-wide acknowledgement system with staff and students

  1. Deepen staff knowledge around correcting behavior (including using the poster your team creates around exclusionary practices)

  1. Work with staff to create a consistent response system for behavioral correction

  1. Create setting specific posters of SWPBIS expectations and other visual displays of expectations for the school

  1. Ensure all items for the acknowledgement system are ready for the fall

Goal 2:

Use the behavior and reading MTSS data, systems and practices with fidelity to improve student outcomes

Objective:

Implement Tier 1 SWPBIS with fidelity by maintaining a score of at least 70% on the Tier 1 scale of the SWPBIS TFI by May of 2019 resulting in a decrease of discipline referrals and increase in the percent of students with 0-1 flags from theEarly Warning Indicators.

Table 4. Objective 3 Status

Assessment Measure / Data Measured / Status
SWPBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory Tier I / May 2019
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / September 2018
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / October 2018
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / November 2018
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / December 2018
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / January 2019
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / February 2019
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / March 2019
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / April 2019
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / May 2019
SWIS Average Referrals per Day per Month / June 2019
Early Warning Indicators – percentage of students with 0-1 flags / First 20 days
Early Warning Indicators – percentage of students with 0-1 flags / End of first marking period
Early Warning Indicators – percentage of students with 0-1 flags / End of second marking period
Early Warning Indicators – percentage of students with 0-1 flags / End of third marking period
Early Warning Indicators – percentage of students with 0-1 flags / End of third marking period

Table 5. Activities to address objective 3. Teams will fill in the details of by whom, by when, and status

Activity / By Whom? / By When? / Status
  1. Establish School Leadership Team (SLT) monthly meeting schedule for the 2018-19 school year

  1. Invite SWIS Facilitator to initial SLT meetings for Fall of 2018 to ensure support for use of SWIS data in problem solving

  1. Share SWIS data with school staff at least monthly throughout the 2018-19 school year.

  1. Add on to this MTSS implementation plan the installation activities for School-wide Content Area Reading Model

  1. Attend school-level data reviews in Winter and Spring of 2018-19 school year

Michigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MIBLSI) is a Grant Funded Initiative (GFI) funded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) through
the Michigan Department of Education.

School Level MTSS Implementation Plan Secondary (September 2017)

Michigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MIBLSI) is a Grant Funded Initiative (GFI),

funded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) through the Michigan Department of Education.

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