GOOD NEWS ABOUT POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
IN NORTH CAROLINA

SOME 2005-06 EXAMPLES

Bald Creek Elementary School in Yancey County Schools

In 2003-04 school year Bald Creek reported 161 office referrals, 2004-05 school year, 147 office referrals, and in the 2005-06 school year a report of 64 referrals.

Bald Creek has decreased student office referrals from the first to the last year of implementation by 97 referrals or 60.2%.

Bald Creek Elementary has decreased from 112 students in ISS for one or more offense to 31 students in ISS for the 2005-06 school year. This is a decrease in ISS as a behavioral consequence by 81 occurrences or 72.3%.

NOTE: In 2003-04 Fourth and Fifth graders were more likely to be referred to the office. In 2004-05 Fifth graders were referred to the office most often. In 2005-06 the current Fifth graders, who has had the most exposure to Positive Behavior Intervention and Support practices were referred to the office the least amount school-wide.

Bald Creek decreased their Out of School Suspensions from 2003-04 (8 suspensions) to 2004-05 (4 suspensions) by half, however, the suspension number increased to 7 suspensions in 2005-06. Bald Creek Elementary reported zero (0) expulsions each evaluated year.

Bald Creek Elementary academic performance increased after they began fully implementing in 2003-04 school year. Academic scores as reported by NC School Report Cards are as follows:

• 2001-02 Students at or above grade level: Reading 78.1 Math 88.6
• 2002-03 Students at or above grade level: Reading 78.9 Math 89.5
• 2003-04 Students at or above grade level: Reading 82.4 Math 90.1
• 2004-05 Students at or above grade level: Reading 84.2 Math 89.5

In 2003-04 Bald Creek had 161 office referrals:

• 161 referrals @ 20 minutes each = 3220 minutes of administrators time to handle behavioral issues.
• 3220 minutes = 53 hours
• 53 hours @ 8 hour days = 6.5 days lost to handling behavior problems.

In 2004-05 after two full years of PBIS implementation:

• 147 referrals = 49 hours
• 49 hours = 6 days lost to handling behavior problems.

In 2005-06 after 3 years of PBIS implementation:

• 64 referrals = 21 hours
• 21 hours = 2.5 days lost to handling behavior problems
  

NOTE: In a three year course of PBIS implementation Bald Creek’s Administration has gained 4 days of Administration time that can be put back into the school instead in the office dealing with behavioral problems! What will next year produce!!

Asheboro City

Schools 7 out of the 8 schools have teams trained in PBIS. Here is the data on Out of School suspension occurrences for the entire system. (8 schools with approximately 4,700 students)

• 2003-2004 646 OSS occurrences
• 2004-2005 562 OSS occurrences
• 2005-2006 329 OSS occurrences

East Arcadia in Bladen County Schools

Total reading scores

• Pre PBIS 60.8% 2004-2005
• 1 year PBIS 70.3% 2005-2006
• 9.5% growth
• Truancy reduced by 72%
• Office Discipline referrals reduced by 77%
• Teacher absences decreased (Unexpected finding in certified and noncertified staff)
• 97% of elementary students feel PBIS helps them get good grades
• 85% of middle school students report school is a positive place
• 80% of parents report their children discuss PBIS and a desire to earn positive praise/rewards
• East Arcadia had a 63.6% reduction in initial EC referrals from 2004-2005 to
  2005-2006.
  

Booker T. Washington in Bladen County Schools

• Total reading scores
• Pre PBIS 71.6% 2004-2005
• 1 year PBIS 79.7% 2005-2006
• 8.1% GROWTH
  Selma Middle School in Johnston County Schools - Discipline decreased by 40% last year the first year of PBIS implementation.

West Pender Middle School, Pender County Schools

• 04-05 Discipline data 1132 Office Referrals
• 353 were from buses
• 204 OSS days
• 512 ISS days
• 05-06 Discipline data 634 Office Referrals (44% decrease)
• 249 were from buses
• 44 OSS days (79% decrease)
• 317 ISS days (58% decrease)
• Gained 249 instructional hours!
• 11% growth in EOG reading achievement
• 8th grade was 100% proficient.

Brunson Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools

• 6 days of administrator time recovered
• 22 days of instructional time regained