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Making Certain That Your Victory Results In
Real Changes In Classrooms, In Schools And For Children:

CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A MONITORING
AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
Excellent! You have decided to put in place
alternatives to traditional discipline and may
have even put in place a policy outlining a
timeline and structure for how to implement
the alternatives. We hope you have also set
aside money in the budget to support these
efforts. The next critical step is to make
certain that the alternative(s) that you have
adopted actually results in real reform in
classrooms, in schools, and for students.
Monitoring implementation will depend on
what practices have been put in place and
what a district-wide policy or resolution
requires, if one was adopted. For an
example, see the plan devised by Vallejo
City Unified School District and all of the
evaluation tools and structures available at
www.caltacpbis.org.
Here are some common features that
should be in any good monitoring and
implementation plan:

1.

Putting the Timeline and Specific
Steps for Implementation Into
Writing:
Draft a written plan for how the school or
school district will provide training and
support to make certain that the alternatives
are put in place and truly implemented.
Make certain that plan has real timelines for
when things will happen.
Here is an example of a very simple version
of what a school district plan for PBIS
implementation might look like in the first
year:

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Action Step

Timeline for
Completion

Develop Training for Schools In Coordination with
Experts/Using Existing Tools from PBIS.org/Safe and
Civil Schools/BEST, etc.

August 1

Invite Leadership Teams from 50% of Schools To
Attend Training and Hold All Trainings

September 30

Provide Additional Training to Instructional Leaders
At All Schools On Tier 1 – Proactive Teaching
and Modeling of Positive Behavior, Developing an
In-Class Positive Behavior System, and Provide
Curriculum to Be Used (e.g., Second Step)

February 20

School Leadership Teams to Present to School
Staff, Develop and Turn in Their Plans and Steps for
Implementation and Discipline Matrixes (Be Safe, Be
Responsible, and Be Respectful) To District

March 30

Begin School Visits to Check for Evidence of
PBIS and Provide Support and Assistance with
Implementation

May 1

Hold Monthly Meetings to Go Over School Discipline
Data Collected (including ODR) With Principals and
Discuss Any Challenges with Implementation and
Discuss Additional Needs/Resources Related to Tier
2 and 3 Interventions for Students Needing More
Supports

Starting March
30 (monthly)

Provide Bi-Annual Report to School Board and
Community On Progress of Implementation,
Including Data Comparisons on Discipline and
Academic Performance Data

June 15