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A Model for Statewide Evaluation of a Universal Positive Behavior Support Initiative
Karen Elfner Childs*,
Don Kincaid,
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Heather Peshak George
University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa, Florida
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: childs{at}fmhi.usf.edu.
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Abstract |
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Several statewide evaluations of Tier 1/Universal Level Positive Behavior Support (PBS) implementation efforts have been conducted, adhering to the evaluation template developed by Horner, Sugai, and Lewis-Palmer in 2005. Building on these examples, Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project developed a comprehensive evaluation system that sought to answer critical questions about building a scalable and sustainable PBS system at the state level that also provides data for decision making at the school and district levels. This article describes Florida’s s evaluation system as a model driven by 12 questions, including topics of implementation fidelity as both a dependent and independent variable, and expanding traditional questions of statewide evaluations to include consumer satisfaction, team processes, barriers and facilitators to implementation, and attrition. The data indicated that implementing Tier 1/Universal Level PBS with fidelity was associated with improved student outcomes. Additional findings are described as are considerations for future directions.
First published on October 14, 2009
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions 2009, doi:10.1177/1098300709340699
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