There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
When making decisions in any organization it helps to set guidelines that you can use to filter your choices. That becomes more important once you have established a culture. Any new inputs need to be made in support of that culture you worked so hard to create, not in opposition to it. The culture at Global Academies is built very intentionally around these foundational pillars. Therefore, any behavior initiative needs to be looked at through that lens.
Global is a Charter School in Philadelphia, PA that instills a curriculum of Global Studies and Leadership by sending scholars on learning excursions across the globe as they prepare to become leaders in their community. They decided that students would be called “scholars”. This distinction was established because they wanted their students to take responsibility for their own learning and by default take responsibility for their own behavior as well.
The school is located in one of the most financially challenging zip codes in Philadelphia. Scholars who attend Global Academies take learning excursions their peers may never get to experience.
This is why any behavior decisions had to be made with Global’s culture in mind and why they filter all of those aspects through the foundational pillars test. Providing a safe learning environment and maintaining all the things that made Global unique were goals that could be compatible by following this decision-making process.
Global Academies Needed a tiered system of behavior interventions that fit their unique culture.
They narrowed the focus to only the most relevant pillars to make that happen:
To continue building the program they started to add inputs to the system that aligned with those foundational pillars.
Global strengthened Tier 1 by:
They added Tier 2 supports by adding 2 intervention programs:
About Global Academies
Global Academies Needed a tiered system of behavior interventions that fit their unique culture.
They narrowed the focus to only the most relevant pillars to make that happen:
To continue building the program they started to add inputs to the system that aligned with those foundational pillars.
Global strengthened Tier 1 by:
They added Tier 2 supports by adding 2 intervention programs:
When establishing their system they started with a few directives:
Those ideas manifested into classroom management norms around the idea of responsibility and empowerment for the teacher.
This meant:
When constructing their PBIS program, Global felt they needed to strengthen their teacher's ability to manage behavior in the classroom first. This is where the majority of behaviors tend to manifest themselves and this is where scholars spend most of their time. These classroom norms provided a stable foundation for Paul and his team to build their Tier 1 supports.
Next, it was time to build that Tier 1 PBIS system into the culture at Global. PBIS isn’t a program you can buy, roll out of the box, and go to work. It’s best practice to mold it to fit your school’s unique culture. Global did that by branding its program as “Global Greatness”.
Global Greatness was based upon expectations aligned with the foundational pillars.
It’s important to understand these programs and principles require a group effort to make them effective. At Global, this meant building teams at both the Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels. The first group is the data/PBIS implementation team and the 2nd group is the MTSS Team managing those intervention programs.
By filtering the behavior program through their Foundational Pillars, Global Academies is able to provide a unique and rich educational experience while still maintaining a safe and positive environment.
Global Academies customizes their PBIS program to bring school culture to life in every community interaction.
There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
"At Global Academies we believe we can’t do anything without building relationships. That includes ALL of our stakeholders."
When making decisions in any organization it helps to set guidelines that you can use to filter your choices. That becomes more important once you have established a culture. Any new inputs need to be made in support of that culture you worked so hard to create, not in opposition to it. The culture at Global Academies is built very intentionally around these foundational pillars. Therefore, any behavior initiative needs to be looked at through that lens.
Global is a Charter School in Philadelphia, PA that instills a curriculum of Global Studies and Leadership by sending scholars on learning excursions across the globe as they prepare to become leaders in their community. They decided that students would be called “scholars”. This distinction was established because they wanted their students to take responsibility for their own learning and by default take responsibility for their own behavior as well.
The school is located in one of the most financially challenging zip codes in Philadelphia. Scholars who attend Global Academies take learning excursions their peers may never get to experience.
This is why any behavior decisions had to be made with Global’s culture in mind and why they filter all of those aspects through the foundational pillars test. Providing a safe learning environment and maintaining all the things that made Global unique were goals that could be compatible by following this decision-making process.
About Global Academies
Global Academies Needed a tiered system of behavior interventions that fit their unique culture.
They narrowed the focus to only the most relevant pillars to make that happen:
To continue building the program they started to add inputs to the system that aligned with those foundational pillars.
Global strengthened Tier 1 by:
They added Tier 2 supports by adding 2 intervention programs:
When establishing their system they started with a few directives:
Those ideas manifested into classroom management norms around the idea of responsibility and empowerment for the teacher.
This meant:
When constructing their PBIS program, Global felt they needed to strengthen their teacher's ability to manage behavior in the classroom first. This is where the majority of behaviors tend to manifest themselves and this is where scholars spend most of their time. These classroom norms provided a stable foundation for Paul and his team to build their Tier 1 supports.
Next, it was time to build that Tier 1 PBIS system into the culture at Global. PBIS isn’t a program you can buy, roll out of the box, and go to work. It’s best practice to mold it to fit your school’s unique culture. Global did that by branding its program as “Global Greatness”.
Global Greatness was based upon expectations aligned with the foundational pillars.
It’s important to understand these programs and principles require a group effort to make them effective. At Global, this meant building teams at both the Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels. The first group is the data/PBIS implementation team and the 2nd group is the MTSS Team managing those intervention programs.
By filtering the behavior program through their Foundational Pillars, Global Academies is able to provide a unique and rich educational experience while still maintaining a safe and positive environment.
There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
Mr. Paul Kennedy currently serves as the Director of Student Advancement for Global Academies Charter Schools in Philadelphia. As the Director of Student Advancement, Mr. Kennedy has the charge of leading our Office of Alumni and Student Programs, which provides support and resources for our alumni, current students, parents, and guardians. In addition, Mr. Kennedy serves as our PBIS Coordinator for our positive behavior initiative "Global Greatness". A member of the Global community since 2016, Mr. Kennedy served as an Academy Leader for the Global Leadership Academy Southwest at Huey location from 2016-2019. Mr. Kennedy is a 2000 graduate of West Chester University. While at West Chester, he majored in Pre-Physical Therapy and Health and Physical Education – Teacher Certification. Mr. Kennedy was able to continue his education at Gwynedd Mercy University and received a master’s degree in Educational Administration with a Principal’s Certification in 2005.
There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
There are so many systems working together in schools. Within all of those are even more decisions that impact each level of your systems.
How do you stay consistent and cohesive between them? The answer to that question is essential in all aspects of your school, but it is absolutely vital when deciding how you're going to address behaviors.
When choosing systems, how do you ensure it fits your school? Will it resonate with your students? Will your staff adopt it?
When Global Academies started to build out their PBIS program they made sure every piece fit their unique culture by filtering those decisions through their foundational pillars.
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