Consequences+&+Data+Collection

A critical aspect of PBIS is establishing a **data collection system** that will help educators make informed decisions based on where and when behavior issues arise within the school. By looking at summarized data with other staff members, the effectiveness of PBIS can be quickly and easily evaluated. Dunlap et al. (2010) states, "This system is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the PBIS program and to identify small groups, individual students, problem locations, or other situations that may need additional focus and intervention" (p. 11). Many schools use different data collection systems, but one of the most common choices is named School-wide Information System, or SWIS, this program is a "web-based information system designed to help school personnel to use office referral data to design school-wide and individual student interventions" (SWIS website, 2011).

The list below provides examples of **data collection forms** and other **discipline related documents**.

This form is used to **track student behavior** and is divided into minor and major behavior concerns. When a student receives a third form for the same minor misbehavior, it becomes a major concern and another form is filled out. The student must then take the form to the office and discuss the problem with the principal. If a student has a major behavior concern, he or she automatically goes to the principal's office to discuss the problem with him, along with the form their teacher filled out. All major behavior referrals are entered into SWIS. This allows the staff to track behavior and look for patterns. Then the staff can discuss how to help students who are struggling to exhibit positive behavior and devise a plan that will best meet the needs of the student.

This is the discipline referral form utilized by Wilkshire staff. It is for major behavior concerns. If a form is filled out, a parent phone call and signature are required and the form goes into the students file. This data is also entered into SWIS.



This stoplight can be found in most classrooms at Wilkshire Early Childhood Center. Every student starts on green, but if they are behaving in a way that does not follow school rules, they have to move their own clothespin to yellow. If the behavior persists, then they move to red. When a student received a red-light, there is communication, linked below the stoplight, with parents and students lose opportunities in the classroom. This would be a Tier I intervention, because it is used for all students.