What is the Office of School Climate:
The Office of School Climate, using a Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Behavior (MTSS-B), identifies, promotes, and supports social and emotional development by designing systems and experiences that lead to healthy relationships and a safe, respectful environment that is conducive to learning for all constituents and creates a culture of partnerships with families, community members and school staff to foster social-emotional growth and well-being.
Office of School Climate Team:
RM 308 @ East High School, 840 Northampton Street, Buffalo
Matthew Pegg, Supervisor, mcpegg@buffaloschools.org
Monica Capozzi, Coach, MCapozzi@buffaloschools.org
Kim DeGeorge, Coach, KDeGeorge@buffaloschools.org
Christopher Heim, Coach, CMHeim@buffaloschools.org
Kristina Jackson, Coach, KCJackson@buffaloschools.org
PBIS/MTSS Framework is a proactive systems approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional, and academic success. As a Response to Intervention (RtI) model, PBIS/MTSS Framework applies a three-tiered system of support, and a problem-solving process to enhance the capacity of schools to effectively educate all students. The goals of PBIS/MTSS Framework are to:
Increase data-based decision-making on behavior and academic instruction and reinforce across all school settings.
Increase consistent use and effect of research-based behavioral and academic instructional strategies among all school staff at school wide, classroom, and individual student levels.
Reduce use of reactive discipline measures in schools (e.g., office discipline referrals, detentions, suspensions, expulsions) for all students.
Increase academic achievement levels of all students.
Implement effective intervention plans for students with the most comprehensive behavioral and emotional needs that support and evaluate their success across home, school, and community.
Increase capacity of general education settings to successfully educate students with disabilities and
prevent academic and/or social failures of all students.
Increase capacity of schools and districts to address over- and under-representation of students by ethnicity relative to discipline, disability status, and academic achievement with access to data on these outcomes.
Improving attendance by establishing a culture of attendance, acknowledging outstanding attendance and supporting students at-risk for chronic absenteeism.
MTSS Toolkit provides resources on:
The MTSS Framework (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
Tier 1 - System Templates (Agenda, Minutes, Action Plan), Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), Matrix, Effective Supervision Toolkit
Tier 2 - System Templates (Agenda, Minutes, Action Plan), Daily Progress Report Card (DPR) Templates, CICO Resources, SAIG Resources, Behavior Support Plan (BSP) Resources
Tier 3 - System Templates (Problem Solving Agenda, Minutes, Action Plan), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Template, BIP Strategies, Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
Restorative Practices (RP)
Classroom Management Supports
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Mindfulness
Health and Wellness
Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
Bullying and Harassment Resources