Foundations of Systems Change

SW-PBS is a systems change framework to address school climate and culture. When you embark upon implementing SW-PBS at the district, school, and classroom levels, you are undertaking a change in your system of addressing culture, climate, discipline, and behavior. It becomes a change in the way your district or school does business.

This module includes lessons covering the six implementation phases, ways to handle resistance to change, and a model of the interconnected system of supports.  Completion of this course will give leaders the foundational knowledge they need in order to implement a change in systems at the district and/or building level.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the six different implementation phases.
• Reflect on your organization’s current implementation phase.
• Identify the fundamental components of efficient and effective change planning.
• Envision a model of an interconnected system of supports.

Participant and Presenter Materials

 Recommended Prerequisites

• As this course will continue to build your foundational knowledge of SW-PBS, it would be helpful to go through “A Systems Approach” and “Foundations of Function-Based Thinking” modules prior to viewing this module.

Participant Materials

Participant Handouts

Listed below are handouts that are valuable to the Foundations of System Change professional learning module.

HO1 Guided Notes

HO2 NIRN Hexagon Tool

HO3 MO SW-PBS Action Plan Template

HO4 Strategies to Address Resistance to Change

HO5 Cascade Model of Support

Pre/Post Educator-Learner Assessments

Pre and post-assessments are a component of high-quality professional development. It is recommended that all consultants and other trainers/facilitators use them as they tailor their professional development for their audience. The pre/post assessment and the answer key are posted below for downloading and administering.

 Pre-Post Assessment with Answer Key

Pre-Post Assessment Foundations of Systems Change (with answer key)

Presenter/Consultant Materials

Presenter PowerPoints with Notes

Final Foundations of Systems Change

Implementation Supports

Coaching Companion for MO SW-PBS Handbook  

Additional Resources

Missouri SW-PBS (2019). Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support tier 1 Implementation Guide

2019-20-SW-PBSTier1-IG-3.26.20.pdf (pbismissouri.org)

National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)

References for Foundations of System Change

Pre-Post Assessment

1. Sugai, G., & Horner, R. H. (2009). Defining and de-scribing schoolwide positive behavior support. In Sailor, W., Dunlap, G., Sugai, G., & Horner, R. (Eds.), Handbook of positive behavior support (pp. 307– 326). Boston: Springer.
2. Knight, J. (2009). What can we do about teacher resistance? Phi Delta Kappan 90(7), 508-513.
3. Gilbert, T.F. (1978). Human competence: Engineering worthy performance. New York : McGraw-Hill.
4. McIntosh, K., & Goodman, S. (2016). Integrated multi-tiered systems of support: Blending RTI and PBIS. New York: The Guilford Press.
5. Horner, R. H. (October 2018). Closing remarks for a new beginning. Presentation conducted at the PBIS Leadership Forum, Chicago, IL.

Lesson 1

1. Fullan, M. (2009). The challenge of change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2. Fixsen, D., Naoom, S.F., Blase, D.A., Friedman, R.M., Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation research: A synthesis of the literature. University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, The National Implementation Research Network.
3. McIntosh, K., Filter, K. J., Bennett, J., Ryan, C., & Sugai, G. (2010). Principles of sustainable prevention: Designing scale-up of school-wide positive behavior support to promote durable systems. Psychology in the Schools, 47, 5–21.
4. Blase, K., Kiser, L., & Van Dyke, M. (2013). The hexagon tool: Exploring context. Chapel Hill, NC: National.
5. Metz, A., & Louison, L. (2018). The Hexagon Tool: Exploring Context. Chapel Hill, NC: National Implementation Research Network, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Lesson 2

1. Fullan, M. (2009). The challenge of change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2. Knight, J. (2009). What can we do about teacher resistance? Phi Delta Kappan, 90(7), 508-513.
3. Gilbert, T.F. (1978). Human competence: Engineering worthy performance. New York: McGraw-Hill.
4. Chevalier, R. (2003). Updating the behavior engineering model. Performance Improvement, 42(5), 8–14.

Lesson 3

1. Horner, R. H. (October 2018). Closing remarks for a new beginning. Presentation conducted at the PBIS Leadership Forum, Chicago, IL.
2. McIntosh, K., & Goodman, S. (2016). Integrated multi-tiered systems of support: Blending RTI and PBIS. New York: The Guilford Press.