PARMA, Ohio -- Since joining the Parma City Schools more than three years ago, Superintendent Charles Smialek said the district has been focused on promoting its Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program.
The fruits of that effort -- which included creating district-wide procedures and initiatives -- were recently confirmed when the Ohio PBIS Network and the Ohio Department of Education for the 2020-2021 school year awarded a dozen Parma City School buildings either gold, silver or bronze recognition.
“PBIS just means we approach our school environments in a positive way, set clear expectations and have clear support systems in place,” Parma City Schools Superintendent Charles Smialek said.
“It’s obviously been something we’ve really committed to in our time here, so to receive these medals and honors validates the hard work our staff has put in and the way our students are able to participate in these programs to make sure that their classroom is safe and as free from disruption as possible.”
The Tier I PBIS supports are school-wide programs that create a positive environment with clear expectations for behaviors in the classroom and throughout the building. Tier II are additional and individualized supports and interventions for students that go beyond the school-wide programs.
Tier III are intensive, individualized interventions for students exhibiting severe or persistent behavioral challenges who have not responded to prior PBSI tier supports.
Leading the way for the Parma City Schools was John Muir Elementary School, which received gold recognition for all three PBIS tiers.
Some of the W. 24th Street school’s innovative PBIS programs included Viking of the Week, Viking Connections mentoring program and a check-in, check-out program where students report to a mentor before and after school.
“John Muir is on the forefront of trauma-informed practices, which benefits each student in our building based on our tiered PBIS programming,” said John Muir Elementary School Dean of Students Christina Kruczek in a press release.
“The staff at John Muir truly believes in our students and is invested in social-emotional learning and creating a safe environment for students to grow and thrive. Even in this unique, challenging school year, we did it.”
Thoreau Park Elementary School was the other building of note earning the silver award for best practices in tier I and II PBIS programs.
Bronze awards for tier I PBIS programs went to Dentzler Elementary School, Green Valley Elementary School, Greenbriar Middle School, Hillside Middle School, Normandy High School, Parma Park Elementary School, Parma Senior High School, Pleasant Valley Elementary School, Renwood Elementary School and Valley Forge High School.
The superintendent noted district-wide success of the PBIS program, which started during his second year at Parma City Schools when suspensions were “markedly down,” came during the most recent school year that found students bouncing between remote and hybrid learning before returning for in-person instruction.
“When you’re in hybrid and students are in that routine on a day-to-day basis, it’s even more important to have very clear routines and policies and procedures put in place,” Smialek said.
“A lot of PBIS means it’s really an ongoing effort to teach our expectations. So when you’re sort of bouncing back and forth from attending school and at home, it certainly helped us to have that clarity.”
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