Date / Activity

8/4/14
PBiS Tier 2
Meeting

8/21/14
PBiS Tier 2
Meeting

Field Notes

(Actions taken, Leadership Behaviors & Consequences decisions & next steps)

Actions:
! Describe the districts vision of a check-in/check-out process for
9th graders.
! Establish group norms to have more productive meetings
! Discuss our vision for how check-in/check-out would at Lincoln
East
Consequences:
! Decided on how the process will flow at Lincoln East.
! Discussed how next time it would be nice to have more
information from the middle schools
Behaviors:
! I distributed information about the expectations from the district
! We held a brainstorming session on ideas for Lincoln East
! We had a long discussion about group norms where everyone got
to express their thoughts and feelings.
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Resources Ensure staff has the necessary resources. I did this
by describing and distributing district information.
! Input Provides opportunity for staff to have input on decisions.
I did this through my brainstorming sessions.
Actions:
! Named the intervention SPARTAN Success
! Designed and edited forms used to describe, and detail the
different aspects of SPARTAN Success (check-in/check-out)
! Discussed how we were going to identify students for SPARTAN
Success
! Finalized the process for how SPARTAN Success will look at
Lincoln East
Consequences:
! We will create a 15-day check for all teachers to fill out to help
us identify students for SPARTAN Success
! We will draft a brief email describing the intervention to the staff
! Next year I would like more input from people who were
involved with the intervention this year
Behaviors:
! Made different versions of SPARTAN Success information
depending on the audience
! Created a plan for identifying students for SPARTAN Success
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Communication Develops effective ways for staff to
communicate. I did this with the development of our forms for
the staff members not on the PBiS Tier 2 team.
! Change Agent Consciously change the status quo. I did this
with the 15-day check. It was a new for staff members at East to
have to record and thing about their struggling students and how
they have supported them.

Date / Activity

9/18/14
PBiS Tier 2
Meeting

9/22/14
Meeting with PBiS
coach

Field Notes
(Actions taken, Leadership Behaviors & Consequences decisions & next steps)

Actions:
! Reviewed 15-day check master list to identify 9th graders for
SPARTAN Success
Consequences:
! Next we will talk with Students, Parents, and identified Case
Workers about the intervention
! Next year I will have staff nominated students for SPARTAN
Success because we will be more familiar with the process
Behaviors:
! We reviewed the 15-day check to identify 9th graders who were
struggling with grades, referrals, and attendance.
! We identified if the students we had concerns with should start
on SPARTAN Success or be in the monitor stage
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Focus Continually keeps attention on established goal. Our
goal for the meeting was to identify students who are struggling
and get them started on SPARTAN Success.
Actions:
! Contacted parents about their child and how SPARTAN Success
can support them
! Called in students to describe SPARTAN Success and discuss
potential Case Managers
! Contacted Case Managers to describe their role in the SPARTAN
Success process
Consequences:
! Next meeting we will review the data on the students involved
with SPARTAN success
! Next time I would empower more people to hold meetings with
parents and students
Behaviors:
! Made phone calls to parents
! Held meetings with students and case managers
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Visibility Is highly visible to students, staff, and parents. I was
visible through my contact and meetings I held to describe the
intervention.
! Order Provides clear structure, rules, and procedures for
students. This was done in our intake meeting when describing
the SPARTAN Success program.

Date / Activity

10/16/14
PBiS Tier 2
Meeting

10/16/14
Meeting with PBiS
coach

Field Notes
(Actions taken, Leadership Behaviors & Consequences decisions & next steps)

Actions:
! Discussed how to identify more students for SPARTAN Success
Consequences:
! Next we will talk with the district level PBiS Tier 2 trainers to
figure out what other schools are doing
! Next week I will meet with Synergy people to discuss possible
grading reports
Behaviors:
! Analyzed our current system for identifying students
! Reviewed how our current students who are on SPARTAN
Success are doing
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Change agent Is willing to lead change initiatives with
uncertain outcomes. Willing to try and identify new ways to
identify students and how we can get more information to help
make those decisions.
! Flexibility-Is comfortable with making changes in how things are
done. As a team we are doing this with identifying new students.
Actions:
! Contacted parents about their child and how SPARTAN Success
can support them
! Called in students to describe SPARTAN Success and discuss
potential Case Managers
! Contacted Case Managers to describe their role in the SPARTAN
Success process
Consequences:
! Next meeting we will discuss if these new students are being
successful with turning in their card
! Next time we will talk about if these new students are the right
targets
Behaviors:
! Made phone calls to parents
! Held meetings with students and case managers
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Visibility Is highly visible to students, staff, and parents. I was
visible through my contact and meetings I held to describe the
intervention.
! Order Provides clear structure, rules, and procedures for
students. This was done in our intake meeting when describing
the SPARTAN Success program.

Date / Activity

11/11/14
PBiS District Tier
2 Meeting

11/18/14
Meeting with PBiS
coaches and PBiS
Coordinator from
LSW

Field Notes
(Actions taken, Leadership Behaviors & Consequences decisions & next steps)

Actions:
! Discussed what the program should look like and what other
schools were doing with their check-in/check-out
implementation.
Consequences:
! Next we will develop a plan to meet with the staff and to reteach
them about the purpose of SPARTAN Success.
! Next week we will analyze students who are on the SMART
team report.
Behaviors:
! Discussed what was working and what we could learn from other
schools.
! Talked about our student indicators and if they should be
adjusted.
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Monitor/Evaluate Continually monitor the effectiveness of the
schools programs. As a team we talked with other schools about
what was working well and what needed to be improved in their
check-in/check-out process.
Actions:
! Talked with LSW about how they educated their staff and used
staff input to identify more students for check-in/check-out.
Consequences:
! We will develop a lesson detailing what students would be good
candidates for SPARTAN Success.
Behaviors:
! Reviewed LSWs PowerPoint
! Developed a staff nomination form
Balanced Leadership Connections (Responsibilities & Characteristics)
! Flexibility Adapts his or her behavior to the needs of the
current situation. We were struggling to identify students for
SPARTAN Success. We decided to work with LSW to help
develop a plan for getting more staff input.