1 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:10,510 Hello, I'm Joyce Darbo I work for Merced County Office of Education 2 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:18,310 We have adopted the approach since 2007 so we have really embedded our program around 3 00:00:18,310 --> 00:00:18,410 the Teaching Pyramid 4 00:00:18,410 --> 00:00:23,970 It's really exciting and we have come so far, I would say we are sort of vintage 5 00:00:23,970 --> 00:00:26,430 We doing things that are "classics" 6 00:00:26,430 --> 00:00:31,760 We are really proud of all the work we have done 7 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:37,050 I think our Leadership Team is, you know people come and go in the agency, but there is a 8 00:00:37,050 --> 00:00:41,079 core group that has been in the Leadership Team since the beginning 9 00:00:41,079 --> 00:00:49,440 One of the things we hold true to each other is that we have monthly Leadership Meetings 10 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:59,190 They are creative and highly passionate and very thoughtful in how we decide on what we 11 00:00:59,190 --> 00:01:02,930 need to train on or what we need to roll out or things we need to do 12 00:01:02,930 --> 00:01:03,860 Because we know our staff 13 00:01:03,860 --> 00:01:08,009 We have about... how many staff do we have? 14 00:01:08,009 --> 00:01:10,069 200? 100? 200 staff 15 00:01:10,069 --> 00:01:12,179 And they are all at different levels 16 00:01:12,179 --> 00:01:14,170 Entry level, seasonsed, over seasoned 17 00:01:14,170 --> 00:01:17,380 You know all kind of staff 18 00:01:17,380 --> 00:01:20,779 So we have to be really thoughtful in how we roll it out 19 00:01:20,779 --> 00:01:22,709 How we get them to continue to buy in 20 00:01:22,709 --> 00:01:29,399 So our Leadership Team is really trying to keep it interesting, exciting, challenging 21 00:01:29,399 --> 00:01:32,060 and most of all implemented fully in all of our classrooms 22 00:01:32,060 --> 00:01:35,170 Which as you all know is on going experience 23 00:01:35,170 --> 00:01:40,630 So that is it on the Leadership Team 24 00:01:40,630 --> 00:01:44,979 I take the lead but the people behind me or around me just keep each other going, supporting... 25 00:01:44,979 --> 00:01:52,149 You know we have our highs and lows, and we have other things going on like reviews, highs 26 00:01:52,149 --> 00:01:55,289 and lows, things like that 27 00:01:55,289 --> 00:01:56,419 We all stick together 28 00:01:56,419 --> 00:02:02,329 We all remind each other why we are in it and why we do it and we see such great results 29 00:02:02,329 --> 00:02:04,899 And we've seen such great results that we, like so many of you that have spoken, it has 30 00:02:04,899 --> 00:02:06,779 changed the culture of our program 31 00:02:06,779 --> 00:02:09,890 So we continue to be really excited about it 32 00:02:09,890 --> 00:02:11,510 The second part is the data driven 33 00:02:11,510 --> 00:02:15,560 So part of the Leadership team is that we spend a lot of time thinking about what kind 34 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:16,570 of information do we have? 35 00:02:16,570 --> 00:02:19,620 If you work for Head Start, we collect a lot of data 36 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:21,370 There's a lot of data 37 00:02:21,370 --> 00:02:25,970 There's DRDP, there's CLASS, there's School Readiness Goals, there's the Family Engagement 38 00:02:25,970 --> 00:02:26,820 Outcomes 39 00:02:26,820 --> 00:02:28,560 There's a lot of data to collect 40 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:33,280 So we use that information to make decisions about what kind of things we want to teach 41 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,920 What kind of things teachers need 42 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:38,420 What kind of things teachers need to be taught again 43 00:02:38,420 --> 00:02:40,590 We are seeing trends in our TPOTs 44 00:02:40,590 --> 00:02:47,090 We used our TPOTS, our mental health consultant uses a TPOT in every single one of our classrooms 45 00:02:47,090 --> 00:02:49,310 and our socializations twice a year 46 00:02:49,310 --> 00:02:55,280 So we review those twice a year and we look at that data and say "Wow! We are seeing some 47 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,570 trends in friendship skills. We need to training in friendship skills." 48 00:02:58,570 --> 00:03:02,750 Or "Gosh! I'm not seeing too much problem solving. We probably need to beef up the problem 49 00:03:02,750 --> 00:03:02,860 solving" 50 00:03:02,860 --> 00:03:07,420 So we do spend a lot of time reviewing that and making decisions about trainings and using 51 00:03:07,420 --> 00:03:09,690 that information 52 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:11,140 Our class scores are awesome 53 00:03:11,140 --> 00:03:15,430 It's Social-emotional and it has a lot to do with CSEFEL 54 00:03:15,430 --> 00:03:18,400 We call our program PBS.That's what it says that on our banner over there. 55 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:23,090 We decided as a group way back in 2007 that we needed to be catchy 56 00:03:23,090 --> 00:03:24,560 That we wanted to be something everybody would buy into 57 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:33,330 And I know it's a channel on TV but if you go to our program people know what PBS is 58 00:03:33,330 --> 00:03:38,740 So if you go to our preschool and you go anywhere from the bus driver to the custodians to the 59 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:41,100 administrators to our superintendent 60 00:03:41,100 --> 00:03:43,120 They all know what PBS is 61 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:44,450 So we have worked really hard to do that 62 00:03:44,450 --> 00:03:46,240 So that is what we call it. 63 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:47,670 It's called Positive Behavior Support 64 00:03:47,670 --> 00:03:54,480 So anyways, we use a lot of data and we do really use it to shape how we make decisions 65 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:59,840 In our T&TA plan we have things called PBS Tool Times and we have those 2 or 3 times 66 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:07,280 a year focusing on those skills that we know need to be beefed up or we need more training 67 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:12,110 And then we have new staff come and we have to think about they need and where they're 68 00:04:12,110 --> 00:04:14,150 at and how much time do they need 69 00:04:14,150 --> 00:04:18,880 So we are always thinking about training and always thinking about how we can make it better 70 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,509 and we definetly use all the data to support our decisions