title: Lessons Learned Coaching Teachers in Behavior Management: The PBISplusCoaching Model.
abstract: There is growing interest in coaching as a means of promoting professional development and the use of evidence-based practices in schools. This paper describes the PBISpluscoaching model used to provide technical assistance for classroom- and school-wide behavior management to elementary schools over the course of three years. This tier-two coaching model was implemented within the context of school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and tested in a 42-school randomized controlled trial. We summarize some of the lessons learned by coaches regarding their efforts to gain access to the administrators, teachers, and student support staff in order to effect change and improve student outcomes. We conclude with a discussion of ways to successfully collaborate with teachers to promote effective classroom- and school-wide behavior management.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hershfeldt
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pell
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sechrest
authors.forename: Elise T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Pas
authors.forename: Catherine P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
keywords: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports; classroom management; coaching