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If you have questions regarding the data requestor or data use process, please contact the ECS Evaluation Coordinator.

As a research unit housing the Center on PBIS, ECS maintains datasets that can be made available for limited use by external researchers for specific purposes. Data requests require approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the researcher’s institution and agreement to follow conditions of the IRB protocols maintained by ECS.

ECS maintains data sets from the following PBISApps applications:  School-wide Information Systems (SWIS), Check-In Check-Out (CICO-SWIS), Individual SWIS (I-SWIS), and PBIS Assessment. The following documents describe the process for requesting the use of datasets.

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Data Request Archive

The purpose of the data request archive is to provide examples of the kinds of research questions we accommodate and as well as give you the sense if your research question as been previously asked.

Discipline of Girls

Research Question(s)

1. Do racial and ethnic disparities exist in the discipline of girls in K-12 schools while controlling for the type of incident that led to the discipline?

Data Sample Description

SWIS referral level data from K-12 schools during 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years

2023

Discipline Equity: Examining an Alternative to Exclusionary Discipline for Reducing Racial and Gender Disparities in Oregon Middle Schools

Research Question(s)

  1. How does implementation of ISLA affect the frequency of ISS for students when controlling for SES, race, IEPs, gender?
  2. How does implementation of ISLA affect the frequency of OSS for students when controlling for SES, race, IEPs, gender?
  3. How does implementation of ISLA affect the frequency of expulsions for students when controlling for SES, race, IEPs, gender?

Data Sample Description

SWIS referral-level data from Oregon middle schools during the 2018-19 through 2021-22 school years.

2022

An analysis of the relationship between implementation of school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports and academic achievement

Research Question(s)

  1. How does SWPBIS affect school-level student achievement?
  2. What is the effect on subpopulations, including achievement gaps?

Data Sample Description

PBIS implementation fidelity data from all schools/states from the 2008-09 through 2017-18 school years.

2022

Disproportionality in School Discipline

Research Question(s)

  1. What types of behaviors are categorized as defiance, disrespect, or disruption as compared to other categories?
  2. To what extent do these differ for students from different demographic groups, for different discipline contexts, and based on different school demographics?

Data Sample Description

SWIS referral-level dataset for all ODRs administered during the 2015-16 and 2018-19 school years.

2022

Student Perception of School Climate Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research Question(s)

  1. What was the average rating of student perception of school climate the year before the COVID-19 pandemic and what was the change during year 1 and year 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic?
  2. To what extent did change in school climate perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic vary based on school characteristics (i.e., race, gender, socio-economic status, locale and school size)?
  3. To what extent did change in school climate perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic vary based on pre-pandemic PBIS fidelity of implementation?
  4. To what extent did change in school climate perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic vary based on district-level modality of instruction (i.e., remote, hybrid or in-person).

Data Sample Description

2018-19 through 2021-22 school climate and TFI fidelity dataset

2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between exclusionary discipline practices and academic achievement in schools implementing PBIS with high fidelity.

Research Question(s)

  1. What is the relation between exclusionary discipline practices and academic achievement across schools implementing PBIS with high fidelity?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR school level, PBIS implementation fidelity (SAS, SET, TIC, BoQ, TFI), School Safety Survey, School Climate data schools across 18 U.S. states during the 2014-15 through 2017-18 school years.

2022

Identifying Sustainability Factors that Increase Fidelity of Implementation of SWPBIS in United States Middle Schools

Research Question(s)

  1. What proportion of middle schools in the United States demonstrate high sustainability as measured by fidelity of implementation percentages on the Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ)?
  2. What critical elements identified through the Benchmarks of Quality (BoQ) are significant predictors of sustained implementation?

Data Sample Description

PBIS implementation fidelity data from BoQ for the 2015-16 and 2018-19 school years.

2021

Equitable Discipline: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in the Classroom

Research Question(s)

  1. Is there evidence for structural validity of the BoQ in a national sample?
  2. To what extent is the implementation of SWPBIS components, as measured by the BoQ, associated with greater equitable school discipline outcomes within a sample of U.S. schools that utilize SWIS? Specifically, is the implementation fidelity of certain subscales of the BoQ (e.g., Classroom Systems) associated with reduced risk for non-White students experiencing exclusionary discipline both within their racial/ethnic group (i.e., risk indices) and across racial/ethnic groups (i.e., risk ratios)?

Data Sample Description

BoQ implementation fidelity and SWIS ODR school-level data for 2017-18 school year.

2021

Exploring implementation of Tier 1 PBIS in high schools

Research Question(s)

  1. How does high school implementation of Tier 1 compare to elementary and middle school implementation?
  2. In high schools, to what extent do TFI and SAS scores align? For example, do low fidelity scores (TFI & SAS) predict priorities for improvement (SAS)?
  3. In high schools, what is the relation between implementation fidelity and school climate?
  4. In high schools, what is the relation between implementation fidelity and student outcomes?

Data Sample Description

TFI and school climate data for the 2017-18 through 2019-20 school years

2021

PBIS Opioid Screening and Assessment

Research Question(s)

  1. To what extent do student IEP status, gender, and ethnicity predict ODRs for Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug (ATD) possession?
  2. What are the common administrative decisions for ATD ODRs?
  3. To what extent does substance type predict likelihood of suspension?
  4. Do secondary schools implementing at or above the TFI fidelity threshold demonstrate fewer ATD ODRs?
  5. To what extent are epidemiological trends evident in referral patterns for possession of ATD over several years?
  6. To what extent do administrative actions for ATD possession change over time?
  7. To what extent to administrative decisions predict ATD possession ODRs in later years?

Data Sample Description

SWIS school-level referral dataset for all schools/states during the 2009-10 to 2019-20 school years.

2021

Examining the Psychometric Defensibility of CICO: Daily Progress Report (DPR) Data

Research Question(s)

  1. What is the expected DPR score growth rate at various levels of initial performance (e.g., 40%, 60%, and 80% of points earned)?
  2. What is the reliability of DPR score intercept and slope estimates?
  3. What is the validity of DPR score intercept and slope estimates relative to office discipline referrals?
  4. To what extent are DPR scores sensitive to change in student behavior in response to intervention?
  5. Which decision rule is the most accurate predictor of student response to intervention?
  6. To what extent are the aforementioned psychometric properties consistent across gender, racial/ethnic, and IEP status subgroups?

Data Sample Description

2017-18 and 2018-19 CICO-SWIS student-level dataset

2021

Rural Implementation of PBIS

Research Question(s)

  1. How many and what percent of rural schools are implementing PBIS compared to non-rural schools implementing PBIS with fidelity?
  2. How do school characteristics of rural PBIS schools compare non-rural schools implementing PBIS with fidelity?
  3. How many rural PBIS schools are measuring PBIS implementation fidelity (e.g., BOQ, SET etc.) and obtaining high fidelity scores compared to non-rural PBIS schools
  4. What are the outcomes for the Number of ODRs per 100 Students per Day for rural PBIS schools compared to non-rural schools implementing PBIS with fidelity?

Data Sample Description

PBIS implementation data from all elementary, middle, and high schools for the 2014-15 through 2016-17 school years.

2020

An Investigation of a Student’s Prior Disciplinary Record on School Discipline Outcomes

Research Question(s)

  1. In which categories of office discipline referrals (ODRs) are prior disciplinary record status disparities evident?
  2. In which categories of disciplinary consequences are prior disciplinary record status disparities evident?
  3. To what extent does prior disciplinary record status make a contribution to administrative decisions concerning disciplinary consequences in elementary or middle schools?
  4. To what extent does racial/ethnic status make a contribution to prior disciplinary record status?

Data Sample Description

2017-19 SWIS ODR school and student level data and school climate data for one state.

2020

Examining the factor structure of the school climate surveys and examine the relationship between PBIS indicators and school climate

Research Question(s)

  1. Does the data for the student (parent and personnel) school climate survey fit the factor structure?
  2. Is there a relationship between PBIS fidelity and school climate?
  3. Is there a relationship between school discipline and school climate; do these differences vary across demographic groups.

Data Sample Description

2017-18 through 2019-20 school climate (student-level responses), PBIS implementation fidelity (TFI, BoQ), and SWIS ODR School Level data.

2020

Exploring Sustainability and Patterns of Data Use by Schools Implementing SWPBIS

Research Question(s)

  1. To what extent is sustainability at Tier 1 associated with sustainability scores at advanced tiers?
  2. To what extent is sustainability at Tier 1 associated with fidelity scores across PBIS tiers (TFI)?
  3. To what extent are SUBSIST scores related to more direct measures of data use across three years?
  4. To what extent are ALTITUDE scores related to more direct measures of data use across three years?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR School Level, PBIS implementation fidelity (SAS, SET, TIC, BoQ, ISSET, MATT, BAT, TFI), CICO School Level data for the 2016-17 through 2017-18 school years.

2020

Validate the SAS 4.0

Research Question(s)

  1. What are the structural aspects of the SAS 4.0?
  2. What are the validity aspects of the SAS 4.0 compared to other fidelity measures?
  3. What is the interrater reliability aspects of the SAS 4.0?

Data Sample Description

PBIS implementation fidelity data (SAS 3.0, SAS 4.0, SET, TIC, BoQ, ISSET, MATT, BAT, TFI) for the 2021-22 school year.

2019

Exploring the effects of PBIS Implementation Fidelity on Exclusionary Discipline for Students with and without Disabilities

Research Question(s)

  1. Does PBIS implementation fidelity relate to exclusionary disciplinary outcomes for students with disabilities?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR School Level, PBIS implementation fidelity (SAS, SET, BoQ, ISSET, MATT, BAT, TFI) data for the 2008-09 through 2018-19 school years.

2019

Acknowledgement use in High Schools

Research Question(s)

  1. How do students in middle and high school perceive their school climate? (What is the mean and standard deviation of the climate survey items for middle/high)
  2. What is the implementation status of high in the TFI section on acknowledgements (What is man and SD for 1.9 on TFI)

Data Sample Description

PBIS implementation (TFI), School Climate data for middle and high schools in the U.S. for the 2018-19 school year.

2019

Development of a School Climate Walkthrough Assessment

Research Question(s)

  1. Is there convergent validity between the Student Interview and the Georgia Brief School Climate Inventory (GaBSCI)?
  2. Is there correlation between the Student Interview (SI) school climate factor and the GaBSCI school climate factor?
  3. Are similar trends observed across student demographic groups when examining data collected with the Student Interview and Georgia Brief School Climate Inventory?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR school level and incident level, School Climate Survey elementary schools in one U.S. state for the 2018-19 school year.

2019

Implementation of CICO in Elementary and Secondary Settings

Research Question(s)

  1. What are the descriptive patterns for implementation (number of students using CICO-SWIS), participation (e.g., days with data), and engagement (i.e., percent of CICO points earned) in CICO-SWIS in elementary and secondary schools (middle and high)?
  2. To what extent are schools implementing CICO also implementing Tier 1 PBIS with fidelity (i.e., TFI scores)?
  3. To what extent is student participation (i.e., number of students with CICO-SWIS data), engagement (i.e., percent of CICO points earned) and school capacity (i.e., percent of students using CICO-SWIS) related to Tier 1 and 2 implementation fidelity scores in elementary and secondary schools?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR school level, PBIS implementation fidelity (TFI), and CICO school level data for the 2017-18 school years for elementary, middle, and high schools across all states.

2019

PBIS Implementation in Rural Schools

Research Question(s)

  1. Do urban/suburban schools differ from town/rural schools in their implementation of PBIS systems?
  2. Do town/rural schools differ in their rates of student discipline referrals?

Data Sample Description

PBIS implementation fidelity (TFI), SWIS ODR school level for the 2018-19 school year

2019

Study will describe changes in rates of non-exclusionary and exclusionary discipline actions that were assigned to elementary students who received an office discipline referral (ODR) across a seven-year period (before and after discipline policy changes).

Research Question(s)

  1. For racial/ethnic groups in grades K–5, how did the yearly aggregate rate of non-exclusionary and exclusionary discipline practices vary by type of behavioral infraction from 2011/12-2017/18?
  2. How are school-level characteristics associated with racial/ethnic variation in non exclusionary and exclusionary discipline among elementary students from 2011/12-2017/18?
  3. How are the type of behavioral infraction, student characteristics, and school characteristics associated with variation in non exclusionary and exclusionary discipline among elementary students in the most recent school year, 2017/18?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR school and incident, PBIS implementation fidelity (SET) data for the 2011-12 through the 2017-18 school years.

2019

School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports: A Pathway to Educational Equity

Research Question(s)

  1. Within a sample of U.S. elementary students who received behavior referrals, are students of traditionally minoritized groups (e.g., Black students, Hispanic students, students with disabilities) more likely to receive suspensions than non-minoritized students (e.g., White students, students without disabilities) in schools implementing SWPBS?
  2. Is SWPBS implementation fidelity associated with the odds of receiving an out-of-school suspension for students of traditionally marginalized groups in a sample of U.S. K-12 elementary school behavior referrals?
  3. Are certain components of SWPBS implementation associated with the odds of receiving an out-of-school suspension for students of traditionally marginalized groups in a sample U.S. K-12 elementary school behavior referrals?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR school, student, and incident level, PBIS implementation fidelity (SET, TFI) for the 2015-16 school year for all schools and states.

2019

Sustainability of Tiered Systems

Research Question(s)

  1. What school characteristics predict implementation of systems at (a) Tier 2 and (b) Tier 3?
  2. To what extent does fidelity of implementation of Tier 1 systems predict implementation of systems at (a) Tier 2 and (b) Tier 3?

Data Sample Description

PBIS implementation fidelity data (SAS, SET, TIC, BoQ, TFI) from the 2014-15 through 2018-19 school years from all schools and states.

2019

Effects of higher-stakes teacher evaluation on office disciplinary referrals

Research Question(s)

  1. What are the effects of accountability in the context of teacher responses to student behavioral infractions in the aftermath of teacher evaluation reforms.

Data Sample Description

SWIS incident level data from the 2006-07 to 2017-18 school years

2019

The Concept of Leadership Efficacy: Quantitative Analysis of PBIS Implementation and Office Disciplinary Referral Outcomes

Research Question(s)

  1. Is there a significant relationship between the element of PBS team and the number of student Office Disciplinary Referrals (ODRs)?
  2. Is there a significant relationship between the element of Faculty Commitment and the number of student’s ODRs?
  3. Does the PBIS team self-reported scores of PBS Team and Faculty Commitment elements (as measured by the BoQ item numbers 1 through 6) predict student ODRs?

Data Sample Description

SWIS ODR school, student, and incident level and PBIS implementation fidelity data (BoQ) for the 2014-15 school year for elementary schools in one U.S. state.

2018