Early Childhood Benchmarks of Quality (EC-BOQ)

Early Childhood PBIS Leadership Teams use the EC-BOQ to assess their level of implementation of EC PBIS and to identify strengths and areas for improvement. 

The Early Childhood Program-Wide PBS Benchmarks of Quality (EC-BOQ) is a tool designed to measure the implementation efforts of the seven key components of EC PBIS. The results of the team self-assessment guide action planning. The seven key components of EC PBIS are:

  1. Establish a leadership team
  2. Ensure staff buy-in
  3. Promote family engagement
  4. Establish program-wide expectations
  5. Develop and implement a plan for professional development and staff support
  6. Develop procedures to identify and respond to individual children’s social, emotional, and behavioral support needs
  7. Monitor implementation and outcomes

The Early Childhood Program-Wide PBS Benchmarks of Quality was developed by Lise Fox, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Susan Jack, and Denise Perez Binder (2017).

 

Administering the Assessment

The EC-BOQ is facilitated by the EC PBIS Leadership Team Coach. They should administer the measure as a non-voting member, if possible. 

Leadership Team Coaches interested in facilitating the EC-BOQ should complete the Facilitating the Early Childhood Benchmarks of Quality (EC-BOQ) course in EduPaths prior to the first administration. You will need to sign up for a free account if you have not previously registered with EduPaths. You can search for the course by searching for the title. The EC-BOQ course provides information about the measure and informs the critical activities a facilitator will need to do before, during, and after each EC-BOQ administration.