Transcript CCSS
Behavioral
issues and supports within
Cradle to College and Career
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The IDEA Partnership extends appreciation to, and acknowledges the
contributions of, 21 cross-stakeholders representing
Teachers,
General Education Administrators,
Special Education Administrators,
Specialized Instructional Support Providers,
Families,
Higher Education, and
Technical Assistance Providers
from 13 states across the country, in the creation of this presentation.
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If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach.
If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.
If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach.
If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we
. . . teach? . . . punish?
Why can’t we finish the last sentence
as automatically as we do the others?
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Agenda…
Why behavioral issues are important
What is involved
How we can do this together
Resources for further exploration
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“If you can learn to read, you can get a job…
If you learn to behave, you can keep it.”
- Kevin Dwyer -
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Dropping out…
7,000 leave school
each day
Economic impact
(2009 dropouts)
At this rate: 13 million
will leave school in
the next decade
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Each costs the nation
over $260,000 over
his/her lifetime
If all had graduated,
benefit of $335 billion
to nation’s economy
over their lifetimes
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Most likely to drop out…
Academic performance
Low grades
Low test scores
F’s in English
and Math
Few credits
Retention
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Educational engagement
Low engagement
High absenteeism
Poor school behavior
Low extracurricular
participation
Poor relationships with
teachers and peers
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Basic Services: transportation, health, mental health, housing, financial
Early
Childhood
Child care
Providers
P-20 EDUCATION PIPELINE
K – 12 System
After-school
Programs
Civic/Social/Work
Opportunities
Post
Secondary
Social/Academic
Supports
Work &
Career
Placement
& Mentoring
LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS
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Systems that…
Value, honor and support all youth
Coordinate agency resources
Support smooth transitions from year to year,
developmental level to developmental level
Emphasize child/youth growth in
Academics
Social/emotional well being
Health and fitness
Civic responsibility
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Systems that focus on…
Balance
Academic & social/emotional skills
Physical & mental health
Family life and building independence
Intentional transitions from the beginning
Collaboration
Families, schools, agencies, community services
Shared resources & responsibility
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Students and expectations…
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Decision-making
Problem-solving
Goal-setting
Self-awareness
Self-advocacy
Leadership
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Core and insulation address…
Behavioral health
Social/emotional learning
Mental health
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Starting points ….
Recognize the issue
Be proactive
Use a team approach
leading to
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Recognize the issue
Know that good mental health, including
behavioral health, is as important as good
physical health and both impact student
learning
Acknowledge both in and out of school issues
Share statistics
Know that good behavioral health removes
some of the barriers to learning
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Be proactive
Use a multi-tiered framework
Instruct first
FEW
All students
Developmentally appropriate
SOME
Intervene as needed
Short term / long term
In school / out of school
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Use a team approach
Learn together
Draw on expertise
Engage in professional
development
Serve together
Collaboration
Coordinated services
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For further information…
Center for School Mental Health
www.schoolmentalhealth.org
Center on the Social Emotional Early Foundations for Learning
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu
IDEA Partnership
www.ideapartnership.org
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for
Young Children
www.challengingbehavior.org
Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports
www.pbis.org
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Reflections!
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Questions?
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Discussion.
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