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How can schools improve student behavior using
Response to Intervention?
What are some indicators that it's time for system-wide change?
How can RtI be linked to Positive Behavioral Intervention and
Supports ?
What behavioral strategies are most effective in the classroom and
school wide?
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Climate and Culture
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What are the Beliefs and Attitudes of staff about students
on campus?
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What would staff say is the purpose of teacher interactions?
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Positive - “what we think”
Is that a car?
No doors
No windows
Wheels aren’t the same
Behavior ____________of students
(Management / Support)
Preventative
“what we say”
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The child ___ a problem
(Is / Has)
Opportunities for Growth
“what we do”
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What do students want from their teachers?
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What do students want from their
teachers?
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Positive attitude
Preparedness
Personal touch
Sense of humor
Creativity
Willingness to admit mistakes
Forgiving
Respect
High expectations
Compassion
Sense of belonging
“University of Memphis Study”
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Emotional - Behavioral - Academic
Do we need a System Wide Change?
Do we know what we want? (decrease office referrals or increase students
meeting “6 - week” benchmarks)
Are we achieving the results we want? (we collect data regularly)
Have we evaluated our current system? (team as analyzed results)
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Identify:
Keep what’s working (based on data)
Adjust what’s not
clarity (benchmark)
Tardies
fidelity (benchmark)
Hallway Supervision
consistency (benchmark)
Develop what’s needed (based on data)
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Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
Specialized
Level of Prevention
Targeted
Level of Prevention
Tiered
Response to Intervention
Universal
Level of Prevention
Response to Intervention - Behavior
Positive Behavior Supports
Responding to Intervention
 Evidenced based Interventions
 Evidenced based Interventions
 Continuum of Supports
 Continuum (time, personnel)
 Curriculum (Develop)
 Curriculum (Access /Differentiated)
 Team / Coaches
 Team / Coaches
 Professional Development
 Professional Development
 Multi-level
 Multi-level
 Multi-tier
 Multi-tier
 Screening
 Screening
 Progress Monitoring
 Progress Monitoring
 Data based decision making
 Data based decision making
 Parental Involvement
 Parental Involvement
Strategies most effective in the Classroom and
Schoolwide?
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Preventative (before the behavior happens)
 Are we teaching expectations?(what do we want?)
 Are we acknowledging students who demonstrate expectations?
 Are we creating environments for students to be successful? (safe and secure)
 Are we meeting students needs? (emotional)
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Interactive (during the behavior)
 Do we use a hierarchy of redirection
 Non-verbal, verbal, time – out in classroom, time-outside of classroom, intense
consequence, etc.
 Interact with dignity and respect (behavioral)
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Response
 De-escalate
 Problem – Solve
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Maraffa ISD
“Positive Student Interactions”
Prevention
Intervention
Response
Schoolwide
Develop Expectations
Teach Expectations
Supervise students
Acknowledge
Redirect
Problem - Solve
Classroom
Teacher meets student at door
Teacher uses student proximity
Teacher uses barometer check
Acknowledge
Redirect
Problem - Solve
Skills workshop
Mentors
Wait time
Acknowledge
Limit verbals
Redirect
Debrief
Problem Solve
Conferences (AM, Lunch, PM)
Contracts
Cool – Down
Wait time
Acknowledge
Limit verbals
Redirect
De-escalate
Debrief
Problem - Solve
Tier - Intervention
Size, Frequency, and Duration
Targeted Group
(supplemental)
Individual
(specialized)
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Questions
&
Answers
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