NAVIGATION
Alternatives to Suspension/Behavior Interventions
WHAT ' S NEW
Behavior Institute 2008
Tools for Promoting
Educational Success and Reducing Delinquency (aka Tools for Success )produced
by the juvenile justice/special education Shared Agenda
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The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at UK (SERC) are collaborating on this Web page on student behavior. The purpose is to provide a format that allows school personnel, parents, and other professionals to gain access to information, to share effective practices, and to receive ongoing consultation and technical assistance concerning the full range of behavior problems and challenges displayed by children and youth in school and community settings, as well as other behavioral issues that may affect their success in school. |
Interactive Features
Teachers, parents, or other professionals working with children who display challenging behaviors often feel isolated or alone. Many don't know where to go for help or, many times, the answer to their questions cannot be found readily. If you have a particular question, want to share a successful intervention with others, or see what experts in the field are saying, several opportunities are available.
Behavior
Interventions and School Safety
The goal for most educators, parents, and other professionals is for ALL students to be successful in school and in life. To reach that goal, many have adopted a three-tiered model of behavioral support. Interventions are developed at Universal (school-wide), Targeted (small groups or individual students), and Intensive (wraparound) levels to teach ALL students what they must do to be successful. This page identifies and provides links to resources for each level of behavioral support.
There is no question that students who exhibit challenging behavior also experience academic failure. If interventions are designed and implemented to directly teach academic (e.g., reading) and behavioral deficiencies, schools can improve students' academic performance and reduce problem behavior. "
This section of the Behavior Home Page provides links to Kentucky and Federal law. The links are relevant to special education and more specifically, behavior.
Professional growth is a necessity in the field of special education. To stay abreast of new, research based techniques, parents, teachers, and other professionals depend on magazines, journals, and newsletters provided by professional organizations to keep informed. This section of the Behavior Home Page provides relevant links to professional organizations you may find helpful.
Here's another professional growth necessity, professional development. This section of the Behavior Home Page will provide links to the Kentucky Department of Education, The Kentucky Center for School Safety, and The Kentucky Council for Children with Behavior Disorders Training Calendars.
and is maintained by Donna T. Meers unless otherwise noted.
Please contact Donna with any questions or feedback.
Copyright 1997-2008. All rights reserved.
Sponsored by The Kentucky Department of Education and
The University of Kentucky, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling
Last revised on Wednesday, 4/30/08 6:37 AM