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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.
. . . teach? . . . punish?
If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we
Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as we do the others?
- Tom Herner -
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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 -
Dropping out…
7,000 leave school each day
At this rate: 13 million will leave school in the next decade
Economic impact (2009 dropouts) 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
Educational engagement Low engagement High absenteeism Poor school behavior Low extracurricular
participation Poor relationships with
teachers and peers
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Child care After-school Civic/Social/Work Social/Academic Placement Providers Programs Opportunities Supports & Mentoring
LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS
Basic Services: transportation, health, mental health, housing, financial
K – 12 SystemEarly Childhood
Post Secondary
Work & Career
P-20 EDUCATION PIPELINE
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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…
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
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leading to
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
All students Developmentally appropriate
Intervene as needed Short term / long term In school / out of school
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ALL
SOME
FEW
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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