1. Rolling the Dice: Effective Design and Implementation of Behavior Intervention and Support Plans Presented by Albert Felts October 24, 2008

2. Agenda The Desired Situation Possible Strategies Strategy Advantages / Disadvantages The Recommended Strategy Next Steps

3. Intervention Decision Guide (IDG) Present the situation Operationalize the desired outcome Problem Solve strategies to reach the outcome Identify the key reasons for choosing the strategy (rationale) Next steps (Implementation) The RPRAI Cycle

4. RPRAI Review Prioritize Revise Adopt Implement

5. Present SituationDesired Situation Determining the Desired Situation How things need to be How things are What are the strengths What are the limitations What do we need within the current restraints What are the resources

6. Albert’s Rule of Three No more than 3 objectives…..per school year No more than 3 possible strategies per objective No more than 3 interventions at the same time.

7. Albert’s Problem Behavior Albert is in 8 th grade, he is two plus grade levels behind in reading and math. He was retained in 3 rd grade, again in 5 th grade, and is failing his 4 core subjects after the first semester. Albert is dyslexic and he receives service under 504. In addition he has s substantial history of receiving psychological services. He has been diagnosed with mood disorder not classified as bipolar. He was DNQ for ED, and LD. He fails to respond to the teachers instruction and stares blankly at them when given a direction. He is neither verbally or physically aggressive.

8. Possible Problem Statement Problem 1 Has little or no interaction with teacher. Problem 2 Does not initiate activities appropriate for the situation. Problem 3 Does not respond appropriately to redirection in social situations. 1 1 2 2 3 3

9. Possible Goal Goal 1 The student will increase his/her interaction with teacher. Goal 2 The student will initiate activities appropriate for the situation. Goal 3 The student will respond appropriately to redirection in social situations. 1 1 2 2 3 3

10. Possible Objectives Objective 1 The student will verbally respond to 8 out of 10 questions asked by the teacher. Objective 2 The student will make eye contact with the teacher when speaking on 8 out of 10 trials Objective 3 The student will interact _____ minutes a day with the teacher. ( Increased by one minute a day up to fifteen minutes.) 1 1 2 2 3 3

11. Possible Strategies Strategy 1 Teach the student appropriate ways to communicate to teachers that a problem exists. Strategy 2 Identify teachers with who the students most often interacts to make certain they model and reinforce appropriate verbal communications Strategy 3 Spend some time each day talking with the student on an individual basis about his/her interest. 1 1 2 2 3 3

12. Strategy 1- Teach the student appropriate ways to communicate to teachers that a problem exists. Student will be able to better verbalize needs. Student will learn to initiate conversations when problems occur Student will benefit from learning to verbalize problems in a non-confrontational manner Will take time for student to learn the social skills of giving and receiving feedback. All teachers will not be receptive to getting feedback from a student. Student will need to be compliant with request to initiate conversation when problems arise. Indirect cost include staff time for individual social skills instruction. AdvantagesDisadvantages

13. Strategy 2- Identify teachers with who the students most often interacts to make certain they model and reinforce appropriate verbal communications. Making the assumption that some teachers already have an established relationship with the student. Cannot force interaction or responses that are appropriate. No indirect cost are anticipated with this strategy. AdvantagesDisadvantages

14. Strategy 3- Spend some time each day talking with the student on an individual basis about his/her interest. Build relationships with student in non traditional classroom settings. Allows student to view teacher as human. Allows student to discuss conversations of interest to the student. Requires investment of time on teacher part. Requires teachers to allow student to initiate conversation based on student interest. No indirect cost are anticipated for implement this strategy. AdvantagesDisadvantages

15. The Recommended Strategy For example, I don’t understand what it is you want me to do, I can’t complete my assignment, I don’t have a pencil etc…. Teach the student appropriate ways to communicate to teachers that a problem exists.

16. Benefits of The Recommended Strategy List benefits Costs Performance Time savings Ease of implementation Timing

17. Questions & Comments 1... What other benefits do you see with this strategy? 2... Does this seem the best strategy given the situation? 3... What challenges do you think we’ll have in implementing this strategy?

18. ChallengesHow To Handle Challenges of The Recommended Strategy Acknowledge feelings of anger or frustration What if the student becomes passive aggressive?

19. Next StepsSupport Needed Buy in from teacher, parent, student Review Plan Team follow through and support Implementation Next Steps / Support Needed – Idea 1 Teach student feedback strategy Classroom coverage for teacher 3 times for 30 minutes

20. Summary By using this strategy the student will spend less time off task. The teacher will better be able to address the concerns of the student in a timely manner. The student will develop a trusting relationship with adults. Communication skills will be enhanced.