Physical Restraint Monitoring Procedures: 2014-2015 Robin J. Morrison Instructional Supervisor Miami-Dade County Public Schools Department of Special Education Clinical Behavioral Services

Creating a Restraint Incident Report Save the report. The report is first saved as a DRAFT to encourage proofing and to ensure that the report sent to the parent has no errors. At this point, all fields are still editable. If you do nothing else, the draft will expire after 4 days Once the report is reviewed, switch to “Save Final.”

Monitoring Procedures The Department of Clinical Behavioral Services (CBS) reviews each restraint and seclusion incident report placed on the FLDOE Restraint and Seclusion Database daily. Six (6) members of the department are assigned a week with rotating weeks throughout the year to monitor the database The CBS district staff member assigned to review will review the draft Incident Report the same day it is written.

Monitoring Calendar

Technical Assistance If the Draft Incident Report needs revision (did not answer questions correctly or missing information), the principal receives an email from a district staff person. Assistance is given to the principal Questions are answered if needed The school must revise report and send back for review by a district staff person

District Staff Monitoring/Technical Assistance Log

Monitoring Procedures Principals’ Email The email always starts like this: As part of the protocol for Restraint Reports posted to the Florida Department of Education Database, each report is reviewed prior to finalization. A report was posted on ___________ , for student _______. The following revisions are being suggested:

Principal Template

Physical Restraint Monthly Data

Technical Assistance Visit

Use of Physical Restraint Log

The Teacher ~ Dr. Haim Ginott “I have come to a frightening conclusion. I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that created the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.” ~ Dr. Haim Ginott

Contact Information Ms. Robin J. Morrison Division of Special Education Clinical Behavioral Services rmorrison@dadeschools.net 305-626-3963