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

2. 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.”

3. 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.

4. Monitoring Calendar

5. Technical Assistance
If the Draft Incident Report needs revision (did not answer questions correctly or missing information), the principal receives an 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

6. District Staff Monitoring/Technical Assistance Log

7. Monitoring Procedures Principals’ Email
The 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:

8. Principal Template

9. Physical Restraint Monthly Data

10. Technical Assistance Visit

11. Use of Physical Restraint Log

12. 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

13. Contact Information
Ms. Robin J. Morrison
Division of Special Education
Clinical Behavioral Services