1. Department of Behavioral Learning Update Dr. Linda Burruss, Director
January 12, 2017

2. HCS Uses Standardized Tools In Developing Successful Student Behaviors
BLG (Behavioral Learning Guide): A comprehensive guide designed to support school staff in creating a positive school environment. The BLG focuses on three main actions for addressing intentional inappropriate student behavior:
Responses Strategies
Disciplinary Consequences
Interventions
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES: A system designed to help students build better relationships
With each other
With school personnel
To help students repair the harm caused by their actions
INTERVENTION: A measure or series of measures taken by school staff to address a student’s unmet needs and is used to remedy the cause of student’s behavioral issues.
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports): PBIS is nationally recognized approach designed to assist school personnel in creating a positive school climate for students. PBIS provides school personnel with progressive guidelines of evidence-based behavioral responses and Interventions.

3. The Purpose of the Behavioral Learning Guide (BLG) Is Multi-faceted
The Behavioral Learning Guide includes proactive and responsive strategies for teachers, staff, and school leaders. It also provides guidelines for progressive, supportive interventions and disciplinary consequences to address a broad range of student behavior. It is designed to accomplish the following purposes:
To assure that adults will teach, model and reinforce the skills necessary for all students to meet HCS’ behavioral expectations
To provide clear and explicit, age-appropriate expectations for student behavior
To identify behaviors that are inappropriate at school and school-sponsored events
To equip teachers, staff, and school leaders with a range of reasonable, proportional and consistently applied Interventions and Disciplinary Consequences to respond to inappropriate behavior and to support positive behavioral changes in students
To ensure students are treated fairly and without unlawful discrimination
To establish a partnership with parents/guardians because they are essential to the behavioral and academic success of students

4. All HCS Administrators Have Been Trained in Restorative Practices

5. All HCS Administrators Have Been Trained in Restorative Practices

6. This Is a List of Available Interventions That HCS Schools Implement to Re-direct Off-task Behaviors.
Restorative Practices
PBIS Coupon System
Behavioral Contract
Regulation Break
Redirection
Reflection sheet
De-escalation techniques
Conflict resolution
Correct and redirect
Change student seating
Reinforce positive student behavior
Increase proximity to the student
Problem solve with student
Student led conference
Use of progressive discipline strategies
School-to-home communication
Seek administrator support
Contact CSO for support
Restrict use of the device
Verbal warning
Mentoring and Advising
School Counseling Services
Behavior Support Plans
Student conference
Model appropriate social skills
Parent/guardian
conference
Fix-it Plan
Behavioral Learning Network
Interventions
Before and After School
Individualized Intervention and
Support
Use factual, objective language to define expectations and address behavior
ODR (Office disciplinary referral procedure)
Replacement Behaviors/Coping
Strategies

7. All HCS Schools Are Implementing the PBIS Framework
1. Who is entitled to PBIS? All Students. 2. When do we implement or utilize PBIS? On a daily basis. 3. Where do we implement PBIS? In all areas of the schools and at all school-related activities. 4. Why do schools need to do this? To develop a clear set of positive expectations and behaviors. 5. Does PBIS mean that students will not be punished for misbehavior? No, schools will use procedures to encourage expected behavior.

8. This Is a Comparison of the First Semesters of 2015-16 and 2016-17 Suspensions and Expulsions
ISS
958
751
OSS
624
558
EXPULSIONS/GUILTY 10 38

9. This Is a Comparison of the End of First Semesters of 2015-16 and 2016-17 ISS Repeat Suspensions.
End of First Semester - ISS Repeat Offenders
Students with 1 ISS
Students with 2 ISS
Students with 3 or 4 ISS
Students with 5 or more ISS
Total Students with an ISS
728
151 68 11
958
End of First Semester - ISS Repeat Offenders
Students with 1 ISS
Students with 2 ISS
Students with 3 or 4 ISS
Students with 5 or more ISS
Total Students with an ISS
530
133 66 22
751

10. This is a Comparison of the End of First Semesters of 2015-16 and 2016-17 OSS Repeat Suspensions.
End of First Semester - OSS Repeat Offenders
Students with 1 OSS
Students with 2 OSS
Students with 3 or 4 OSS
Students with 5 or more OSS
Total Students with an OSS
484
104 35 1
624
End of First Semester - OSS Repeat Offenders
Students with 1 OSS
Students with 2 OSS
Students with 3 or 4 OSS
Students with 5 or more OSS
Total Students with an OSS
537 82 29 10
558