Training for school employees, volunteers, or independent contractors must be provided according to the following requirements:
(19 TAC 89.1053(d))

• A core team of personnel on each campus must be trained in the use of restraint; and the team must include a campus administrator or designee and any general or special education personnel likely to use restraint; (19 TAC 89.1053(d)(1));
• Personnel called upon to use restraint in an emergency and who have not received prior training must receive training within 30 school days following the use of restraint;(19 TAC 89.1053(d)(2));
• Training on use of restraint must include prevention and de-escalation techniques and provide alternatives to the use of restraint(19 TAC 89.1053(d)(3))and
• All trained personnel must receive instruction in current professionally accepted practices and standards regarding behavior management and the use of restraint (19 TAC 89.1053(d)(4)).

The following documentation requirements must be met in a case in which restraint is used by school employees, volunteers, or independent contractors (19 TAC 89.1053(e)):

• On the day restraint is utilized, the campus administrator or designee must be notified verbally or in writing utilizing the Spring ISD Restraint Internal Tracking Form, regarding the use of restraint (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(1)),
• On the day restraint is utilized, a good faith effort must be made to verbally notify the parent regarding the use of restraint (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(2)),
• Written notification of the use of restraint must be placed in the mail or otherwise provided to the parent within one school day of the use of restraint utilizing the Spring ISD Parent Notification of Restraint Letter  (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(3)),
• Written documentation (Spring ISD Summary of Restraint, the Spring ISD Parent Notification of Restraint Letter , and the Spring ISD Restraint Internal Tracking Form) regarding the use of restraint must be placed in the child's special education eligibility folder in a timely manner so the information is available to the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee when it considers the impact of the child's behavior on the child's learning and, or the creation or revision of a behavioral intervention plan (BIP); and (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(4)),
• Written notification to the parent and documentation to the child's special education eligibility folder must include the following (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)):

1. Name of the child (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(A));
2. Name of the staff member or staff members administering the restraint (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(B));
3. Date of the restraint and the time the restraint began and ended (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(C))
4. Location of the restraint (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(D));
5. Nature of the restraint (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(E));
6. A description of the activity in which the child was engaged immediately preceding the use of restraint (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(F));
7. The behavior that prompted the restraint; (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(G));
8. The efforts made to de-escalate the situation and alternatives to restraint that were attempted (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(H));and
9. Information documenting parent contact and notification (19 TAC 89.1053(e)(5)(I)).

Restraint does not include the use of (19 TAC 89.1053(f)):

• Physical contact or appropriately prescribed adaptive equipment to promote normative body positioning and/or physical functioning (19 TAC 89.1053(f)(1));
• Limited physical contact with the child to promote safety (e.g., holding the child's hand), prevent a potentially harmful action (e.g., running into the street), teach a skill, or provide comfort (19 TAC 89.1053(f)(2));
• Limited physical contact or appropriately prescribed adaptive equipment to prevent the child from engaging in ongoing, repetitive self-injurious behaviors (19 TAC 89.1053(f)(3));or
• Seat belts and other safety equipment used to secure children during transportation (19 TAC 89.1053(f)(4));

Who should be trained?

• Core Team members: All campuses must have a core team in accordance to (19 TAC 89.1053(d)(1)); This team may consist of Campus Administration, Counselors, Special Education Inclusion Personnel, and or/ General Education Teachers.

• Special Education Program Teachers and Paraprofessionals are required to receive training annually.
• Adaptive Behavior (AB)
• Homebound/Hospital Bedside
• Positive Approach to Student Success (PASS)
• Community Academic Structured Education (CASE)
• Structured Integrated Learning Classroom (SILC)

NCI Training consists of two types of training:

• Full Course Training: For those who do not currently have NCI certification or whose certification has expired, they must attend the Full Course training.
• Refresher Course Training: For those who are currently certified in NCI, these individuals must provide blue certification card to participate in training.

• Personnel called upon to use restraint in an emergency and who have not received prior training must receive training within 30 school days following the use of restraint

• Eduphoria Link for NCI Trainings