What We Do
The RtI Behavior Specialist serves as a behavioral resource to teachers,
administrators and parents. The overall
goal is to help build capacity for campus staff to be able to respond
appropriately to both general and special education students with behavioral
challenges. This is achieved through
services that include student observations, teacher consultation, collecting
and analyzing data, creating individual behavior plans, coaching staff on implementation
of recommendations, modeling intervention strategies and providing staff
development.
Major
Responsibilities and Duties:
·
Provides teacher, counselor and administrator
support through weekly on-site campus visits and consultations. ·
Provides staff development for general and
special education staff regarding classroom management and targeted behavioral
strategies. ·
Serves as a member of the campus RtI Committee
for students with behavioral challenges.
Assists in the development and implementation of Response to
Intervention strategies in the general education classroom through the behavior
consultation process. ·
Assists in developing interventions and behavior
plans for the purpose of providing a safe and effective educational environment
for students with challenging behavior. ·
Conducts formal and informal observations of
students with behavioral challenges. ·
Conducts Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)
and develop Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), when appropriate, as well as
provide recommendations to staff based on data. ·
Assists in the implementation of Behavior
Intervention Plans (BIPs) that coordinate with student’s individual diagnosis
and level of functioning in the classroom.
This may include providing teacher training, modeling and coaching for
individual students with behavioral challenges. ·
Serves as a member of the Admission, Review and
Dismissal Committee providing all necessary paperwork. ·
Meets with campus general and special education
staff regarding student academic and behavioral progress during each grading
period. ·
Assists campus crisis team in emergency
situations. ·
Provides parent training and consultation
services, when needed. Attends home
visits when approved by supervisor. ·
Participates in continuing education activities
in order to remain informed of best practices in the field of behavior and
other related fields. ·
Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
District Responsibilities:
·
Conduct behavior consultations when a referral
is requested by campus staff or parents. ·
Complete all paperwork within required timelines
written in a professional manner. ·
Provide weekly schedule to Supervisor. Notify scheduled campus and Supervisor any
time this schedule will not be followed. ·
Share Google calendar with Supervisor. ·
Review and/or create a folder for each student served
and keep in a secure location. ·
Attend all required department and district meetings
and trainings. ·
Follow all guidelines in the staff handbook. ·
Maintain current Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
(NCI) training certification. ·
Maintain a Mileage Log. Obtain a copy of the SISD Mileage Chart which
lists all buildings in the district and driving distances. Return completed logs to Special Services for
reimbursement by the 10th of each month. Do not record mileage from your home to
school. ·
When absent, contact the Special Services
receptionist at ext. 6265 and Supervisor.
Complete an absence form upon return to work.
·
Be responsive to campus requests for
consultation and continually collaborate with campus staff. ·
Meet with campus counselor, diagnostician and Behavior
Specialist(s) at the beginning of the year to develop procedures for regular
communication and coordination of services throughout the school year. Discuss roles and responsibilities of the
Behavior Specialist. ·
Review previous year’s Behavior Specialist caseload
list and folders. Review BIPs, Behavior
Goals and Objectives, schedule of services page, accommodations and
modifications pages and ARD deliberations for any important information. ·
Provide each campus’ DC/TL and diagnostician/ARD
facilitator a list of students that currently have a BIP in place. ·
Prioritize cases with actions pending (i.e. consultations
or ARD’s due the first 4-6 weeks of school). ·
Attend campus RtI meetings for students with
behavioral concerns. ·
Keep detailed Behavior Specialist Logs as well as Parent Communication Logs.
Maintain accurate records of meetings, conversations, intervention
suggestions, observations and any other relevant information for each student. ·
Conduct consultations when a referral is made by
campus staff or parents (Behavior
Specialist Consultation Request Form).
a.
Complete the consultation process within 10 school days of the receipt of
the consultation.
b.
Provide written recommendations to the person
who made the request (listed on the form) as well as all other relevant campus
staff (teachers, counselor, etc.) within 5 school days after the screening is
complete.
·
Serve as a member of the Admission, Review and
Dismissal (ARD) Committee. ·
Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)
and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) within ARD prescribed timelines. ·
Complete all required IEP meeting paperwork at
least 5 school days prior to the meeting:
a.
Enter PLAAFP information into eSped, if
applicable.
b.
Provide a copy of and review the FBA and/or BIP
with campus staff and parents.
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