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2011-2012

George Washington Carver High School. Overview & Best Practices. of. of BBSST. 2011-2012. Darrell Hudson, Principal Chari Fikes, BBSST Administrator / Facilitator. Overview. REVIEW OF BBSST. Bbsst tEAM. Administrator/Facilitator*/Chari Fikes Regular Education /Janet Dyer

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2011-2012

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  1. George Washington Carver High School Overview & Best Practices of of BBSST 2011-2012 Darrell Hudson, Principal Chari Fikes, BBSST Administrator / Facilitator

  2. Overview REVIEW OF BBSST

  3. BbssttEAM Administrator/Facilitator*/Chari Fikes Regular Education /Janet Dyer Regular Education/Walter Hampton Special Education representative/Eleanor Champion Support personnel: Counselor/Gari Johnson School Nurse/Cynthia Kelley Attendance Officer/Richmond Williams

  4. What is BBSST? • It stands for: Building Based Student Support Team • It is not the way to special education • In fact, it is the way to stay out of special education • BBSST will be the RTI mechanism • RTI= Response to Instruction

  5. Death of a Parent Teen Pregnancy Early Antisocial Behavior Cultural Issues Homelessness Substance Abuse Delinquency School Dropout Gender Identity Issues Parenting Issues Suicide Violence S Academic Failure B Athletes At-Risk S Child Abuse/Neglect T B Transient Issues Student Assistance Progra SUPPORT GROUPS PEER ASSISTANCE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES EVALUATION CONFLICT RESOLUTION CRISIS MANAGEMENT TEAM MENTORSHIP CURRICULUM EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES TRAINING AWARENESS POLICY & PROCEDURE STATEMENTS PARENTING CLASSES COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION

  6. BBSST Model • Offers a framework for organizing student services • Designed as a general education initiative • Focuses on eliminating or changing the barriers that impact the student’s learning • Encourages team membership and group problem solving as interventions are developed, implemented, reviewed, and revised • Acts as a pre-referral forum for special education • Evaluates the effectiveness of the interventions for each student as well as the overall effectiveness of the BBSST.

  7. Who should be referred to BBSST? Any student having risk behaviors which may interfere with his/her education. Areas of concern may be: • Attendance • Personal relationship/social/emotional • Academic • Health • Behavior • Alcohol and drug use • Family Issues • Other

  8. BBSST Meeting Outcomes • Curriculum strategies and intervention • Alternative instructional strategies • Behavior management plans • Crisis intervention • Conflict resolution • Conferences with family members, healthcare professionals, and/or other agency representatives • Suggestions for additional evaluation(s) by school personnel, crisis management personnel, and/or healthcare professional

  9. BBSST to the Rescue!Helping Teachers Makes teachers more aware of intervention strategy options (good teaching practices) Helps with vertical communication Helps teachers correctly identify students who need resource assistance Helps the teacher to prevent students from “slipping through the cracks” Shares responsibility & expertise among school staff

  10. Helping Students Ideas and strategies Individual student attention Increases opportunities for student success and improvement Reduces student & teacher stress Addresses “slipping through the cracks”

  11. Helping Parents Increases positive interactions between parents and teachers Increases sources of communication Shows parents that students are receiving individual attention

  12. LEE v. MACON • Mandatory BBSST Teams • Lee v. Macon Consent Decree, Prereferral Process, pgs. 4-7 • Ala. Admin. Code § 290-8-9-.1-.72ER(2) • Student Prereferral Form & Tracking Log • State-mandated forms as of December 1, 2000 • Distributed in hard copy • Can be downloaded from the website • Ends June 1? yearly & due electronically to SDE June? • BBSST training required for all certified personnel with yearly updates

  13. 1. Accept pre-referral names from various sources: Administrator, teachers, counselors, or parents 3. The BBSST facilitator sets up a meeting in which the student will be presented to the BBSST. 2 The teacher(s) fill out the information portion of the referral. (page 1-2) 6. The teacher(s) implement the interventions. The student is reviewed by the BBSST in 2-4 weeks and again in 2-4 weeks. Review is indicated on page 4 of the Pre-referral form. 5. The Team records the student on the Lee v. Macon log and recommended interventions on page 3 of the Pre-referral form. 4. The student is presented to BBSST. Recommenda-tions are made. 8. Each time the student is reviewed at 30-45 day increments, the student is re-entered on the Lee v. Macon log. Additional page 3-4 may be added. 9. If interventions are not successful, the plan may be changed. Or, the Team may recommend the student to an IEP team to decide if a Special Education referral is needed. 7. If the interventions are working, the student may continue to be monitored through BBSST, or the student may be dismissed. This is documented on page 4 of the Pre-referral form.

  14. Steps in the BBSST Process • Student is identified as having difficulty academically, behaviorally, personally/socially, etc. ; the referral process begins (from school personnel, students, parents, etc.) • Pre-referral information is collected by the teaching team. • The student is presented to the BBSST.

  15. Steps in the BBSST Process, cont. • The BBSST recommends interventions, accommodations, etc. for the student. Recommendations are documented on the pre-referral form and recorded on the Lee v. Macon Log. • The BBSST reviews the child’s case in two-four weeks. • The BBSST reviews the child’s case again in four weeks.

  16. Members of the BBSST Administrator* Regular Education BBSST facilitator* Regular Education teachers from a variety of disciplines Special Education representative Support personnel: Counselor, School Nurse, District Personnel (Prevention/Intervention, Social Workers, Attendance Officers, etc.) * Required by State Monitoring

  17. REFERRING TEACHERRESPONSIBILITIES • Makes request for support & providesinformation on pg. 1-2 of referral form and all required documentation for a complete picture of the student • Attends BBSST meeting to present the student to the team • Implements intervention strategies • Reports to BBSST team intervention effectiveness and helps to revise plan, if needed

  18. Recommended Resources

  19. www.alex.state.al.us

  20. * NEW * For training contact: Theresa Farmer tfarmer@alsde.edu 334-242-8114

  21. Menu Page For training contact: Theresa Farmer tfarmer@alsde.edu 334-242-8114

  22. www.nea.org/tips/library.html

  23. For training contact: Donna Kirkendoll dkirdendoll@alsde.edu 334-242-8114 http://www.pbis.org/main.htm

  24. E ? S U Q T I O N S

  25. “A pessimist looks for difficulty in the opportunity, but an optimist looks for opportunity in the difficulty.”

  26. Good luck!!!! You may contact your local BBSST chairperson if you have specific questions.

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