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Establishing a BEP at Your School

Establishing a BEP at Your School. School Readiness. SW PBS in place Administrative support Faculty/staff buy-in BEP one of top 3 priorities for school year Stable school characteristics/environment. Getting Started. Establish BEP team and Coordinator

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Establishing a BEP at Your School

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  1. Establishing a BEP at Your School

  2. School Readiness • SW PBS in place • Administrative support • Faculty/staff buy-in • BEP one of top 3 priorities for school year • Stable school characteristics/environment

  3. Getting Started • Establish BEP team and Coordinator • Identify what problems will be addressed • Academics and Behavior • Ensure adequate staff, resources, time • Establish referral process, data system, and create needed forms • Staff Training • Parent Information • Student Body Information

  4. First Steps • Establish the BEP team and Coordinator • Identify what problems will be addressed • Ensure adequate resources are available

  5. The BEP Team • Administrator • Persons with knowledge of behavioral issues • Persons with experience dealing with at-risk students • Representative of school, committees • 8-person limit

  6. The BEP Team • Attend weekly meetings • Offer collaborative assistance in student/staff in-services • Introduce BEP to students and families • Contribute to decisions regarding BEP students • Offer regular feedback on BEP process • Buy rewards • Time for training staff (1-3 hour in-service) • Time for BEP team meetings

  7. Team Time Commitments

  8. BEP Mission Statement • Develop according to the needs of your own school • Example: “To identify and respond to students in need of additional supports within the school environment, and to ensure their success through individualized progress monitoring and data-based decision making.”

  9. BEP Coordinator *”SOMEONE THE STUDENTS ENJOY AND TRUST”* • Enthusiastic • Lead check-in and check-out • Enter data daily • Prioritize students for BEP meetings • Process requests for assistance • Create graphs for meetings • Gather extra info for meetings • Lead meetings • Maintain records

  10. Crone, Horner & Hawken (2004). Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools:The Behavior Education Program. Guilford Publications, NY.

  11. Make sure to appoint and train a backup coordinator

  12. Teacher Time Commitments

  13. Review – Time RequirementsMain Points • Must review data weekly • Alternative model: Progress Monitoring person, check-in person…team meets briefly each week to check in for problems/changes • One-two people to handle daily check-in activities • Teacher responsibilities will be minimum, depending on number of BEP students in their class

  14. Next Steps • Review handouts • Interested in Training a Team? • Determine people on BEP Team • BEP Training August 15, 2006 Jaycees, Waldorf If interested, contact Elsa Velez in Charles County, Kate Stroh in Calvert and Chris Grace in St. Mary’s

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