November 21, 2011 at 5:30 PM - Work Session

Discussion:  Lincoln Elementary Principal George Schlothauer introduced the district's BIST team to the Board. All, with the exception of one, have visited schools in the Lincoln district and each serves as the BIST represetative at their individual buildings. The presentation focused on a general overview of the BIST program. Specific topic covered included program beliefs and what is taught at the building level. Additional topics included school-wide goals, basic principals, life goals for students, gateway behaviors and early intervention, the triage process and indicators, substitute training, expectations, safe seats, think sheets, buddy rooms, recovery rooms, process criteria, number of participants, national time frame statistics, parental behaviors, replacement behaviors, protective plans, transition plans, team focus, staff responsibilities, future program goals and a typical day at Lincoln Elementary. The program is ran in grades kindergarten through Jr. High. The program entails a three to five year process for full staff training. Chris from ????? provided handouts and a website for their parent organization in Kansas City, Missouri. The website offers links for sites where printed research materials can be downloaded. It also provides evidence based data & research studies. New staff and para educator training is provided internally through inservices. Substitutes and bus drivers are also offered training. Each building has it's own goals that stem from data from the previous year. At the end of each year, the plan is evaluated to see if their goals were met. This program has significanty reduced Principal referrals. The district's BIST visit team started this year and will share new ideas within the district.