September 2024 Behavior Bytes

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For additional Behavior Coaching support, visit the Behavior Coach tab of the Pyramid Model Share Site.

Access the Behavior Coach Responsibilities document to gain further clarification around your role as a Behavior Coach. A one-page chart is provided summarizing key responsibilities of Behavior Coaches. For those who prefer additional details, the subsequent pages provide those details and questions to reflect on when thinking about your role.

When collaborating with staff this month, using Evidence Based Practices around Responding to Challenging Behavior with children in their classrooms will ensure staff are supported. You can also utilize the Classroom Profile of Challenging Behavior and the Classroomwide Practices Assessment to ensure Tier 1 & Tier 2 practices are in place in the classroom.

When families engage in the development of their child’s social-emotional skills we can have stronger outcomes. How to Involve Families in Every Step of PTR-YC is a great tool supporting how to invite and engage families in the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce process. The What to Expect in the PTR-YC Process handout is a resource available for families to better understand PTR-YC. As a Behavior Coach, consider talking with your Implementation Team to create a system on when and how you could use these family resources.

Access the BIRs Site Level Training package for materials to train new staff and/or veteran staff on what BIRs use will look like in your program this year. If you have time to embed BIRs practice videos for staff to view/fill out a BIR on, access the BIRs Practice Video information document to guide the conversation/practice session.

Check in with your site Data Manager to ensure that demographic information has been entered into the BIRs workbook and that your Implementation Team has a plan to look at the Equity Alert summary data multiple times per year.