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Tag: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

A young girls stands at a table filled with brightly colored pieces of paper.
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McCreary County schools shine in response to state review

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The McCreary County School District wasn’t singled out for scrutiny in early 2020. The small district in southeastern Kentucky was just one of 10 randomly selected for state review each year.
Melanie Callahan
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London Elementary building a brand with Tippy the Tiger

Melanie Callahan -
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London Elementary School (Laurel County) students are in for a terrific treat this year. Students in pre-K through 5th grade are being introduced to a reboot of their Positive Behavioral Intervention System mascot, Tippy the Tiger.
Christy Bryce, the director of intervention in the Warren County schools, leads a training on trauma-informed practices for bus drivers and monitors at the district’s transportation center. The training was part of a districtwide initiative to include classified staff in training on trauma-informed practices for all adults who interact with students. Photo by Megan Gross, Feb. 22, 2019
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Seeing what students bring onto the bus

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School bus drivers and monitors in Warren County have been given trauma-informed training to help them better understand their students.
First-grade teacher Jamie Moss hands a bee buck to Maggie Crick for promptly starting her assignment at Earlington Elementary School (Hopkins High School). Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 16, 2014
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Hopkins schools learn the power of positive behavior

Brenna Kelly -
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Thousands of Kentucky educators are learning more about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports thanks to free training that meets the requirements of a new state regulation on the use of restraint and seclusion in Kentucky schools.
New Haven Elementary School (Boone County) art teacher Norita Alexander, left, Assistant Principal Sandy Collette, center, and special education teacher Tara Wittrock review behavior referrals for their school during the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) workshop in Covington June 10, 2010. More than 20 school districts in Kentucky have implemented the PBIS model, which is designed to reduce discipline problems and increase student learning across all grade levels. Photo by Amy Wallot
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Positively rewarding

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Students go to school to learn, make friends and gain invaluable experiences to take with them beyond the walls of a school building.
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