Seeing STARs: A Behavioral Intervention Resource

Elizabeth Hoskins

PEDU 504

Longwood University

Overview● Establish a team of problem-solving professionals within the

school setting as a resource for teachers who feel they have

exhausted all classroom interventions for minor behaviors.

● Student/ Teacher Assistance Resource (STAR Team)

● To eventually aid in reducing the number of discipline referrals

per student referred to the team

Research● SWIS

● Classroom Intervention Google Doc

● School Improvement Plan

○ Implement PBIS strategies through VTSS and STAR teams

GoalsSince this team is in the very beginning stages, success specifically

related to this phase of the project was measured by:

● Creation of a referral form

● Creation of a uniform agenda for use by the STAR team

● Faculty training on how to effectively use the STAR team

● Providing the STAR team with PBIS resources to use as a

problem-solving guide (PBIS, 2016)

● Documenting at least three STAR team referrals by 12/3/16.

NELP Standards

● 1.3 build, maintain, and evaluate the behavioral/academic

support system for each student involved through the

collaborative efforts of all stakeholders.

● 1.4 Use behavioral and academic data to develop, implement,

and evaluate the process in order to improve student behavior.

Team Members● School Psychologist

● Principal

● Assistant Principal

● School Counselor

● TDT Counselor

● School-Home Coordinator (when applicable)

Faculty and STAR Team Training● Referral process & purpose

● PBIS resources: CICO, positive behavior supports (PBIS, 2016)

STAR Team Referral Process● Classroom intervention Google forms

● Team meeting

● Referral form

● Data input

● STAR team meeting

Interventions● Check in/check out

● Behavior reflections

● Goal setting

● Behavior plans

● Parent conferences

● Positive behavior rewards

Data and Intervention Tracking● STAR Team Intervention Spreadsheet

● Classroom Intervention Google Doc

● SWIS Office Discipline Referral Data

Reflection● To implement an effective PBIS program, administrators must:

○ Identify teacher leaders

○ Make data-driven decisions

○ Provide professional development

○ Communicate effectively (Kincaid et al., 2007)

Identify team● Variety of backgrounds

● All stakeholders involved in a common purpose (Kouzes &

Posner, 2012)

○ Explained the purpose of the team at initial meeting

○ Members shared ideas for making the team successful

Data-Driven Decisions● SWIS

● Classroom interventions

● Teacher reports

● STAR intervention tracker

● Classroom intervention Google doc

● Attendance

Professional Development● PBIS interventions

● Shared my experience with PBIS in the classroom

○ Showed support for initiative, modeled the way

○ No one will believe a leader is serious until they see that

person doing what they are asking others to do; leaders

must prove that something is important by doing it

themselves (Kouzes & Posner, 2012)

Communication● Weekly team meetings

● Uniform agenda

● Involved all stakeholders

● Phase two will include a uniform procedure for conveying

STAR team updates with teachers

Goals● Creation of a referral form

● Creation of a uniform agenda for use by the STAR team

● Faculty training on how to effectively use the STAR team

● Providing the STAR team with PBIS resources to use as a

problem-solving guide (PBIS, 2016)

● Documenting at least three STAR team referrals by 12/3/16.

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