Behavior
Specialist
Workshops at a Glance
Functional Behavior Assessment
(FBA)/Behavioral Intervention
Plans (BIP): Building
Comprehensive Plans of Support
Discussion and activities will
identify all NYS required
components of the FBA/BIP
process; understanding of an
efficient team based FBA process &
the subsequent creation of an
effective BIP through the use of the
behavior pathway format.
This is a two day training
PBIS Overview
This workshop invites school and
district personnel to learn about
(PBIS), a school wide 3 tiered
framework of evidenced based
practices which produce
academically and behaviorally
significant outcomes for all students
School psychologists,
guidance counselors, social
workers, building
administrators, school teams
involved in planning Tier 2/3
supports for behavioral
RTI/PBIS and school
personnel involved in BIP
implementation in the
classroom.
Evidenced Based Practices in
Classroom Management:
This workshop will focus on the use
of the seven research based practices
comprising effective classroom
management. Discussion and
activities will focus on positive and
proactive strategies which result in
improved student outcomes both
academically and behaviorally.
This is a two day training
Grades K-12 special
education and general
education teachers, building
administrators, behavior
support personnel, school
teams implementing
behavioral RTI and/or PBIS,
teaching assistants/aides, and
other personnel interested in
behavior management
strategies.
Grades K-12: School staff in
leadership roles, building
administrators, teachers,
district administrators,
behavioral RTI personnel,
behavior support personnel,
guidance counselors, school
psychologists.
Nassau
December 12, 2013
December 13, 2013
9–3
9–3
March 27, 2014
April 2, 2014
9–3
9–3
Suffolk
December 4, 2013
December 19,2013
9–3
9–3
January 29, 2014
January 30, 2014
Nassau
December 9, 2013
May 9, 2014
9–3
9–3
8:30 – 3
8:30 – 3
Suffolk
October 25, 2013
March 4, 2014
8:30 – 3
8:30 – 3
Nassau
October 16, 2013
October 17, 2013
9–3
9–3
March 6, 2014
March 10, 2014
9–3
9–3
Suffolk
October 15, 2013
October 18, 2013
9–3
9–3
January 16, 2014
January 23, 2014
9–3
9–3
Special and general
Adapting Instruction to Address
education staff, building
Behavior
Discussion and activities will
administrators.
identify the link between behavior
and instructional practices.
Participants will learn about research
based, Specially Designed
Instructional (SDI) strategies that
can decrease students’ inappropriate
behavioral responses to non-preferred
Nassau
November 4, 2013
April 23, 2014
8:30 – 3
8:30 – 3
Suffolk
November 1, 2013
February 27, 2014
8:30 – 3
8:30 – 3
Nassau
November 14, 2013
March 19, 2014
8:30 – 3
8:30 – 3
Suffolk
October 29, 2013
January 7, 2014
8:30 – 3
8:30 – 3
Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Building administrators,
deans, PBIS/Behavioral RTI
team members, special
education and general
education staff, school
psychologists, social
workers, guidance
counselors.
April 8, 2014
April 9, 2014
9:00 – 3
9:00 – 3
General and special
education teachers, teacher
aides and assistants, building
administrators, school
psychologists, guidance
counselors, social workers,
support staff.
Nassau
May 28, 2014
8:30 – 3
Suffolk
October 24, 2013
December 2, 2013
8:30 – 3
8:30 – 3
academic tasks and make curriculum
more accessible to the struggling
students
Alternatives to Suspension
This workshop invites school and
district personnel to learn about the
effects of in-school and out-ofschool suspensions on student
performance and effective and
practical alternatives to removing
students from the classroom.
Tier 2 and 3 Systems of Support:
Developing a Continuum of
Intervention to Meet the
Behavioral Needs of Students
This workshop will focus on the
development of systems and
practices for students whose
behaviors require specialized and
intensive supports. Participants will
gain an understanding of the
conditions needed to develop Tier 2
and 3 supports; establishment of a
teaming model; and examples of
interventions and tools for at risk
students. This is a 2 day workshop
The Science of Behavior: What
are Students Really Trying to Tell
Us?
Participants will develop an
understanding of behavior as a
purposeful form of communication
and the effect environmental factors
have on students’ behavioral
choices.
Building administrators,
deans, PBIS/Behavioral RTI
team members, special
education and general
education staff.
Location:
Western Suffolk
BOCES, Wheatley