Tiered Supports - Intervention Finder

As you think about what supports you are wanting, please consider whether or not the concerns are student specific, or maybe the entire class could benefit from some supports in that area. There is also the possibility that other teachers are having the same issues or concerns, and if that's the case it may be beneficial to bring this to a school team that is assigned with addressing whole school concerns. Below are resources and recommendations to help elicit some of those conversations that teachers may be having in the schools related to student behavior.

Student supports
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Class-wide supports

Students typically spend 75% or more of their school day in the classroom setting so it's important to address and prevent any potential behavior concerns by having effective classroom management. Good classroom management can be categorized in 3 major areas:

  1. Foundations

  2. Preventative and Responsive Practices

  3. Data Systems

The Supporting and Responding to Behavior tool provides evidence-based practices and strategies for implementation in each of these areas. It also includes examples and non-examples for elementary and secondary setting, as well as links to additional resources (videos, modules, documents, podcasts, research) to aide in understanding and implementing the practices. Listed below are the steps to supporting and responding to students social-emotional/behavioral needs.

Additional resources for classroom practices, including self-assessment and observation tools, can be found on this Florida PBIS Project page. 

School-wide supports

DSD behavior app

Click here to download the new DSD "Intervention Finder" Behavior App 

Instructions for mobile device

  1. Download "Power Apps" onto your mobile device from your app store.

  2. Once "Power Apps" is downloaded", open it and click on the 3 dots next to "Intervention Finder" 

    (Note: You may have to completely close out of "Power Apps", and then open this link, and then close that and reopen Power Apps for this to work)

  3. Click on "Pin to Home"

  4. Follow the instructions

  5. Scroll to "Add to Home Screen" option

  6. Once downloaded on your mobile device home screen, open and use the app.

Data Tracking Tools

Observation Tools

Can't Do/Won't Do

Progress Monitoring Tools

CBM Focus - Excel spreadsheet that allows for easy management of data in screening and progress monitoring of students in academic and behavior areas.

Additional Resources

Teachers looking for a comprehensive curriculum for classroom management may consider using the CHAMPS (for grades K-8) or Discipline in the Secondary Classroom (grades 9-12) Curricula. These texts provide research-based strategies for implementing effective practices in several areas including the following: organization of physical space, routines and transitions, management of assignments and work periods, building positive relationships with students, teaching expectations that promote good behavior, reinforcing good behavior, correcting misbehaviors, and observing and tracking student behaviors. Teachers are provided with specific tasks that allow teachers to identify the structure and practices that are most appropriate for their classroom as well as forms and tools to guide their planning and implementation of these practices.

CHAMPS and Discipline in the Secondary Classroom DVD Inservice Programs also provide training DVDs that can be used by schools to train faculty on If a school is interested in checking out the Discipline in the CHAMPS or Secondary Classroom DVDs, please contact Devin Healey in Student and Family Resources (Email Devin Healey). 

Coaching Classroom Management is an additional text that administrators or others supporting teachers can use to provide support in the implementation of effective classroom management strategies.  

The Brain Injury in Children and Youth: A Manual for Educators is a great resource not just for Traumatic Brain Injuries but also to help understand typical developmental milestones and interventions and supports in the areas of Fine and Gross Motor, Cognitive Processes, Attention and Concentration, and Executive Functioning Skills (see Chapter 3).

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