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Professional Capacity Building for School Counselors through School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Implementation
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Betters-Bubon, Jennifer; Donohue, Peg – Journal of School Counseling, 2016
The implementation of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) has been shown to reduce behavioral incidents and lead to more positive school climates. Despite the growing popularity in schools, there lacks clear understanding of the school counselor role in this approach. We present the perspectives of an elementary…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Capacity Building, Counselor Training
Growing Gardens, Growing Minds
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Hebert, Terri; Martin, Deb; Slattery, Tracy – Science and Children, 2014
The authors present a program where students and family members were involved in a taste-testing to select the items to be planted in the school's garden at Stephenson Elementary. A simple rubric of facial recognition is used. Smiles for the favorites; frowns for the disqualifiers. With the help of the school's leadership team consisting…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Gardening, Elementary Schools, Experiential Learning
What Is the Nature of the Principal's Leadership in Elementary Schools Where Response to Intervention Has Been Implemented?
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Roberts, Jennifer M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The revised Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) has offered a change of practice regarding the identification of students with a learning disability. Under IDEA (2004) educators are encouraged to use Response to Intervention (RTI) as a method to determine eligibility for special education services. In an RTI…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Response to Intervention, Federal Legislation