Management Plan

Occasionally, student problems appear so complex that a behavior assessment is called for.
The following steps simplify the process.

1. Identify student
2. Fill out and use a Behavior Assessment Form
1. Define the behaviors to be observed (base record)
2. Set up a schedule of timing for observing the student's behaviors.
   Example: 30 seconds of every other minute; 1 minute in five minutes
3. If possible observe the student in several settings.
4. Complete the observations using a Behavior Graphing Form.
3. Analyze the findings.
4. Develop the Behavior Enhancement system with the student (and with a team, if possible).
   Remember to stay with five behaviors or less.
5. Develop a Contract.
6. Hold a meeting with the teachers, parents, student and administration.
7. Implement
8. Periodically review and adjust.

Student observed	Date
Teacher	Time of day
Behavioral excesses: (Ex: talking, off task, attention seeking, touching others) Behavioral deficits: (Ex: not responded, tardy, work not completed, refusing to cooperate, not following rules) Motivation: (Ex: common ones are attention, power, anger, hostility, depressed, uncertain of task, feeling incapable, need for stimulation) Teacher antecedents or responses: (Ex: monitor teacher behaviors that precede student misbehavior and also watch for any "payoffs" the teacher is supplying inadvertently) Student antecedents: (Ex: what precedes the student outburst or lack or attention--look for another student saying something, length of time on task, difficulty with subject, ect.) Student responses to corrections: (Ex: corrects self, gets angry, pouts, refusal, lethargy)

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