DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 217
October 13, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan Training for School
Personnel |
The
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Special Education Instructional
Services, will offer training on how to conduct a Functional Behavioral Assessment
(FBA) and develop a positive Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). Participants who register for the initial
training will meet again for a case study follow-up meeting. Functional Behavioral Assessment is a proven,
effective approach to identifying the reason(s) for a students misbehavior,
eliminating the problem behaviors that impede successful teaching and learning,
and developing a corrective plan that emphasizes more appropriate and
acceptable behavior skills.
Functional
Behavioral Assessment is a team problem-solving process. Accordingly, the Virginia Department of
Education is inviting school-based teams, typically comprised of general
educators, special educators, specialists and other support personnel, as well
as a parent representative, to be trained together in the FBA/BIP process. The Department of Education, in collaboration
with the Training and
The
FBA and BIP team trainings have been arranged in each region, as follows:
Region
1
Overview: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Follow
Up: Thursday, January 11, 2007
Follow
Up Snow Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007
Region
2
Overview: Monday, November 13, 2006
Follow
Up: Friday, January 12, 2007
Follow
Up Snow Date: January (To Be Determined)
Omni
Newport News Hotel
Region
3
Overview: Thursday, November 2, 2006
Follow
Up: Monday, December 18, 2006
Follow
Up Snow Date: Thursday, December 21,
2006
Region
4
Overview: Friday, December 1, 2006
Follow
Up: Friday, January 19, 2007
Follow
Up Snow Date: Thursday, January 25, 2007
Elks
Lodge -
Region
5
Overview: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Follow
Up: Thursday, January 4, 2007
Follow
Up Snow Date: Friday, January 5, 2007
Regions
6/7
Overview: Thursday, November 9, 2006
Follow
Up: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Follow
Up Snow Date: January (To Be Determined)
Region
8
Overview: Friday, November 10, 2006
Follow
Up: Friday, December 8, 2006
Follow
Up Snow Date: Friday, December 15, 2006
Virginia
Tech, Southern Piedmont ARC
Please
complete the attached registration form and fax it to Pat Woolard,
For
further information, please contact Irene Walker-Bolton, irene.walker-bolton@doe.virginia.gov,
educational specialist, Office of Special Education Instructional Services at
(804) 225-2709.
PIW/IWB/dlj
Attachment
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2006/inf217a.doc