UNPACKING NOMINATIONS
Course: Student Identification Process: Nominations from Missouri SW-PBS on Vimeo.
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Handouts
1. Teacher Nomination for Assistance Example
2. Scenario Teacher Nomination for Assistance
TOPIC IN ACTION
Pause and Reflect: Activity 1
Consider these questions about your nomination system:
- Will parents and/or students be able to make referrals? If so, how will they be made aware of this process?
- Will there be designated times during the year when you ask all teachers to review their students for designated risk characteristics?
Pause and Reflect: Activity 2
- Does your school have an existing nomination/request for assistance form? If so, review your school’s form to determine if it contains all the nomination form features described earlier. Determine what modifications may need to be made to your existing form.
- If your school does not have an existing nomination/request for assistance form, review the sample provided. Are there modifications to consider in order to fit your context?
Pause and Reflect: Activity 3
Consider the following questions about your process. If everyone on your staff can consistently answer these questions, then your system is in place.
- How will teachers access the nomination form?
- Who will they contact with questions about the form and/or to receive assistance in completing it?
- Who will receive the completed form?
- How will the team be notified that there is a new referral?
- Do you need to make any additions or changes to your current system? Or do you need to develop a system?
Pause and Reflect: Activity 4
Initial questions for your team to consider when making plans for staff development on the nomination process include:
- How will teachers learn the nomination process?
- How will teachers be trained to recognize internalizing behaviors?
- How will new staff be trained?
- When will this information be shared?
- Who will share it?
TOPIC IN PRACTICE
There is a scenario embedded within the lesson about how a Tier 2 team might develop their nomination form and process. You will be prompted to refer to the Scenario Teacher Nomination for Assistance handout during the scenario.
- How did the team receive staff input into the draft nomination form?
- What is the benefit of asking all staff to complete a nomination for any student with internalizing behavior concerns?
- How are they going to train staff on internalizing and externalizing behaviors?
- How will new staff be trained?