Confrontational Model
Goals & Lines
BIST Continuum
BIST Tools of
the Trade
Prevention
100
Accepting a child for where they are at and providing an opportunity for that child to accept responsibility for their actions.
What is "Grace and Accountability"?
100
1. I can be okay even if I am mad. 2. I can be okay even if others around me are not okay. 3. I can follow directions even if I don't want to.
What are the "Goals for Life"?
100
The place where I sit in my learning community.
What is a "regular seat"?
100
A processing sheet used to help students identify and think about behavior while in the safe seat.
What is a "Think Sheet"?
100
Adults in the learning community greet all students with "good morning" or "hello".
What is "Building Level Triage"?
200
Intervening with a child's misbehavior when the behavior begins and stop the acting out.
What is "Early Intervention"?
200
1. Student cannot experience an uncomfortable feeling without getting into trouble. 2. Student can not be okay if someone around them is not okay. 3. Student cannot do something when they want to.
What are "missing life skills"?
200
A seat away from other students in my classroom where I can be safe, regroup and do my work.
What is a "safe seat"?
200
A pass that is used to move a student from one room to another to regroup and think about behavior.
What is a "buddy room pass"?
200
A systematic way to provide early intervention for unpredictable students so that we can prevent acting out.
What is triage?
300
Addressing student behavior with language that will allow the student to partner with us by using "I see _____, can you ____ even though ______________".
What is "Caring Confrontation"?
300
1. It is never okay to be disruptive. 2. It is never okay to be hurtful.
What is a "bottom line".
300
Another classroom where I sit outside of my learning community and where I can be safe, regroup and do my work.
What is the "buddy room"?
300
A brief list of questions for a specific adult to use with a specific student while helping the child to work on a missing life skill.
What is a "triage form"?
300
A quick, kind phrase to remind students of behavior expectations.
What is a "redirection"?
400
A student specific plan that will help that student build missing skills and work towards changing their behavior for good.
What is a "Protective Plan"?
400
I did it. I am sorry. It's a problem in my life. I can accept consequences. I can accept help.
What are the "Five Steps to Accountability"?
400
A place away from the learning community where I will have the opportunity to practice the skills I need to be a successful learner.
What is the "Recovery Process"?
400
A form used by teachers to collect data on student moves on the continuum.
What is a "Bist Tracking Sheet"?
400
Eye rolling ... poking a neighbor ... tapping pencil .. playing in desk during instruction ...
What are "Gateway Behaviors"?
500
The process by which adults help students work through behaviors over a period of time even though it may take a long time.
What is "Outlasting"?
500
Giving Responsibility and Accountability to Children in Education
What is "G.R.A.C.E."?
500
The place where I go to regroup my behavior outside of any learning community.
What is an "office visit"?
500
The form that logs the teaching and reteaching of BIST expectations and skils.
What is a "BIST Practice" sheet?
500
Providing clear boundaries and expectations to provide predictable responses and consistency for students.
What is "structure"?