Missouri Positive Behavior Support Planning Checklist and Teacher Self-Assessment (Very useful tier one reflection tool) (Word Doc link)
Breaks are Better: Great intervention for secondary students who are escaping work/frustration (link)
Implementing MTSS in Secondary Schools: Challenges and Strategies (wonderful examples of interventions, master scheduling, and using data) (link)
American Institutes of Research Multi-Tiered System of Support Center (great tools for secondary schools) (link)
Links for High School Three Tiered Support
Decreasing absences using postcards to nudge students and guardians (link)
Early warning systems
Podcast on Early Warning System to prevent high school dropout (link)
See Brief on Early Warning Systems for Dropout (PDF)
Planning for interventions in high schools
Tiered Interventions in High Schools: Using Preliminary ‘Lessons Learned’ to Guide Ongoing Discussion (link)
The Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale for determining readiness for trauma informed care, suggested by staff from Oak Park River Forest High School (link)
Infographic: 6 Guiding Principles To A Trauma-Informed Approach -based on SAMSHA’s framework (link)
Find effective interventions for high schools at the What Works Clearing House (link)
Find effective interventions for high schools at the National Center on Intensive Invention (link)
Self‐study guide for implementing high school academic interventions (based on early warning systems), great for building consensus around academic supports in high schools (link)
Very good article about Tier II and III interventions in high schools by Matt Burns (Link)
See Brief on Tiered Interventions in High Schools (PDF)
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (link)
Huron Independent School District, MI, examples of math, writing, and PBS (link)
Colorado State Department Video on RtI in Secondary Schools (link)
Brockton High School example of core curriculum and schoolwide literacy :(link)
Strategic Instructional Model (great resource on effective teaching strategies (link)
Literacy in the Content Areas (great resource on embedding literacy in content areas) (link)
Research on Instruction in High Schools (link)
Links for High School Positive Behavior Support Examples
General Links
Maryland PBIS (link)
Michigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MiBLSi) (link)
National Dropout Prevention Center (link)
PBIS Apps (tools for evaluation) (link)
Readiness for Schools (e.g., Buy-in, preparing staff)
Video that includes examples of high school PBS from National PBIS TA Center (link)
PBS Video examples (link)
Examples of Teaching and Acknowledgment
Website for St.Clair County, MI, RSEA, includes examples of expectations and reinforcement products for high schools (link)
Addressing Hallway Behavior and Tardies
Classroom management
Randy Sprick’s Safe and Civil Schools Program for Hallways (link)
Training on redirection and classroom management
Defusing Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom by Geoff Colvin (link)
FAST Method: Reducing Problem Behaviors in the Classroom: Grades 7-12 (link)
IRIS Online Modules (including classroom and behavior management) (link)
Missouri PBIS Classroom Management Training (link) – dead link
Online Academy – training on reading, behavior, and technology (link)
Systematic Supervision for High Schools (link)
For pre-service and in-service teachers
Systematic Supervision: Schoolwide PBS for Everything Elementary (includes non-classroom settings) (link)
Where to find job posting in Chicago Public Schools – Indeed (link)
Explore being a special education teacher in Illinois – including pay @ What’s Next Illinois (link)
Loyola Special Education Masters Program for General Education Teachers (link)
How to read academic text more efficiently (short 30 minute webinar; link)