NDTAC NEWSLETTER

National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk

Dear Colleagues:

NDTAC has added new material to its Web site! Building on our current theme of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), this month we have added a new Spotlight article titled “PBIS in Juvenile Justice,” and two new Reading List Summaries.

PBIS In Juvenile Justice

As data showing the successes of the PBIS model in both schools and institutions spreads, more neglected and delinquent facilities are becoming interested in the possibilities of PBIS for their populations. Two institutions that have implemented PBIS with dramatic results are the Iowa Juvenile Home (IJH) in Toledo, Iowa and the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) in Harrisburg, Illinois. In this article, NDTAC highlights how PBIS was implemented, how it works, and what the results have been at each of these facilities. » read more

Reading List

School-Based Wraparound and Its Connection to Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Component of Safe/Effective Schools for All Students
» Report Summary

Behavioral Issues and IDEA: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and the Functional Behavioral Assessment in the Disciplinary Context
» Report Summary

Other Features

PBIS Technical Issue Brief: Last month we featured a new Issue Brief on the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program (PBIS). » view

Related Events: On January 26, NDTAC hosted a Webinar on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Visit our website to download the presentations or replay the event in its entirety. Also on our Web site are presentations and materials from NDTAC's recent preconference session held as part of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's 2006 National Conference. » view

We hope you take advantage of these and other resources on our Website.

Sincerely,
Joyce Burrell

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