State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG)

Southwest Kansas Behavior Support Network

The Southwest Kansas Behavior Support Network is a collaborative effort to increase positive behavior supports for children, families and educators. A State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) was awarded in July 2009 to further this effort. The targeted population of the grant focuses on 33 school districts in Southwest Kansas. The grant provides for general and special education students age 3-21 within Tiers 1, 2, 3 on the Kansas Multiple Tiers System of Support model.

The primary objective for the Behavior Support Network is to train behavioral consulting teams to work with local school staff to develop supports for students at Tiers 1, 2, 3 on a Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) model. The objective is to build local capacity within school districts to help all students improve behavior and social skills through a School-Wide Positive Behavior Support approach. The collaborative teaming between the four special education districts allows common trainings and cross-district supports. More specifically, behavior teams have been developed within each agency with primary responsibilities to:

1. Raise the level of acceptance and support strategies for all students;
2. Support districts in School-Wide Positive Behavior Support efforts;
3. Provide behavior in-service and consultation for students at Tiers 1 and 2 and;
4. Provide customized, intensive supports for students with behavioral needs at the Tier 3 level.
 

Behavior Network Members
The Southwest Kansas Behavior Support Network is a collaborative effort to increase positive behavior supports for children, families and educators in 33 school districts in Southwest Kansas. The following districts comprise the network: