Txbehaviorsupport.org Website Review

Building capacity in Texas schools for the provision of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to all students. 2018 TEXAS BEHAVIOR SUPPORT STATE (TBS) CONFERENCE JUNE 26-28, 2018. Join educators from across the state for the 2016 Texas Behavior Support State Conference. This event is held annually to address prevention and intervention strategies at all levels of the PBIS multi-tier model of support, including school-wide implementation. . HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2017 TEXAS BEHAVIOR SUPPORT (TBS) STATE CONFERENCE. The 13th Annual Texas Behavior Support State Conference was held at Region 4 on June 28–30, 2017. Presentations from national, regional, and local experts in the field were featured, as were presentations from campuses across the state that have demonstrated successful implementation of PBIS strategies. This year, 280 campus and district administrators, including as*istant superintendents, attended the TBS Administrator Preconference. More than 1060 participants, including educators from across the state attended the general conference.  This was the first year that selected sessions from the TBS conference were presented via Livestream to participating Education Service Centers (ESCs) across the state.  Fourte*n of the twenty ESCs participated, with a total of 405 participants attending via Purpose:  Increasing teacher supervision and monitoring of students to increase on-task behavior and prevent undesirable behaviors Use:  Preventing misbehavior from escalating without interrupting the pace of instruction PHYSICAL PROXIMITY, when used correctly, can be an effective preventative strategy for off-task behavior. It works on the principle that students are less likely to act out when an ad*lt is around, similar to the way ad*lts suddenly take their foot off the accelerator when they see a police officer, regardless of their speed. This interveniotn will not work every time and should never be used with a student who is already escalated. Invading space duirng a behavioral outburst can increase the likelihood a student will become more