28 October 2014 Coordination and Capacity-Building Technical Assistance for Multi-Tiered Behavioral Frameworks What is the purpose of this document? The purpose of this document is to summarize general and specific technical assistance (TA) that is available through the OSEP TA Center on PBIS. Five questions are addressed: What is a Multi-tiered Behavior Framework (MTBF)? What practices, data, and systems capacity are required to implement MTBF with fidelity and sustainability? What practices and systems TA resources are available at the PBIS Center? What evaluation TA resources are available at the PBIS Center? How will PBIS TA Center assist OSHS in coordinating expectations? 1. What is a Multi-tiered Behavior Framework (MTBF)? The prevention science literature provides a useful implementation logic for organizing how behavior is assessed, evidence-based practices are selected, implementation is evaluated, and impact is monitored and assessed. This tiered logic has been applied in variety of contexts, including public health, medicine, and mental health. Over the last 20 years, the tiered prevention logic has been applied successfully in education contexts (e.g., response to intervention, multi-tiered systems of support), and this logic is a defining feature of efforts by the Office of Safe and Healthy Students to improve school climate, safety, and culture, specifically referred to as the Multi-tiered Behavior Framework (MTBF). MTBF is defined as school-wide structure used to improve the integration “a and implementation of behavioral practices, data-driven decision making systems, professional development opportunities, school leadership, supportive SEA and LEA policies, and evidence-based instructional practices” (Fed. Reg., Vol. 79, No. 88, p. 26235)
28 October 2014 Coordination and Capacity-Building Technical Assistance for Multi-Tiered Behavioral Frameworks What is the purpose of this document? The purpose of this document is to summarize general and specific technical assistance (TA) that is available through the OSEP TA Center on PBIS. Five questions are addressed: What is a Multi-tiered Behavior Framework (MTBF)? What practices, data, and systems capacity are required to implement MTBF with fidelity and sustainability? What practices and systems TA resources are available at the PBIS Center? What evaluation TA resources are available at the PBIS Center? How will PBIS TA Center assist OSHS in coordinating expectations? 1. What is a Multi-tiered Behavior Framework (MTBF)? The prevention science literature provides a useful implementation logic for organizing how behavior is assessed, evidence-based practices are selected, implementation is evaluated, and impact is monitored and assessed. This tiered logic has been applied in variety of contexts, including public health, medicine, and mental health. Over the last 20 years, the tiered prevention logic has been applied successfully in education contexts (e.g., response to intervention, multi-tiered systems of support), and this logic is a defining feature of efforts by the Office of Safe and Healthy Students to improve school climate, safety, and culture, specifically referred to as the Multi-tiered Behavior Framework (MTBF). MTBF is defined as “a school-wide structure used to improve the integration and implementation of behavioral practices, data-driven decision making systems, professional development opportunities, school leadership, supportive SEA and LEA policies, and evidence-based instructional practices” (Fed. Reg., Vol. 79, No. 88, p. 26235)
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