Behavior Supports

Behavior Intervention and Support

All Special Education teachers receive training and support in regards to helping students with challenging behaviors that may be related to their disabilities. There are two behavior specialists in the department that work with teachers and the Special Education coordinator group. If you have concerns about your child’s behavior at school, contact your child’s Special Education teacher to talk about possible strategies and interventions. Some students may require a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). The IEP team can determine if a child may require an FBA/BIP and/or other behavioral supports through the IEP process.

Links and Resources

• HCS Student Rights and Responsibilities

• HCS Bullying Prevention

• Understood.org: Parent/Student Behavior Contracts

• VDOE: Social-Emotional Wellness Quick Guides

• Virtual Social-Emotional Resources

• Social-Emotional Wellness Considerations for Parent & Caregivers Quick Guide

• Center for Parent Information and Resources: Behavior at School

• Center for Parent Information and Resources: Behavior Assessment, Plans, and Positive Support

• Child Mind Institute: Managing Behavior at Home

• Healthy Children: How to Shape Behavior at Home

• Responding to Challenging Behaviors

• VCU: Behaviors and Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Returning to School: Considerations for Students with the Most Intensive Behavioral Needs. A Guide to Supporting Students With Disabilities, Their Families, and Educators During the 2020–21 School Year (Center on PBIS, NCII, & I MTSS Research Network)

• Child Mind Institute: Promoting Self-Regulation