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Considering Individual Needs When Transitioning from an Alternative Education Setting to the Home School: A Case Study Example
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Wilkinson, Sarah; McDaniel, Sara C. – Preventing School Failure, 2021
For many students, placement in an alternative education setting is temporary, and once they make progress, they will be expected to return to their home school setting. An effective transition between settings is essential in order to ensure the student meets the behavioral expectations in the home school and to prevent poor outcomes such as…
Descriptors: Individual Needs, Nontraditional Education, Student Placement, Student Adjustment
Embedding the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Framework into the Complex Array of Practices within Alternative Education Settings: A Decision-Making Process
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Jolivette, Kristine; McDaniel, Sara C.; Sprague, Jeffrey; Swain-Bradway, Jessica; Ennis, Robin Parks – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2012
Alternative education (AE) programs and schools usually serve distinct populations of students with educational disabilities and mental health or other needs. AE program staff often employ a range of curricula, interventions, and strategies that form an eclectic approach to addressing student needs. This may result in practices that are…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Intervention, Nontraditional Education
The Effects of Check, Connect, and Expect on Behavioral and Academic Growth
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McDaniel, Sara C.; Houchins, David E.; Robinson, Cecil – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2016
"Check, Connect, and Expect" (CCE) is a secondary tier behavioral intervention that provides students with levels of support including a dedicated "coach" for check-in and check-out procedures, and social skills instruction. Elementary students (n = 22) in an alternative education school setting received CCE for 13 weeks…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency
The Effects of Tier II Check-in/Check-out Including Adaptation for Non-Responders on the Off-Task Behavior of Elementary Students in a Residential Setting
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Swoszowski, Nicole Cain; McDaniel, Sara C.; Jolivette, Kristine; Melius, Patience – Education and Treatment of Children, 2013
This study evaluated the effects of a Tier II positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) intervention, Check-in/Check-out (CICO), on the off-task behavior of 4 students with behavioral challenges and special needs in a residential facility. In addition, the study examined the effects of additional mentor contact (i.e., mid-day check-up;…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Time on Task, Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement
The Effects of Self-Graphing on Oral Reading Fluency for a Student with E/BD within an Alternative Education School
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McDaniel, Sara C.; Jolivette, Kristine; Ennis, Robin Parks – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2013
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) exhibit behavioral and social challenges that affect their ability to access instruction in the classroom. Despite this, there is a paucity of research on reading interventions for students with E/BD. Recent researchers have demonstrated positive effects when pairing simple interventions to…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Nontraditional Education, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
A Literature Review of Research Quality and Effective Practices in Alternative Education Settings
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Flower, Andrea; McDaniel, Sara C.; Jolivette, Kristine – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
Effective behavioral practices for students with emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) are critical. Students with E/BD are often served in alternative education (AE) settings due to behavior that cannot be supported in a typical school setting or due to court adjudication based on delinquent activity. Like other settings for students with E/BD,…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Class Size, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
Put Me in, Coach! A Powerful and Efficient Tier 2 Behavioral Intervention for Alternative Settings
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McDaniel, Sara C.; Flower, Andrea; Cheney, Douglas – Beyond Behavior, 2011
Students with high-incidence disabilities, including emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD), learning disabilities (LD), and mild intellectual disabilities (MID), demonstrate academic, social, and behavioral deficits to varying degrees, which places them at risk for school failure. Because students with E/BD face dire consequences, it is…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities
District-Wide PBIS Team Questions Related to Using the PBIS Framework to Transition Students with Challenging Behaviors from an Alternative School to a Neighborhood School
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Jolivette, Kristine; Swoszowski, Nicole C.; Josephs, Nikki L.; McDaniel, Sara C.; Ennis, Robin Parks – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2012
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) and those with challenging behaviors are often served in alternative education (AE) settings due to behavior that interferes with their learning and the learning of others to a degree that warrants placement outside of the traditional, neighborhood school environment. Placement in AE…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Nontraditional Education, Student Behavior