As you may be aware, we have worked through the following process to determine that the STAR Program will benefit your child:
- Referral from classroom teacher to the BIT (Behavior Intervention Team), who works with the teacher to provide strategies for specific behaviors that may interfere with school progress
- Design of an Individualized Behavior Plan (IBP) to address student needs and help the student to manage his/her day
- In some cases, IBPs may call for the student to be removed from the homeroom classroom to the STAR Program Room to regroup and to continue with academics in a less stimulating and more secure environment; students may return to the homeroom class as their IBP dictates
- IBPs may include participation in Social Skills groups with the Guidance Counselor or the School Social Worker to teach students strategies in managing interactions and relationships with their peers and with school staff; students also have the opportunity to take part in weekly relaxation response classes which give them tools to monitor stress and emotional reactions to stress
- The IBPs provide rewards for “good choices” and immediate consequences for inappropriate behaviors; students earn and accumulate points throughout the day which can be used by the student to choose a reward from a menu of choices
We welcome your ongoing feedback and involvement in your child’s programming. Please feel free to contact
Ms. Plasse, STAR Program Lead Teacher, with questions about the STAR Program – we are happy to be of service!