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Suggestions for BIST Implementation

We have developed a list of best practices that will help you get the most from your BIST services:

  • learnWith your BIST consultant, assess your school’s needs to develop a plan along with goals for implementation, address areas such as Triage, Individual Plans, and expectations for use of the BIST Model

  • Administrators should attend BIST classes and consultation meetings

  • Develop a BIST Leadership/Vision Team

  • Maintain integrity by sending school personnel to Basic BIST training

  • BIST Vision/Leadership Team should attend Advanced BIST annually, including administration.

  • Consultant should be used on a minimum of once a month

  • Implement a Recovery Room ONLY after the entire staff is proficient in the BIST model.

  • Train staff in a large or small group setting on a regular basis (monthly).

  • Train staff in class meetings

  • Provide BIST materials to your staff

 

Ozanam is part of Cornerstones of Care, a partnership of agencies providing therapeutic treatment services for children and families. Visit our Affiliations and Partners page to find out more.

Success in Lincoln

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As a principal, I can’t imagine leading a school without BIST. I remember how it used to be: students coming to my office for a myriad of reasons just waiting for me to deliver an “appropriate” consequence. Now we have very few office referrals because teachers have an understanding of how to identify missing skills, to process and plan with students, and a school team to support their work. BIST promotes an environment that allows us to fulfill our fundamental purpose as educators: Teachers can teach and students can learn!

Cindy Schwaninger
Principal, Adams Elementary School
Lincoln Public Schools - Lincoln, Nebraska

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