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District behavior team reports declines in office‑managed incidents, outlines MTSS tiered behavior supports and MHIT role
Summary
Behavior coordinators reported that office‑managed major referrals have fallen while classroom‑managed minor referrals increased, and presented a multi‑tiered behavior support plan aligned with MTSS and Character Strong.
District behavior coordinators and mental‑health liaisons presented discipline referral data and a multi‑tiered approach to behavior supports to the Dodge City USD 443 Board of Education.
Presenters said district demographics are roughly 83% Hispanic and that students with IEPs make up about 16% of the population; majors and minors by demographic generally reflect those proportions. The team said the number of ‘majors’ (office‑managed incidents) has fallen this year, while ‘minors’ (classroom‑managed incidents) increased — a sign staff characterized as positive because more issues are being…
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