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Board amends special-education preparation competencies to clarify behavior supports and cite federal rules
Summary
The board approved targeted edits to Standard 6 of the special-education preparation foundational competencies (R277-304), clarifying expectations for behavior supports, references to PBIS/RTI/MTSS, and citing 34 CFR 300.304 for assessment administration.
The board approved amendments to R277-304, the incorporated-by-reference special-education preparation foundational competencies, adopting changes to Standard 6 that clarify what teacher candidates should know and be able to do about student behavior supports.
The changes adopted on second and final reading add and clarify terms including positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), least restrictive behavior intervention (LRBI) in accordance with the LRBI technical assistance manual, Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The board also revised language on behavior intervention plans (BIPs) to require that a BIP "can be generalized to other environments as outlined in the USPE special education rules" and added that behavioral assessments and evaluations must be "selected…
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