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Siloam Springs schools adopt BIST behavior model after staff training
Summary
District leaders described plans to implement the Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST) model across schools after months of training for staff; implementation will be phased and the district plans to track use of safe seats and recovery placements as measures of progress.
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Siloam Springs School District trustees heard a detailed plan to roll out the Behavior Intervention Support Team, or BIST, model this school year and received an update on training that began months ago.
District staff said they introduced BIST after visiting schools using the model and attending a leadership conference in Kansas City. More than 65 staff members — administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals and central-office staff — have received training to date, district presenters said.
District trainers described BIST as a proactive, skills-based approach that aims to teach students missing social and emotional skills while holding them accountable. A trainer quoted…
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