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Northwest Middle School credits team-based interventions for sharp suspension decline
Summary
Northwest Middle School Principal Kimberly Fitton and Engagement and Intervention Strategist Malija Clayton told the Iowa City Community School District board on Oct. 28 that a redesigned, team-centered behavior model emphasizing multiple interventions, targeted Tier 2 SAGE groups and data-driven decision-making has produced a marked drop in suspensions.
Northwest Middle School Principal Kimberly Fitton and Engagement and Intervention Strategist Malija Clayton described a schoolwide revision of behavior systems that the school says has reduced suspensions by a substantial margin.
Fitton said the school identified high suspension rates after its first year and convened a student support team of EIS staff, student-family advocates, counselors, administrators and facilitators to redesign responses. The new agreements include identifying peak behavior times, using one-way hallways…
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