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Northwood outlines PBIS, behavior interventionists and incident reporting; staff cite 178 incident reports
Summary
School presenters described PBIS incentives, two behavior interventionists, a digital incident tracker and reporting practices. They reported 178 incident reports, 1,378 radio calls, 25 DCS calls and 3 threat assessments and explained how incidents are defined and handled.
Northwood staff described a multi‑tier behavior support system that pairs positive incentives with digital incident tracking and proactive interventions. Carly credited Mr. Worland for streamlining behavior processes and described PBIS tickets, a student store and 'good news' postcards used to reinforce positive behavior.
"So pretty much if somebody is putting their hands on somebody else or it's something that the language is really charged or have some kind of aggression towards another student...that would automatically be something," Matt Worland said when asked to define what constitutes an incident. He explained that repeated classroom behaviors that have not responded to teacher‑level interventions are also escalated.
Carly provided summary counts: "Up to date to this school year, ... we've had 178 incident reports," and she added that the behavior team has logged 1,378 radio calls. She said the building also recorded 25 DCS calls and three threat assessments. Staff emphasized that many supports are proactive, including two behavior interventionists who check in with students and a therapy dog, Hero, used to de‑escalate moments of distress.
When a questioner raised concerns about whether child‑protective services responded to reports, staff said the district shares information with investigators but that some reports are screened out; "they pick it up and sometimes they don't," a staff member observed, noting examples where investigators did remove students from unsafe homes.
The presentation focused on operations and supports; no formal policy or disciplinary change was proposed during the session. Staff said the digital reporting system generates parent notifications and provides data the team uses to target grade‑level supports.
