Abilene ISD highlights expanded behavior-support programs and Hartford campus consolidation
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Summary
Associate Superintendent Gustavo Villanueva presented the district's multi-tiered behavior supports, described consolidation of intensive services at Hartford campus, and said the district now deploys more than 50 staff for behavior supports across tiers.
The Abilene ISD board heard an extensive report on the district's behavior-support structure and specialized programs.
Gustavo Villanueva, associate superintendent for student services, told trustees the district uses a multi-tiered system of behavior supports: universal classroom-level supports (Tier 1), targeted interventions via behavior liaisons (Tier 2), and intensive services including the SAP program at Hartford (Tier 3). Villanueva said the district's investment has grown substantially: "We have about 50 plus staff members throughout our district that support" behavior interventions, he said, noting earlier in his tenure the team numbered fewer than 10.
He described specific programs: kinder transition classes (10—12 weeks, housed at Bassetti Elementary) to build routines and self-regulation, STEPS and TIP programs at middle grade levels, the SAP intensive program (K—12) at Hartford for students identified in special education requiring highly individualized services, and the DAE P disciplinary placements that partner with the Taylor County Learning Center for long-term expulsions.
Villanueva said consolidation of intensive supports at the Hartford campus improved coordination and service access and invited board members and community members to visit the campus to see programs in action. Trustees praised the investment and a board member noted parents and families have reported positive experiences for students who were placed in Hartford programs.
No formal action was taken; the report is informational and intended to support board oversight of student services.
