Board hears need for more registered behavior technicians to support students
Board members and staff described plans to restore the district’s original allotment of 10 registered behavior technicians (RBTs), explaining they are one-on-one crisis-prevention staff overseen by a BCBA and assigned where students have intensive behavioral needs.
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The Monroe Public Schools Board discussed hiring additional registered behavior technicians, with administration saying the district is seeking to restore its original allotment of 10 RBTs to support students with significant behavioral needs. Superintendent Shaw and staff said RBTs provide one-on-one crisis prevention and are trained to perform certified holds when students pose a danger to themselves or others; each RBT must be supervised by a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA).
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