Title: CC8 Consultant Contract for Professional Crisis Management

Recommendation:
I recommend award of the consultant contract  with Professional Crisis Management and authorize the Superintendent and Board Chairman to sign all needed documents.

Description:

CC8  The Consultant shall perform the following services:

Provide technical assistance to district, area and school personnel in writing Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and developing an Individual Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) for students who exhibit extremely Challenging behaviors, who are at risk of requiring residential placements.

Model the recommended strategies as stated in the BIP with school staff and the student's family, if applicable.

Role-play the procedures as stated in the BIP with school staff.  Coach staff during the role-playing sessions, as well as when interacting with the student.

Recommend what type of data collection techniques are to be utilized by staff for the problem behavior, in order for school to monitor the plan to assure that the plan is working.

Monitor and evaluate the plan at the request of school staff.

Assist in providing staff development to school staff at the request of district ESE Department.

Chair the District Behavior Review Committee.

Attend District Level Staffings, Mediations, Due Process Hearings, and IEP meetings at the request of the district ESE Department.

Sign and abide by the attachment of the "Jessica Lundsford Act".

Evaluation/Follow-up Method:

After the functional Behavior Assessment is completed, an Individual Behavior Intervention Plan is developed for the student.  Staff will collect data on the target behavior and verify that the inappropriate behavior is decreasing.  The consultant will monitor the plan to assure that the plan is working.

A pre/post test evaluation is used when providing staff development.

PBSD #2075

Financial Impact:

Authorized Amount this Request:  $32,980.00

Previously Authorized Amount Year-to-Date:  $.00

Total Authorized Amount if Request Approval:  $32,980.00

Fund Source:    Special Revenue Funds 
                      Consultant Services

For Additional Information, contact:

Joseph M. Moore, MooreJ@PalmBeach.k12.fl.us

Russell Feldman, Executive Director, Exceptional Student Education

Attachments (list):
Professional Crisis Management Contract.pdf
Professional Crisis Management Beneficial Interest.pdf
Professional Crisis Management New Evaluation.pdf
Professional Crisis Management Legal Checklist.pdf