Introduction for Parents Presentation Overview Who is Boys

Introduction for Parents

Presentation Overview › Who is Boys Town? › How can they help my child? › Parenting Products/Resources

Who is Boys Town? › One of the largest childcare organizations in the country › Over 90 years of helping children and families › Serves over 400, 000 children directly across a full continuum of care › Provides training & support to schools, parents, and other child care workers around the country

Boys Town Education Model › First and foremost a Teaching Model › Teaches students appropriate behaviors to replace inappropriate behaviors › Stresses positive relationships & interactions › Teaches students to manage their own behavior › Includes a motivation system, but helps student move off it as quickly as they can

Boys Town Education Model Social Skills Curriculum Teaching Interactions Administrative Intervention Motivation System Daily Proactive Teaching Effective Praise Corrective Teaching De-escalating Emotionally Intense Situations Progress Merit – On Card Merit – Off Card Transitions

What Should I Look For? › All students have skills that they are working on or “Target Skills” › Examples include: › › Following Instructions Accepting No Accepting Criticism or a Consequence Disagreeing Appropriately

What Should I Look For? All students have a level they are on: The progression: › Daily › Progress › Merit › Off-card

What Will Teachers be Doing at School? › Staff will teach expectations upfront and practice skills with students › Staff will reinforce positive behaviors › Staff will re-teach skills when behavior is done inappropriately › Staff will help student regain self-control when it is lost

Strategies Used in the Classroom › Preventive Strategies › Planned Teaching › Preventive prompts

Strategies Used in the Classroom › Praise › Effective Praise › Specific praise

Strategies Used in the Classroom › Correction › Corrective Teaching › De-escalation strategies › › › Cool down time Specific praise Empathy statements Reality statements Coupling statements

Point Cards Students earn for positive behavior and lose for negative behavior › ½ Back-- Any time a student loses points for an inappropriate behavior, they earn ½ back if they work through it with an adult and practice the skill appropriately › There is a cost for negative behavior, but the goal is skill mastery, not punishment

Point Cards Continued › Points can be used to buy items or privileges from the school store › Privileges increase as skill mastery increases & they move through the levels

What Should I do at Home? › Know the skills that your student is working on and praise them for using them at home › Ask your student about their day and their progress and praise them when they are successful › Restrict privileges at home when your student earns a referral at school › Maintain open communication between home and school

Boys Town Summary If you have questions, ask your students’ teacher.