In accordance with TAC 89.1053, principals must ensure that a Texas Behavior Support Initiative Core Team has been identified at their campus and that each TBSI Core Team member has completed the state-mandated online TBSI training. At a minimum, the TBSI Core Team must consist of three staff members:
- Principal (or administrative designee familiar with all requirements for TBSI)
- General Education Teacher
- Special Education Teacher (if the campus does not have a full-time special education teacher, another teacher can be designated)
The following components have been developed to assist campus administrators in ensuring all TBSI Core Team members, sped personnel and anyone who will be implementing the behavior plan for a student using time out and/or restraint are trained using the TBSI online modules and the required face-to-face CPI training course.
Newly-identified personnel called upon to implement time-out based on requirements established in a student’s IEP and/or BIP must receive training in the use of time-out within 30 school days of being assigned the responsibility for implementing time-out.
Personnel called upon to use restraint in an emergency and who have not received prior training must receive training within 30 school days following the use of restraint.
For questions regarding this information, please contact the RRISD Special Education Office at (512) 464-5140
Written notification of restraint to the parent must include….
What is NOT considered Restraint?
TEA Guidance on Discipline and Removals for Students with Disabilities
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
What does the Legal Framework say about Time Out and Restraint?