Through consultation and training, Behavior Specialists support general and special education teachers in providing quality education to students who have behavioral problems. The role of the Behavior Specialist is to develop systems of support to maintain students in the least restrictive environment. Individual consultations include teacher interviews, observations and assessment, and recommendations based on the function of a student's behavior or modifications needed in the classroom. Training workshops for local school district staff and parents feature effective, practical, research-based behavior and motivational strategies focused on assisting staff in developing proactive plans that include techniques for prevention. At the elementary level, services are provided to students in a variety of settings.
Some schools provide cluster sites, which serve a cluster of schools in the same geographic area.
Students must receive services in the least restrictive environment with an emphasis on access to the general education curriculum. At the secondary campuses, services are provided to students in resource, content mastery, mainstream, and models of inclusion such as team teaching or in-class support. The goal of this service is seamless transition to a post high school setting and relies heavily on collaboration among schools, family and appropriate adult services agencies. Students who may need educational programming beyond the regular school year are those whose measured educational performance on IEP goals and objectives demonstrates a pattern of significant regression combined with excessive time for recoupment when an extended break in service occurs. Students served through homebound have a medical condition or extended illness that prevents attendance in school for at least four weeks, as documented by a physician licensed to practice in the U.S. Instruction may also be provided to chronically ill students who are expected to be confined for any period of time totaling at least four weeks throughout the school year, as documented by a licensed physician.