professional development to improve school capacity to identify at-risk students and of relevant school staff to deliver mental and behavioral health interventions. Provide professional development inservices to school and families addressing student mental and behavioral health. Facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of integrated service delivery systems. NASP Practice Domains Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills Data-Based Decision Making Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice School-Wide Preventative and Responsive Services Consultation and Collaboration Family–School Collaboration Services Integration of school climate and safety efforts into school improvement efforts States must report school climate, bullying, and data on state report cards. States may use measures of school climate and/or school safety as part of their accountability system. Federal funds may be used for: activities to improve school climate and safety; and professional development for school staff to improve climate and safety, including crisis response. ESSA authorizes Project SERV grants to help schools recover from a crisis. MTSS facilitates the integration of multiple methods to improve student outcomes, including school climate and safety. MTSS helps target school-wide and individual strategies to improve school climate. School Psychologists: Develop and lead crisis prevention and response efforts at the district and school levels. Provide direct and indirect postvention services following a crisis. Help in the planning and development of evidence-based school and district-wide crisis response policies. Deliver professional development to improve school and staff capacity to improve school climate and safety. Evaluate and select evidence-based school climate assessment tools that lead to meaningful school improvement. Help in measuring and interpreting school climate and safety data, and using those data to set annual goals. Develop, implement, and evaluate practices that promote safe school environments. Conduct threat assessments. NASP Practice Model Domains Research and Program Evaluation
Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning Preventive and Responsive Services Provision of relevant professional development Federal funds may be used for job embedded, ongoing professional development for all school staff, including school psychologists. For MTSS to be successful, all staff must receive training in assessment, instruction, and intervention; universal screening and progress monitoring; data-based problem-solving and decision-making; strategies for providing a layered continuum of supports; and successful methods for partnering with family and community members. Select staff, including school psychologists, must receive ongoing professional development relevant to their specific roles and responsibilities, such as in: evidence-based techniques to improve the social–emotional and mental and behavioral health needs of students, and crisis prevention, intervention, and response. School Psychologists: Deliver professional development to teachers and other school staff on a range of topics, such as trauma informed practices, mental health first aid, crisis prevention, suicide prevention, effective discipline, and behavior management. Use data to help identify relevant professional development on the needs of the school or district. Continually engage in professional development to understand best practices for students. May be trained in comprehensive school safety and crisis prevention, response, and recovery. Collaborate with school leaders to provide professional development for teachers and staff members about MTSS concepts, processes, and strategies. NASP Practice Model Domains School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning Consultation and Collaboration Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice Maintain a comprehensive accountability system ESSA requires states to develop accountability systems that include indicators of academic achievement, English language proficiency, high school graduation rates, and school quality. MTSS supports the use of formative assessments and regular monitoring of student progress. Students needing and receiving targeted academic supports are monitored for mastery of grade-level curricula and performance on nationally normed assessments. School Psychologists: Help districts maintain accountability by applying best practices in data-based decision making and problem solving. Recognize the unique challenges when assessing culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Effectively integrate and interpret multiple data sources to aid in decision making.