Main description:

*Practical, accessible resource that provides elementary and middle school psychologists, counselors, and administrators with a change model applicable to any academic or behavioral issue.
*Motivating: authors guide readers step by step to create achievable goals and a concrete plan for meeting them.
*An affordable, authoritative resource from two school psychology and MTSS veterans.
*Includes clear instructions, examples from real schools, reproducible/downloadable forms to support practice, and two extended case examples (one academic, one behavioral).

Contents:

I. Introduction
1. School Change: What You Need to Know
2. The Systems Problem-Solving Model
3. Getting Started
II. Problem Identification
4. An Overview of Problem Identification
5. Academic Application: Addressing Reading in a Rural Elementary School
6. Behavior Application: Addressing Tardiness in an Urban K-8 School
7. Frequently Asked Questions about Problem Identification
III. Problem Analysis
8. An Overview of Problem Analysis
9. Academic Application: Addressing Reading in a Rural Elementary School
10. Behavior Application: Addressing Tardiness in an Urban K-8 School
11. Frequently Asked Questions about Problem Analysis
IV. Plan Development/Plan Evaluation
12. An Overview of Plan Development/Plan Evaluation
13. Academic Application: Addressing Reading in a Rural Elementary School
14. Behavior Application: Addressing Tardiness in an Urban K-8 School
15. Frequently Asked Questions about Plan Development/Plan Evaluation
V. Conclusion
16. Tips for Successful Systems Implementation
Appendices
A. Reproducible Forms
B. Ask Bright Spot Questions-Long Form
C. Environment, Curriculum, Instruction, Learner (ECIL) Guide
D. RIOTS Definitions, Data Collection Questions, and Examples of Data Collection Methods That Link to ECIL Domains
References