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• Overview
• Administrative Code
• Whole-school Reform

• Resource Manual
• Additional I&RS Materials

• Rationale for Collaborative Teams
• Ancillary Student Support Service
• Benefits of Building-based I&RS Teams

• Examples of Best Practices from Other States
• Research Results of New Jersey’s School Resource Committee Pilot Program

• Program Focus
• A General Education Program
• Modes of Operation
• Life Skills Deficiency Model
• The Student At Risk for School Failure
• School Violence
• Substance Abuse
• Depression and Suicide
• Health Issues and Student Performance
• Teen Sexuality
• Sexual Harassment
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Children from Healthy and Vulnerable Families
• The Resilient Child
• Summary

• Team Composition
• Team Member Characteristics
• Team Member Roles and Responsibilities
• Support for I&RS Team Operations
• Collaborative Decision Making
• Relationship of I&RS Team to Other Building-based Teams

• 144 Choosing an Appropriate Model for I&RS Functions

• Ongoing Planning for I&RS Team Success
• Program Planning Elements
• Quality of Implementation

• A Proactive Process
• Phases of the I&RS Team Process

• 144 Problem Solving Guidelines

• Team Meeting Agendas

• I&RS Team as a Creative Resource
• Applied Research and Best Practices

• Multiple Intelligences
• Four Stages of Learning
• Managing the Conditions of Learning
• Cognitive/Learning Styles
• Cooperative Team Learning
• Behavior Management and Student Discipline
• Ineffective Disciplinary Practices
• Remediating Classroom Discipline Problems
• Moral and Ethical Reasoning
• Curriculum-based Assessment
• Life Skills
• School Climate
• Cross-age Partnerships
• Adult Volunteers/Mentors
• In-school Suspension
• Alternative Education
• Special Needs Students
• Professional Development, Coaching and Collegiality

• Working with Parents
• Working with Community Resources
• Supportive Organizations/Resources

• Mental Health Services
• Drug/Alcohol Services
• Public Health Services
• Juvenile Justice
• Family Support Services

• The School’s Role in the Treatment and Recovery Process
• The Healing Process
• Working with School Resources

• Focus on Short- and Long-term Goals
• Enabling Behavior
• General Characteristics of Effective Teams

• The Team Concept

• Team Definition and Elements of Teams
• Why Groups Fail

• Group Development

• Functions of Group Development Theories
• Models of Group Development
• Team Member Task and Maintenance Roles

• Effective Discussion Skills
• Communication Skills

• Johari Window
• Three Problems in Human Relationships and Related Skills

• Situational Leadership
• Stress Management
• Personality/Learning Styles

• Review, Assessment and Improvement of the I&RS Program

• Review of Team Progress and Effectiveness
• School-wide Recommendations
• Program Evaluation