DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Restrictive Procedure Plans for Schools and Programs

In accordance with Minn. Stat. §§ 125A.094 and 125A.0942 as amended effective 7/1/13, every school district is required to develop and make publicly accessible in an electronic format on a school or district website or make a paper copy available upon request a plan that discloses its use of restrictive procedures with special education students. The plan must list the restrictive procedures that the school district intends to use; describe how the school district will implement a range of positive behavior strategies and provide links to mental health services, describe how the school district will monitor and review the use of restrictive procedures, including post-use debriefings and convening an oversight committee to undertake a quarterly review of the use of restrictive procedures based on patterns or problems indicated by similarities in the time of day, day of the week, duration of the use of a procedure, the individuals involved, or other factors associated with the use of restrictive procedures, the number of times a restrictive procedures is used schoolwide and for individual children the number and types of injuries, if any, resulting from the use of restrictive procedures, whether restrictive procedures are used in nonemergency situations, the need for additional staff training, and proposed actions to minimize the use of restrictive procedures; and includes a written description and documentation of the training any staff members who will be using restrictive procedures have completed to show they have the skills set out in Minn. Stat. § 125A.0942, subd. 5.

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New Prague Area Schools District 2013-2014 Restrictive Procedures Plan

Student Information Sheet

Restrictive Procedures Reporting Form

Restrictive Procedures Debriefing Form

Postvention Individual Debriefing Form 

Positive Behavior Supports Training November 2013

Powerpoint Presentation by Katie Challberg: Positive Behavior Support Plans

For more information about Restrictive Procedures at New Prague Area Schools, please contact Amy Johnson, Special Education Supervisor, 952-758-1724 avandenberg@np.k12.mn.us

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