As Director of Project ACHIEVE, a nationally known school effectiveness and improvement program, Dr. Howard Knoff has trained over 1,500 schools and school districts in every state. The author of the new book, School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-Management, Dr. Knoff joins us to talk about the need for and the importance of school-wide Positive Behavioral Support Systems, and why it’s more essential than ever for schools to teach all students at all developmental levels the social, emotional and behavioral skills they need to succeed in school, college and their careers.
Administration & Leadership
Dr. Howard Knoff
Positive Behavioral Approaches to School Discipline
Meets ISLLC Standard 3
September 1, 2012
Useful Links
Download a copy of Dr. Knoff's technical assistance paper on school-wide positive behavioral support systems and how to choose a social skills program.
For more information, please be sure to visit Dr. Knoff's Project Achieve website or email him: .
Dr. Howie Knoff is a national author, presenter, and consultant specializing in school improvement, turn-around, and organizational change; implementing positive behavioral support systems, social skills programs, and interventions for behaviorally challenging students; and multi-tiered Response-to-Instruction and Intervention approaches. He is also the Director of Project ACHIEVE, a comprehensive, evidence-based national school improvement program; and the Director of the Arkansas Department of Education's State Improvement Development Grant that is funding the statewide implementation of Project ACHIEVE. Previously, he was a Full Professor at the University of South Florida for 20 years, and the Director of its School Psychology Program for 12 years. Dr. Knoff has authored or co-authored 17 books, published over 75 articles and book chapters, delivered over 500 papers and workshops nationally, and helped to implement Project ACHIEVE in over 1,500 schools or districts nationwide.
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I would agree, as a first year teacher, k-12 in art, that not just behavior management by teachers, but students who can self manage themselves, tend do better and have greater success.