Md. Code Regs. 13A.09.10.11 - Type I Educational Program-Behavior Management

A. As appropriate, a school that provides general education services shall maintain a comprehensive document that includes a complete statement of the school's behavior management policies and procedures.

B. The behavior management policies and procedures of a school that provides general education services shall:

(1) Address all aspects of behavior management policies and procedures implemented by the school;

(2) Provide clear direction to staff regarding the implementation of the behavior management policies and procedures of the school; and

(3) Include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) A description of each behavior management technique used by the school;

(b) The specific forms to be completed to document implementation of each specific behavior management practice;

(c) Methods used to train staff in implementing behavior management practices and a schedule for training staff;

(d) Procedures for notifying the parent or the local school system, or both, regarding the implementation of specific practices; and

(e) Procedures for reviewing behavior management data and the purpose of such reviews.

C. A school that provides special education services shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the following areas:

(1) The use and documentation of student behavior interventions, including exclusion, restraint, and seclusion;

(2) Monitoring the use of exclusion, restraint, and seclusion; and

(3) Receiving and investigating complaints regarding the use of exclusion, restraint, and seclusion as required by COMAR 13A.08.04.

Notes

Md. Code Regs. 13A.09.10.11

Regulations .11, Educational Programs in Nonpublic Schools and Child Care and Treatment Facilities, adopted effective March 29, 1993 (20:6 Md. R. 582)
Regulations .11, repealed and new Regulations .11 adopted effective September 3, 2001 (28:17 Md. R. 1558)
Regulations .11 adopted effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1439)