From September 2013 to September 2020, our primary mission has been to support school staff in exploring best practice solutions for promoting students' academic engagement, positive behavior, and social-emotional skills.
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The district behavior team is tasked with helping to prevent, reduce, and reverse student risk / harm through support of multi-tiered social-emotional-behavioral (SEB) best practice interventions, work that is most effective when it is internal and aligned with building goals. In collaboration with each building team, the district behavior team identifies and supports buildings' SEB priorities, offering resources and ideas on helping them achieve short-term and long-term accomplishments.
Your SCSD Behavior Team: Who are We?
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Amanda Linehan, M.S., C.A.S., NCSP
Amanda Linehan is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist with an MS in Educational Psychology from the College of Saint Rose. Her personal interests are in school culture, supporting systems level preventative efforts, and supporting the academic, social emotional and behavioral needs for students at home, school and in the community. Her passions are within the realm of social-emotional well-being and consultation strategies to improve the lives of young people. Amanda values multi-disciplinary work to support students across all tier levels academically, social-emotionally, and behaviorally. She also enjoys incorporating her therapy dog, Leo into her work to support the well-being of both students and staff. |
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Jacquelyn O'Connor, PsyD, NCSP
Jacquelyn is a NYS Licensed Psychologist and Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) with professional interests in supporting systems-level preventative efforts in schools (e.g., positive school climate initiatives, mental health promotion), promoting respectful approaches for addressing challenging behaviors, and consultee-centered consultation. She earned her MS in Educational Psychology and CAS in School Psychology at The College of Saint Rose (2010) and her doctorate in Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY (2015). Jacquelyn has experiences in school psychologist roles at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She served as a residential and day program behavior specialist for individuals with developmental disabilities during a doctoral internship. She began her work with SCSD as a School Psychologist and District Behavior Specialist in 2013. |
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Kelli Schuhl, LCSW, CSSW
Kelli earned her Masters of Social Work at the University at Albany's School of Social Welfare. Kelli has worked as a school social worker in rural, suburban and urban school settings for the past fifteen years. Kelli came to Mont Pleasant as a school social worker in 2013 and joined the SCSD Behavior Team during the 2014-2015 school year. Kelli's specific area of expertise has been working with high-risk teens and their families. Kelli's philosophy is centered around recognizing students strengths, helping students identify goals and create a plan for achieving their goals. |
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Leo, Therapy Dog
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"Behavior Specialists have offered a fresh set of eyes, a new perspective,and the patience to gently lead us into constructing meaningful FBAs and BIPs." --- School Psychologist
"It's been helpful to have someone come in and give a fresh perspective to a team that feels like they've run out of ideas... and we really appreciate your kind and gentle approach." --- Special Education Teacher
"The district's Behavior Specialists served as a tremendous resource in offering effective behavior plan support, both from an individualized student and programmatic standpoint, and served as a second tier to observations and feedback beyond buildings' School Based Support Teams." --- Elementary School Principal
"Consultation helped me re-evaluate behavior through the lens of data, and thereby re-define the functionality of the behaviors so I could design interventions targeting a specific unfulfilled need." ---School Social Worker