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BBSST Definition

A Building-Based Student Support Team (BBSST) is a mandatory, best practice, problem-solving team implemented at the local school level.

Balanced Representation

Balanced representation on a team that includes persons with training outside education (e.g., healthcare professionals) may increase the use of team services. Regular educators offer their perspective on the feasibility of implementing a team-generated idea in a regular classroom. As a result, team suggestions are more likely to be useful to teachers.

Building-Based

It is important that team membership be building-based. The school staff is aware of strengths and weaknesses of its school. In addition, staff is often more willing to risk asking for support from a team of familiar colleagues. Using this knowledge, school teams generally make decisions that are more appropriate.

Acceptance of Team Concept

The implementation of a student support team may raise questions and some concerns. In order for the team concept to be successful, the following factors are critical:

Strong administrative support and visible commitment.

Continuous support for those comprising the team.

Clearly stated team goals and roles.

A receptive school staff.

The Major Advantage

A structure is provided for

professionals to use their individual

strengths for solving problematic

issues as a team. This should

result in achieving the

ultimate goal of student

improvement.

Through the school's BBSST, the following can occur:

A building-level, collaborative, problem-solving model is created.

Responsibility, expertise, and accountability are shared among the school's staff.

Immediate support for the teacher, parent, or student is established.

Documentation of interventions/strategies attempted is provided to support the possible need for a special education evaluation, with valuable intervention time used effectively.

Appropriate referrals are made for special education (IEP team) services.

The nature of the student's academic and/or behavioral difficulty is clarified.

Interventions and strategies can be evaluated by the degree of their success.

Classroom programs are accommodated to meet individual needs.

The ability to successfully teach all students in the regular classroom may be enhanced.

A more responsive, productive, and ultimately satisfying professional environment may be provided.

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