This resource provides State Leadership Teams with guidance on the collection and analysis of behavior incident report data from programs.
The Behavior Incident Report System (BIRS) provides early care and education programs and classrooms with a system to collect and analyze behavior incidents in their program. The system provides an efficient mechanism for gathering information on elements related to behavior incidents that can be used analytically to make decisions about providing supports to teachers and children within the program. Teachers within programs collect data on behavior incidents that are not developmentally normative or are a cause of concern to the teacher. These data are summarized monthly to provide formative data for examining factors related to behavior incidents (child, teacher, activity, behavior type, behavior motivation, and responses to the behavior). In addition, these data provide summative information on the frequency of behavior incidents over time and an analysis of potential equity issue by calculating disproportionality related to race, ethnicity, IEP status, gender, and dual language learners.
This resource answers frequently asked questions regarding the use of the Behavior Incident Reporting System.
The BIRS Readiness Checklist identifies the components needed to ensure that a program is prepared for BIRS implementation.
This fact sheet describes the BIR system, features, and value for an early childhood program.
This handout provides teachers with information about the BIR and how they will collect data in the classroom.
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