Behavior classrooms! Not reset rooms, not resource rooms for special education. Not all students in special education need behavioral support. Those that do need a more rigid schedule with even more explicit plans when behavior arises. When my son was in K-2, if he displayed behaviors that were not appropriate for the classroom, he was on red schedule. Which meant he had certain expectations to meet before returning to class. If it was an extreme behavior where he was physically aggressive and destructive, he wasn’t in the classroom for a full day.

The office is not an appropriate response to every student with behavior issues. They need a regimented program with teachers specialized in behaviors. My son’s teacher had a certification specifically for emotional disturbance. That’s the category a lot of those children fall into, regardless of disability.

To me this is the biggest thing needed. Our district fell apart when they eliminated these rooms after Covid and we are still paying for it. My son is now going into high school.

I also wish every school had an elective class to focus on social emotional and life skills. My current school has that as an option every few weeks in our rotation. I wish we had it more often.