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Project ACHIEVE is an innovative school reform and improvement program implemented in over 1,500 schools and districts across the country since 1990. Project ACHIEVE.s goal is to design and implement effective school and schooling processes to maximize the academic and social/emotional/ behavioral progress and achievement of all students.consistent with NCLB. It addresses the academic and behavioral needs of at-risk, underachieving, and special needs students by identifying strategic and intensive interventions using functional assessment and response-to-intervention approaches.consistent with IDEA. To accomplish its work, Project ACHIEVE uses interdependent components that include (a) developing effective School Improvement Plans, (b) implementing instructional practices in the classroom that lead to student achievement, (c) creating a Positive Behavioral Support System, (d) linking functional assessment to evidence-based intervention, (e) conducting formative and summative evaluation and accountability, and (f) parent/ community outreach/involvement. Howard M. Knoff, Ph.D. is a National Author, Lecturer, and Consultant; Director of Project ACHIEVE; author of the Stop & Think Social Skills Program, and Director of the Arkansas Department of Education.s State Improvement Grant. The two programs are designated evidence-based model (US Department of Health & Human Service's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) or promising (US Department of Justice) prevention programs. Dr. Knoff was Professor of School Psychology at the University of South Florida for 18 years and Director of the School Psychology Program there for 12 years. His Ph.D. degree is from Syracuse University (1980), and has worked since 1978 as a practitioner, consultant, licensed private psychologist, and university professor. Known for his research and writing in school reform and organizational change, consultation and intervention processes, social skills and behavior management training, personality assessment, and professional issues, Dr. Knoff has published more than 75 articles or book chapters and delivered over 500 papers or workshops nationally. A recipient of the Lightner Witmer Award from the American Psychological Association's School Psychology Division in 1989 for early career contributions and almost $4 million in external grants over the past five years, he was the 21st President of the National Association of School Psychologists which now represents over 22,000 school psychologists. Dr. Knoff is available to schools and districts both to facilitate the implementation of Project ACHIEVE and to provide professional development/in-service training in such areas as: 1. Designing and Implementing Evidence-Based Positive Behavioral Supports Systems in Schools and Districts 2. The Stop & Think Social Skills Program: Using Social Skills to Improve Student Engagement, Behavior, and Achievement 3. Improving Classroom Management: Helping Teachers Infuse Social Skills into Effective Teaching Practices 4. Teasing, Taunting, Bullying, Harassment, and Fighting: Functional Assessment and School-wide Intervention 5. Advanced Interventions for Teasing, Taunting, Bullying, Harassment, and Fighting 6. Response-to-Intervention: Functional Assessment and Data-Based Problem-Solving: Solving Students. Academic and Behavioral Problems 7. The SPRINT Process: Designing Early Intervention Teams that Effectively Solve Referred Students. Academic and Behavioral Problems 8. Consultation at the Systems, Classroom, Teacher, and Student Levels: Moving from a .Refer-Test-Place. to a .Problem-Solving-Consultation-Intervention. Approach to Delivering Services 9. What School Improvement Teams Need to Know to Succeed Under NCLB and IDEA: Building Strong Schools to Strengthen Student Outcomes 10. The .Seven Sure Solutions.: Strategies Needed for NCLB and IDEA Success 11. Behavioral Interventions for Challenging Students and Concerned Schools: Evidence-Based Strategies that Work 12. Designing Effective School-based Mental Health Programs that Successfully Integrate School and Community Services |
Dr. Knoff has been so helpful to me in developing programs for students in very challenging schools. His advice is both sound and practical. Through basic principles, he provides a framework for helping students succeed that is applicable across a variety of school settings and situations. ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Dr. Knoff is a dynamic speaker. His presentation style grabs the audience and engages them in the presentation. His knowledge and expertise on school-wide reform is only surpassed by his enthusiasm for the subject material. Teachers love the Stop & Think Program because it offers an effective way to create a climate where their teaching goals can be attained. With role-playing and group activities, students learn the interpersonal and conflict resolution skills critical to their success in school and to their personal relationships. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Howard Knoff is a consummate professional. His presentations are clear and easy-to-follow. He uses teacher-friendly language in small understandable segments. He prepares for discussion, two-way dialogue and courageous conversations. He is informed about current approaches and practices while remaining anchored in theory that has stood the test of time. Dr. Knoff as an individual practitioner and as director and creator of Project ACHIEVE, assists in school wide strategic analysis and needs assessment, focuses on student relevant problem solving, share experiences and information that is functional and evidence-based. He embeds and braids information relative to social skills development and positive behavior supports into the fabric of schooling and provides a "Blueprint" and road map for effective school teams. Dr. Knoff and Project ACHIEVE align with federal legislation - No Child Left Behind and the Reauthorization of IDEA 2004. Achieve is nationally recognized and promoted by SAMSHA as a "Safe Schools" model. His work aligns with the work of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDE) and "Response to Intervention (RTI) Practices.. He promotes continuous improvement by embedding staff development approaches in the school day. Matt Kamins, School Psychology Supervisor, Maryland |
