Demystifying the BIMAS to Better Understand the Pulse of Your School

Have you heard about the BIMAS and wondered why it matters for our schools? In this episode of Data Lit, we sit down with our district’s BIMAS Coordinator, Mary Whitehouse to understand the "why" and "how" behind the implementation, and then pivot to Gina Montague, Guidance Counselor at Bowling Road Elementary to see how that data translates into real-time support for students. Whether you’re looking at the big picture or the individual classroom, this episode will help you understand how our district uses behavior data to ensure no student falls through the cracks.

Research & resources from the episode:

• WakeConnect Page for the BIMAS-2 (for WCPSS employees)

• Putting Student Well-Being First: What we’ve learned from schools using the BIMAS [DRA Report]

• WCPSS’ public page on behavior screeners

• Edutopia’s Why Social and Emotional Learning is Essential for Students
  

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Theme music by Millbrook High School’s Tre’mond Ponton

Hosts: Mellisa Smith and Spencer Ziegler

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Data, Research, and Accountability department for the Wake County Public School System