Behavior and Classroom Management
Our goal is to provide quality staff development and technical assistance to help families and schools positively change student behavior and improve student achievement.
Training and support focuses on providing positive behavior interventions and supports for all students including students with disabilities. This program supports all processes and principles addressed in the Texas Behavior Support Initiative.
Technical Assistance: Behavior Supports and Guidance for Students with Disabilities
Team Members
Melondy Moore
Program Coordinator
mmoore@esc5.net
(409) 951-1736
Suzanne Martin
Program Coordinator
suzannemartin@esc5.net
(409) 951-1784
“Managing challenging behavior in children and teens is a skill. The key to that? Giving staff the behavior management skills they wish they had BEFORE they entered the education field. The skills they can learn now. The skills that work for preventing, managing, and debriefing challenging behaviors.”
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
Recognize & Respond to Crisis
Safe Physical Intervention
Your staff learns decision-making skills to match the level of response to the risk of the crisis, focusing on the least restrictive response to ensure the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security of those in your care.
Verbal Intervention
Recognize & Respond to Escalations
Completely Non-Physical Approach to Intervention
Your staff learns to recognize the stages of an escalating crisis and evidence-based techniques to appropriately de-escalate.
NCI training complies with current legislation and is evidence-based an fully accredited, so your staff can earn continuing education credits.
CPI Instructors
Killey Hays, Senior Trainer
Program Coordinator
khays@esc5.net
409-951-1745
Hannah Jobe
Program Coordinator
hjobe@esc5.net
409-951-1737
Melondy Moore
Program Coordinator
mmoore@esc5.net
409-951-1736
Corrin Gonzales
Special Programs Director
cgonzales@esc5.net
409-951-1730
Suzanne Martin
Program Coordinator
suzannemartin@esc5.net
409-951-1784
Jessica Risinger
Program Coordinator
jrisinger@esc5.net
409-951-1783
Program information from Region 5, checked September 7, 2026. View the official source page.