This framework provides best practices for the delivery of educational opportunities to students who have been expelled and placed in alternative education settings and recommends that alternative education schools implement multi-tiered systems of support such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports to address school climate and culture.

For the purposes of section 10-222d, the term “prevention and intervention strategy” may include, but is not limited to, (1) implementation of a positive behavioral interventions and supports process or another evidence-based model approach for safe school climate or for the prevention of bullying and teen dating violence identified by the Department of Education...

This position statement from the Connecticut State Board of Education provides guidance to support schools in reducing the disproportionality in suspensions and expulsions and recommends that schools implement a multi-tiered approach to preventive strategies and interventions.