Students identified through DESSA assessments as potentially benefiting from additional support for social and emotional learning after tier I instruction, will receive hands-on intervention support 3-5 times per week for approximately 7-9 weeks, from an intervention teacher. Lessons focus on either verbal or physical behaviors and engage students by having them participate in activities such as team building, art therapy lessons, or role playing.  All lessons are focused on using skills and strategies which help them remain in their “thinking brain” resulting in making good choices. When students use their “thinking brain” they are better equipped to make positive decisions for themselves and their school community. By completing these intervention lessons with struggling students, there is a decrease in behavior incidents, which results in a decrease of referrals for special education evaluations.