Klein, Kay

MEd, Marymount University

Assistant Director, Region 4 Training and Technical Assistance Center

George Mason University
Science and Technology Campus
Katherine G. Johnson Hall 208
10890 George Mason Circle
MS 1F2
Manassas, VA 20110

Kay Klein is the Assistant Director for the Virginia Department of Education Training and Technical Assistance Center(T/TAC): Region 4. She believes teachers, administrators, and families share a common goal to improve academic outcomes. Building a trusting relationship is the foundational skill for teachers to move students to learn.  Her areas of interest are Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports(PBIS)  and integrating multi-tiered systems of support. Kay received her B.A. in Special Education from Furman University and her M.Ed. in Education from Marymount University with endorsements in learning and emotional disabilities. Prior to working at T/TAC, Kay was a behavioral consultant for the Intensive Behavior Management Project for the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene in Maryland, worked  for the Arlington Community Services Board and Arlington County Public Schools. She began her career as at the Northern Virginia Training Center as a member of the behavioral support team designing and implementing behavior support plans for students with severe challenging behavior. 

• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
• Integrating Multi-tiered Systems of Support
• Coaching to support division and schools to design equitable learning environments

• An Introduction to Effective Schoolwide Discipline in Virginia, Virginia Department of Education Publication,2005
• Functional Behavior Assessment, Virginia Department of Education Publication, 2005
• Effective Schoolwide Discipline Training Manual 2006, 2007
• A Call to Action: Parent and caregiver Focus Group Findings about Special Education Services for Students with Emotional Disabilities. Summit on Better Serving Students with Emotional Disabilities. August/2010

Favorite Links (each opens in a new window)

• www.pbis.org
• www.ttac.odu.edu/esd/
• www.pbismaryland.org

• School of Education
• Division of Special Education and disAbility Research
• Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities
• Region 4 Training and Technical Assistance Center