VTPBIS Annual Forum (Virtual) – October 7, 2020
Please click on the links below to access materials for each workshop – make sure to keep checking back as materials will be continuously updated through October 7th.
Annual Report 2020 (pdf)
Keynote:
A VTPBIS Principal’s Perspective: How the strength of our PBIS framework helped us pivot during challenging times – Rick Dustin-Eichler, Principal, Dothan Brook School
Morning Workshops:
A. Introduction to PBIS – Presenters: VTPBIS State Team Members
B. Circles of Support: A Restorative Approach to Staff Wellness – Presenter: Jon Kidde
C. Understanding and Practicing Function-Based Thinking – Presenter: Jeremy Tretiak
D. Crisis Prevention and Response In the COVID-19 Era: What we know and what we’ve learned – Presenters: Ken Kramberg, Amanda Babcock, and Judy Houde-Hardy
E. CANCELLED: Person-Centered Planning for Better Outcomes – Presenter: Sherry Schoenberg
F. Essential Elements of Effective Collaboration: Using the VTmtss Framework to Improve Teaming Infrastructure and Effective Teaming Strategies – Presenters: Meg Porcella and Tracy Watterson, Vermont Agency of Education
G. Expanding your Inventory of Tier II Supports – Presenter: Kristin Beswick
H. Using Data to Determine Universal Interventions – Presenters: VTPBIS State Team Members
I. SEL is Not New: Enhancing What You’re Already Doing – Presenter: Amy Wheeler-Sutton
J. Connecting Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors to Better Understand and Support Students with Complex Needs – Presenter: Lauralee Keach
K. CANCELLED: Authentic Family and Community Engagement – Presenters: Holly Rouelle, Principal of Chamberlin School and Denise Goodnow, Principal of Thatcher Brook School
L. Nurturing and Supporting Staff Resilience in Challenging Times – Presenters: VTPBIS State Team Members
M. ISF Learning and Networking Session – From Planning to Action and Back Again – Presenters: Ami Flamini, Kim Yanek, and Kym Asam
(Optional) Ignite Sessions or Team Time:
- VTPBIS Coordinators Networking Meeting (for school + SU/SD VTPBIS Coordinators)
- SWIS Q & A
- Rule 4500 and New AOE Guidance
- Equitable Systems, Data, and Practices within PBIS
Afternoon Workshops Sessions with Featured National Speakers:
N. Using Your MTSS Framework to Navigate the 2020-2021 School Year – Presenter: Brandi Simonsen, Co-Director PBIS Center
O. Considerations for Systematic Screening PK-12 in the COVID-19 Era: Universal Screening for Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors – Presenter: Kathleen Lane, Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
P. Centering Equity & Reducing Student Discipline through Culturally Sustaining Instructional Practices – Presenter: Ruthie Payno-Simmons, Equity Implementation Specialist, Michigan’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports Technical Assistance Center
Q. Mental Health in Schools: All Hands-on Deck! – Presenter: Susan Barrett, Director for Social Behavior Supports, Old Dominion University