September 2023
Rule 4500: The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Vermont Schools Webinar
Description: Vermont Rule 4500 is in place to maintain positive and safe learning environments, promote positive behavioral interventions and supports, and ensure that students are not subjected to inappropriate use of restraint or seclusion. This webinar will provide important information on what levels of intervention are permissible and prohibited under Rule 4500, including reporting requirements, debriefing, etc. Who Should Attend: Administrators, Special Education Directors, Crisis Response Teams, and other school personnel. Time: Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 9:00 AM – 11:00…
Find out more »October 2023
Integrating Mental Health, Wellness, and Social-Emotional Learning within MTSS
Description: This one-hour webinar will introduce strategies and best practices to integrate and align mental health, wellness, and SEL within PBIS (an MTSS Framework). Participants will explore a way of integrating PBIS and Mental health to support all students, staff, families/caregivers, and the broader community under a single system of delivery. Who Should Attend: Anyone interested in learning about the integration of MH, Wellness, and SEL within MTSS. Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. Register Here
Find out more »Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) – October
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training: Full Training or Refresher Training This workshop provides teams with decision-making skills to match the level of the response to the risk of a crisis, focusing on the least-restrictive response to ensure the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security℠ of all. This includes recognizing the stages of an escalating crisis, learning evidence-based techniques to appropriately de-escalate, safe and non-harmful physical intervention techniques, and creating a safer learning environment and culture of safety. Who should attend? Completion…
Find out more »2023 Annual VTPBIS Forum
Join us at the Killington Grand Resort for the Annual VTPBIS Forum to learn, share, and celebrate together. October 12, 2023, 8:30 - 3:30 (8:30 - 9:00 check-in). Breakfast and lunch will be served. Who should attend: School teams or individuals who are looking to learn more about social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports within the PBIS framework, and schools that are interested in exploring PBIS implementation are all welcome to attend. Details and registration information coming soon! Register…
Find out more »Understanding and Practicing Function-Based Thinking
Description: This webinar will give participants a foundational understanding of function-based thinking within a trauma-responsive framework. Participants will learn various functions of behavior and specific proactive and response strategies that are more likely to reduce the chances the student will engage in the interfering behavior again. Participants will explore ways to increase the likelihood of the student engaging in prosocial behaviors and have opportunities to share and collaborate with colleagues. While not required, this webinar is recommended for individuals planning…
Find out more »Embedding Function-Based Thinking within Restorative Approaches – Learning Series
PBIS can be seen as an “umbrella” to hold effective practices. The VTPBIS State Team has long supported both function-based and restorative approaches. Through their work as VTPBIS Coaches, Jon and Jeremy began to have conversations about the overlap and integration of restorative practices and the FBA process. The potential for each practice to inform and enhance the other became clear as they learned from each other. This workshop series is designed to not only share their learning with you,…
Find out more »Understanding and Identifying Social/Emotional/Behavioral Data Webinar
Description: Data, data, data! Does your school/SU/SD collect a lot of data but not use it to its full potential? This webinar will offer teams a process for developing a data inventory in their school or SU/SD and determining how to use all the collected data effectively and efficiently. This webinar can also serve as a precursor to the November 9th in-person event, “Analyzing Social/Emotional/Behavioral Data,” which will provide teams with a process for analyzing data and ample team time to…
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