Past Events

Description:  This one-hour webinar is for schools that use CICO-SWIS as their system for entering student data as part of their Check-in Check-out program. Participants will learn how to enroll students, set up daily progress reports, determine student goals, and generate reports to monitor student progress and improve interventions. School teams or individuals interested in learning more about CICO-SWIS are welcome to attend. Who Should Attend:  Any school personnel who use (or are interested in exploring) CICO-SWIS. Time:  Monday, September…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

A restorative approach involves principle-based processes and practices that can be applied to help things go right as well as respond when things go wrong. This webinar will orient or re-orient participants to a whole school restorative approach and provide an introduction to restorative communication—a strategy that can be used to understand the root causes of behavior. When done well, we can identify and begin to address the unmet needs of all parties. While not required, this webinar is recommended…

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…

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 webinar series is designed to not only share their learning with you,…

This workshop will highlight various strategies for de-escalating students. Participants will learn about Champlain Valley Supervisory District's  ATLAS Program and how this program has created an opportunity for students to remain in their home school community, avoiding out-of-school placements. Participants will learn that every stage of the Escalation/Crisis Cycle is an opportunity. Utilizing the right tool(s) can prevent further escalations and protect the dignity of the student we are working with. A key component within de-escalation is the goal to…

This training will provide school leadership teams the opportunity to review existing school-wide and student social, emotional, and behavioral data so they can identify action steps for immediate and long-term change. For participants from schools implementing PBIS, the status of their school’s PBIS implementation will be reviewed. Teams will learn about and use the Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) protocol, an evidenced based meeting process for analyzing data for decision-making that can be used across domains. Following this training, participants will…

Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is a process for identifying the events that reliably predict and maintain concerning behavior. A Student Support Plan (SSP) takes the observations made in an FBA and turns them into a plan of action for supporting a student's access to educational and social opportunities at school. This two-part training will focus on systems needed to develop the capacity to conduct FBA/SSPs and practical approaches to developing effective FBAs and SSPs. During Part 1 of the training,…

This webinar will provide an overview of bullying prevention strategies within a multi-tiered framework. Participants will learn about a user-friendly bullying prevention curriculum from the National PBIS TA Center, hear examples of elementary and middle school prevention and response strategies at all levels of support, and have an opportunity for Q & A. Who Should Attend: School personnel includes school social workers, counselors, teachers, and other school staff. Register Here

All VTPBIS Schools are asked to complete the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), Self-Assessment Survey (SAS), and/or a School Climate Survey each year (the School Climate Survey can be offered to staff, students, and families and can replace the SAS). This webinar will introduce each assessment tool and the Team Initiated Problem-solving (TIPS) protocol to help teams efficiently analyze their data.  Participants will learn how to access, complete, and analyze their results within PBIS Assessments for each assessment. Participants will also…

This webinar will provide an overview of the benefits of Universal Screening to identify social, emotional, and behavioral risks and strengths. We will explore how screening promotes early identification of children at risk, the systems needed to implement Universal Screening, and the process of matching results with proactive and preventative practices. Participants will explore a variety of systematic screening tools and resources, including formal and informal screeners and surveys that help school teams identify the social, emotional, and behavioral health…

This webinar is part of a series of opportunities that will allow VTPBIS SU/SD and school-based Coordinators from across the State to learn about topics that will deepen their PBIS implementation, collaborate with colleagues, share ideas, and hear about new resources and information. Both large group and topic-based breakout rooms will be utilized to enhance networking. Who Should Attend: All School and SU/SD VTPBIS Coordinators. Administrators are welcome to join this session.  Register Here

  Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is a process for identifying the events that reliably predict and maintain concerning behavior. A Student Support Plan (SSP) takes the observations made in an FBA and turns them into a plan of action for supporting a student's access to educational and social opportunities at school. This two-part training will focus on systems needed to develop the capacity to conduct FBA/SSPs and practical approaches to developing effective FBAs and SSPs. During Part 1 of the…

This two-day training will provide the content and facilitation needed to prepare for, enhance, or deepen their implementation of PBIS. Trainings offered are: Universal PBIS; Targeted PBIS; Intensive PBIS; Refreshing, Enhancing, and Deepening Universal PBIS; and Expanding and Enhancing Targeted Interventions for Social and Academic Success (click here for full descriptions). Who Should Attend: School leadership team participants should include principal or assistant principal, school PBIS coordinator, Supervisory Union/School District PBIS coordinator, other representative staff members, and, if possible, student…