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2019:

VTPBIS Annual Forum – October 10, 2019

Opening Remarks 2019 Forum

Keynote:

Building Capacity for PBIS to Systematically Improve and Sustain Outcomes for All – Heather Peshak George, PhD, Co-Director of Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project and the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Morning Workshops:

A. Introduction to PBIS within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Part One) – VTPBIS State Team

B. VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Meeting – VTPBIS State Team

  1. Data Reporting Sharing Instructions
  2. Data Presentation Suggestions and Strategies
  3. Staff Data Presentation Template
  4. TIPS Brief

C. Including Students with Disabilities in Universal PBIS – Heather Peshak George, PhD, Co-Director of Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project and the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

D. Meaningful Family Engagement in PBIS – Bonnie Poe, VTPBIS State Team Member; Chris Dodge, Principal, Fletcher Elementary; and Cathy Newton, Principal, Ottauquechee School

E. Restorative Practices in Action at Tier One – Laura Ellis, VTPBIS State Team Member, and a representative from J.J. Flynn Elementary School

F. Function-Based Thinking as a Method for Understanding and Responding to Problem Behavior – Jeremy Tretiak and Melissa Tappin, VTPBIS State Team Members

G. Nurturing and Supporting Staff Resilience – Rebecca Lallier, VTPBIS State Team Member

H. Piecing Together the Alphabet Soup Puzzle: Alignment and Integration of PBIS, RP, RC, SEL, Trauma-Informed Schools, and Academics – Amy Wheeler-Sutton and Lauralee Keach, VTPBIS State Team Members

I. Building Effective Systems at the Intensive Level – Ken Kramberg and Amanda Babcock, VTPBIS State Team Members

 

Ignite Sessions or Team Time (optional):

SWIS Q & A

Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching (CBPC) Opportunity

Behavioral Strategies for Younger Children

PBIS in Middle/High School

PBIS Celebrations

Rule 4500

 

Afternoon Workshops:

J. Introduction to PBIS within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Part Two) – VTPBIS State Team

K. VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Meeting – VTPBIS State Team

  1. Data Reporting Sharing Instructions
  2. Data Presentation Suggestions and Strategies
  3. Staff Data Presentation Template
  4. TIPS Brief

L. Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching (CPBC) Cohorts 1, 2, and 3 Meeting – Lauralee Keach, VTPBIS State Team Member

M. Universal Screening for Social, Emotional, Behavioral Risk – Kimberly Vannest, Director, Department of Education within the College of Education and Social Services at UVM

N. Student Voice in PBIS: Moving from Doing “To” Them to Doing “With” Them – Laura Ellis and Chantelle Albin, VTPBIS State Team Members; Chris Dodge, Principal, Fletcher Elementary School, Holly Rouelle, Principal, Chamberlin School

0. Lessons Learned from VTPBIS Exemplars – Rebecca Lallier and Bonnie Poe, VTPBIS State Team Members; representatives from Burke Town School, Porters Point School, and Dothan Brook School

P. Completing Trauma-Informed Functional Behavior Assessments – Kym Asam, Kristin Beswick, and Cortney Keene, VTPBIS State Team Members

Q. Building Your Targeted Inventory – Jeremy Tretiak, VTPBIS State Team Member; Ashley Creighton from Thatcher Brook School

 

2018:

Annual VTPBIS Leadership Forum – October 11, 2018

Opening Remarks 2018

Keynote:

First Steps, Next Steps, and Missteps: What I’ve Learned from Training Teachers in Class-Wide PBIS – Diane Myers, Associate Professor of Special Education at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas

Morning Workshops:

A. Introduction to PBIS within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Part One)

B. Classroom Management for Exceptional Learners – Diane Myers

C. VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Meeting

D. Beyond CICO: Expanding your Targeted Inventory of Interventions and Supports – Ashley Creighton

E. Building Buy-in and Momentum in Your PBIS Implementation – Rebecca Lallier

F. Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 meeting – Brandi Simonsen

G. Restorative Practices within a PBIS Framework – Amy Wheeler-Sutton

H. Function-Based Thinking As a Method for Understanding and Responding to Problem Behavior – Cortney Keene and Jeremy Tretiak

I. Universal Screening for Behavior and Implications for Interventions – Sherry Schoenberg, Michaela Wisell, and Nick DeVita

Ignite Sessions or Team Time (optional):

Lessons Learned from VTPBIS Exemplar Schools

Tier III

SWIS Office Hours

Introduction to Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Opportunity

Team Time

Afternoon Workshops:

J. Introduction to PBIS within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Part Two)

K. VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Meeting

L. Integrating Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and PBIS – Rebecca Lallier

M. Bullying Prevention in a PBIS School – Deb Smith – CANCELLED

N. Help Create Vermont’s PBIS Strategic Plan – Kim Yanek and Representatives from the VTPBIS State Team

0. Maximizing the Effectiveness of your PBIS Team Meetings – Bonnie Poe

P. Building a Better Behavior Support Plan – Cortney Keene and Jeremy Tretiak

Q. How to Start a Successful Adult-to Youth Mentoring Program in Your School – Chad Butt and Amy Johnston

 

2017:

Annual VTPBIS Leadership Forum – October 10, 2017

Keynote: Lucille Eber

Morning Workshops:

A. Introduction to PBIS within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Part One)

B. Building Capacity for Effective Mental Health/PBIS School Partnerships

C. VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Meeting

D. Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching (CPBC) Cohort 1 Meeting (*only for educators previously trained as CPBCs) 

E. Restorative Practices within a PBIS Framework – Part 1

F. The Pyramid Model (for Pre-K through Grade 3) Meets PBIS

G. Administrators: The Key to PBIS Sustainability

H. Function-Based Thinking As a Method for Understanding and Responding to Problem Behavior

I. Targeted/Intensive Level Networking

Table Talks:

Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS)

Act 264

PBIS in Middle/High School Settings

Resources for Trauma-Informed Schools

Afternoon Workshops:

J. Introduction to PBIS within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Part Two)

K. VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Meeting

L. Introduction to VTPBIS Classroom Behavior Practice Coaching Opportunity

M. Restorative Practices within a PBIS Framework – Part 2

N. PBIS and Responsive Classroom

0. Using the Vermont Early Learning Standards Developing Self (Pre-K through Grade 3) as a Roadmap to Guide Intentional Teaching

P. Family Engagement Across the Tiers

Q. Building a Better Behavior Support Plan – An Individualized Consultation Opportunity

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