Materials for the 2019 BEST/MTSS Summer Institute
General Materials:
- Summer Institute 2019 Slideshow (YouTube)
- Implementation Strategy Form (docx)
- Implementation Strategy Form (Survey Monkey Online)
- Schedule of the Week (pdf)
- Forging the Trail Activities (docx)
- Scavenger Hunt (pptx)
- About the Presenters and Consultants
Keynotes:
2019 Opening Remarks
Monday – Mark Freado – The Other 3 R’s: Relationships, Resilience, and Restorative Practices
The Active Ingredient in all successful work with children and youth is in developmental relationships. A strong caring and healthy bond with a significant adult contributes to a young person’s sense of safety and sets the stage for learning to occur. Relationships provide support and guidance through stressful experiences of our students, identifying strengths and helping their innate resilience to emerge. On the foundation of safe relationships and developing strengths, children and adolescents are more willing to take the risks necessary to learn and grow. This sets the stage for young people to accept responsibility and interact with others in restorative practices, not only building individual skills but also contributing to a safer and healthier community.
Tuesday – Loui Lord Nelson – The World is Your Oyster
How important is the learning environment? What needs to be thought through when creating an inclusive space where all learners are members? This interactive keynote will use the analogy of an oyster along with teacher-told stories, classroom examples, and the Universal Design for Learning framework to share the message that all learners can be expert learners when the environment is designed for that outcome.
Thursday – Large Group Activity with Joelle van Lent
Strands:
CANCELLED! Strand A: VTPBIS Universal Training – Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers
Strand B: VTPBIS Targeted Training – Presenters: Cortney Keene, Jeremy Tretiak, and Melissa Tappin
- VTPBIS Targeted Training Powerpoint (housed in Google, download to ppt)
- Targeted Workbook (docx)
- Targeted Workbook (editable Google Doc – click File, Make a Copy, and Rename)
- Targeted Staff Handbook (docx)
- Targeted Staff Handbook (editable Google Doc – click File, Make a Copy, and Rename)
- CICO Teacher Information (doc)
- The Corrective Script (docx)
- Things to say at CICO (doc)
- Tier II and III Data Tracking Tool (docx)
- CICO Readiness Checklist (doc)
- CICO Daily Progress Report Form (doc)
- School Examples:
Strand C: VTPBIS Intensive Training – Presenters: Sherry Schoenberg, Ken Kramberg, Kym Asam, and Jean Haigh
- Intensive Training Powerpoint (pptx)
- Intensive Level Behavior Support Plan (doxc)
- Intensive Workbook (docx)
- Intensive Workbook (Google doc – editable – click File, Make a Copy, and Rename)
- Team Roles (docx)
- Child Trauma Toolkit (pdf)
- NCFA Adoption Advocate (pdf)
- Dothan Brook School – Targeted & Intensive Supports (pptx)
- Data Tracking Tool (docx)
- Forced Choice Reinforcement Menu (doc)
- Parent Permission (FBA/BSP) (pdf)
- TFI Action Plan (docx)
Strand D: Refresher in VTPBIS Features – Presenters: Cassandra Townshend, Kristin Beswick, and Lauralee Keach
- Key Materials:
- VTPBIS Refresher Powerpoint (pptx)
- Universal Staff Handbook (docx)
- Universal Staff Handbook (Google doc – editable – click File, Make a Copy, and Rename)
- TFI Action Plan (docx)
- Refresher Training Checklist (docx)
- School Revamp Presentation Example (pptx)
- VTPBIS Coordinators Handbook (docx)
- Teaming:
- Implementation Science:
- SAS Analysis:
- SAS Summary (docx)
- SAS items by category + TFI comparison (docx)
- TIPS Materials:
- TIPS Process Checklist (docx)
- TIPS Meeting Foundations Checklist (doc)
- TIPS Meeting Minutes Form (doc)
- TIPS Meeting Minutes Form (editable Google Doc)
- TIPS Problem Solving Process (docx)
- Teaching Expectations:
- Teaching Matrix Examples (pdf)
- Lesson Plan Templates (doc)
- Example Lesson Plan 1 (pdf)
- Example Lesson Plan 2 – High School (pdf)
- Example Lesson Plan 3 (doc)
- Behavior Lesson Plans (pdf)
- Be a STAR: Adult Communication Matrix – Hinesburg Community School
- Class Integrated Academic & Behavior Brief (pdf)
- Preventing and Responding to Problem Behavior:
- Family Engagement:
- Small Group Topic-Based Materials:
- Alignment (pptx)
- Tier 2 and 3 (pptx)
- Disseminating Data Summary (docx)
- Sharing and Disseminating Data (pptx)
- Staff Data Presentation Template for TFI and SAS (pptx)
- SWIS Drill Down Worksheet (docx)
- TIPS Tips (pptx)
- Other:
Strand E: Creating a Positive and Proactive Classroom to Support ALL Learners – Presenter: Brandi Simonsen
- Pre-Readings:
- Supporting & Responding to Student Behavior
- Systems to Support Staff
- Materials:
- Dropbox folder with all materials
Strand F: Getting Started with a Whole School Approach to Restorative Practices – Presenters: Annie O’Shaughnessy and Chris Palmer
Strand G: Deepening and Expanding Restorative Practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports – Presenters: Jon Kidde and Amy Wheeler-Sutton
- Pre-readings:
- Whole School Restorative Approach Resource Guide
- Materials:
- Google Drive with all materials
Strand H: The Art of Kid Whispering; Reaching the Inside Kid – Presenter: Mark Freado
Strand I: What Makes Engagement, Engagement? – Presenter: Loui Lord Nelson
- Pre-readings:
- Teacher Beliefs – TSES
- Materials:
- All Strand Materials (google folder)
Strand J: Youth Mental Health First Aid and Understanding Compassion Fatigue – Presenter: Lance Metayer
Strand K: Start Where You Are: Developing and Strengthening SEL Implementation – Presenter: Rebecca Lallier
- Materials:
- All Strand Materials (google folder)
Strand L: Creating Trauma Responsive School Communities & Fostering Resilient Learners – Presenter: Joelle van Lent
- “National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2015). Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building” Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience: Working Paper 13. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu
- National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2018). Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation: Working Paper No. 14. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu
Strand M: Mitigating Bias in our Schools and Uncovering Unconscious Biases – Presenter: Rhiannon Kim
Pre-readings:
Strand N: Leveraging your Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to Achieve Better Outcomes for All Students – Presenters: Tracy Watterson and Tom Faris
- Expanding and Strengthening Best-Practice Supports for Students Who Struggle (DMG 2017)
- VTmtss Field Guide 2019 (available soon)
Materials:
- Leveraging your Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to Achieve Better Outcomes for All Students-Day 2
- Leveraging your Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to Achieve Better Outcomes for All Students-Day 3
- Leveraging your Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to Achieve Better Outcomes for All Students-Day 4
Workshops:
Workshop A: Teaching Social Cognition and Self-Regulation Strategies to Improve Social Skills in Early Elementary – Judy Houde-Hardy
Workshop B: How do the PBIS Framework and Trauma-Responsive/Informed Practices Align? – Kym Asam
- The 7 C’s of Resilience
- Alignment of PBIS and Trauma-Informed Practices
- Key Elements of Healing Organizations
- PBIS Alignment
- Responding to Trauma through Policies that Create Supportive Learning Environments
- Trauma-Informed Classroom Management Checklist, classroom counselors
- Alignment Brief
Workshop C: Blazing a Trail to Academic and Behavioral Success in the Classroom: Overview of Positive and Proactive Classroom Practices – Brandi Simonsen
Workshop D: De-Escalation and Relationship Building Skills – Ken Kramberg
- De-escalation & Relationship Building Skills Powerpoint
- Stinky Thinking Scenarios
- The Corrective Script ~ “Kids Who are Heard, Listen”
- Corrective Role Plays
Workshop E: Mindfulness Practices for Educators – Rhiannon Kim
Workshop F: Using Data for Decision Making within a PBIS Framework – Sherry Schoenberg and Amy Wheeler-Sutton
Workshop G: Creating and Implementing Targeted Academic and Behavior Supports Within MTSS – Rebecca Lallier and Rick Dustin-Eichler
Workshop H: Function-Based Thinking as a Method for Understanding and Responding to Problem Behavior – Cortney Keene and Jeremy Tretiak
Workshop I: Building your Inventory of Targeted Interventions – Ashley Creighton, Mandy Couturier, and Sarah Schoolcraft
Workshop J: Offering Targeted-Level Support within the Classroom Through Individualized Goal Setting – Nikki Raney
Workshop K: Shifting Our School Culture Together: Youth-Adult Partnership and Restorative Practices – Lindsey Halman
- Youth-Adult Partnership: Roadmap to Agency
- Restorative Practice and Youth-Adult Partnership Tree
- Restorative Practices Rubric
CANCELLED! Workshop L: Bullying Prevention in a PBIS School
Workshop M: Overcoming Initiative Fatigue through Integration and Alignment – Annie O’Shaughnessy
Workshop N: Mastering a New Habit – Gillian Pieper and Shevonne Travers
CANCELLED! Workshop O: Advancing Racial Equity in Your School
CANCELLED! P: Addressing Act 173 Through a VTmtss Lens
Workshop Q: VTmtss Field Guide Sneak Peak – Marge Lipson, Pat Gallant, and Tracy Watterson