Materials for the 2020 BEST/VTmtss Summer Institute
General Materials:
- Agenda (docx)
- Schedule of the Week (pdf)
- About the Presenters 2020 (docx)
- Topic-Based Consultants’ Schedule (Google doc)
- Technology Tips (Google doc)
- VTmtss Field Guide (pdf)
- Special Activities Instructions (Google doc)
- Implementation Strategy Form (docx)
- Implementation Strategy Form (REDCap Online)
- A STRONG AND HEALTHY START – Safety and Health Guidance for Reopening Schools, Fall 2020 (pdf)
- CASEL Guide: Leveraging the Power of SEL
- Reflections from the Week (YouTube)
- Want to share any photos/screenshots of this year’s Institute? Post them here!
Special Activities:
Tuesday: Virtual Yoga (register here): 4:45 – 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday: Virtual Trivia Night (register here): 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Throughout the Week: We will be utilizing the app “GooseChase” to complete virtual missions. Top scoring teams will win bragging rights and a decorative banner to welcome everyone back to school. To get a head start, you can download the app on your phone here.
Keynotes:
2020 Opening Remarks
Monday – Jon Kidde and Joelle van Lent – Building a Runway for Resilience: Using an MTSS Framework to Align Restorative Approaches and Trauma-Responsive Schools
Tuesday – Rosemarie Allen – Exploring Implicit Bias for a Compassionate Understanding of all Students
Strands:
Strand A: VTPBIS Universal Training – Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers
Strand B: VTPBIS Targeted Training – Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers
Strand C: VTPBIS Intensive Training – Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers
Strand D: Refresher in VTPBIS Features – Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers
Strand E: Local Comprehensive Assessments Systems in Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education – Presenters: Pat Fitzsimmons, Maggie Carrera-Bly, Emily Leute, Sigrid Olson, and Julia Scheier
Pre-Readings:
- Act 173 Sub-Framing Document (LCAS)
- VTmtss Field Guide – Component 4: Comprehensive and Balanced Assessment System (pages 35 – 52)
Materials/Tools:
Strand F: Using your Educational Support Team to Build Collaborative Capacity – Presenters: Caitlin Chisholm and Tom Faris
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Strand G: Deepening and Expanding Restorative Approaches within a Mulit-Tiered System of Supports – Presenter: Jon Kidde
Strand H: Restorative Approaches Foundations and Implementation – Presenter: Annie O’Shaughnessy with Guest Speaker Chris Palmer
Materials/Pre-readings:
- Vermont Agency of Education’s Restorative Practice Resource Guide
- Starting with a Pause: How Restorative Communication Transforms Schools
- Other Materials
Strand I: Helping All Students and Adults Thrive in the Classroom: Positive and Proactive Classroom Supports – Presenter Brandi Simonsen
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Strand J: Creating Trauma Responsive School Communities and Fostering Resilience – Presenter: Joelle van Lent
Materials:
- “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
- Presentation and related resources (google folder)
Strand K (CANCELLED): Building and Sustaining Equity Practices in Schools – Presenter: Rhiannon Kim
Strand L (CANCELLED): Youth Mental Health First Aid and Understanding Compassion Fatigue – Presenter: Lance Metayer
Strand M: Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) – Presenter: Kym Asam, Kelly Perales, and Ami Flammini
Materials:
- Powerpoint Presentations
- Universal Screening
- Best Practices in Universal Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Screening
Workshops – Wed:
Workshop A (Mini-Course; Advanced): Proactive Crisis Responses for Students with Complex Needs – Days 1 & 2 – Presenters: Ken Kramberg, Judy Houde-Hardy, and Tracy Harris
Materials:
- Proactive Crisis Planning for Students with Complex Needs
- Problem Solving Sheet
- Behavior Map
- Big Thought Bubble
Workshop B (Exploratory): Creating “Break Spaces” for Wellness and Social Regulation – Presenters: Elizabeth Brisson and Leila McVeigh
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Workshop C (Advanced): Universal Screening for Behavior and Implications for Interventions – Presenter: Nick DeVita
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Workshop D (Informational/Exploratory): Using Data for Decision Making within a PBIS Framework – Presenters: Sherry Schoenberg and Amy Wheeler-Sutton
Materials:
- Data Workshop (pptx)
- Data Collection Questions (docx)
- SEL Screeners and Surveys (docx)
- Video from Fletcher students (Google Drive)
- TIPS Meeting Minutes Template (Google Doc version)
- Drill Down Video (webpage)
- TIPS Resources (webpage)
- VT AOE Comprehensive Needs Assessment Toolkit (webpage)
- Cost/Benefit Analysis Worksheet (Google Drive)
- TFI Information (webpage)
- SAS Information (webpage)
- SWIS Information (webpage)
- Draft PD calendar (docx)
Workshop E (Advanced): Trauma-Informed Behavior Support Plans – Presenters: Kym Asam and Lauralee Keach
Materials:
- Creating Trauma Informed Behavior Support Plans (pptx)
- Case Scenario (docx)
- How Youth View Discipline (docx)
- Words Matter (jpg)
- Trauma Informed Classroom (png)
Workshop F (Extension of Strand): Expanding Your Universe of Targeted Supports – Presenters: Rebecca Lallier and Kristin Beswick
Materials:
- Expanding Your Universe of Targeted Supports (slides)
- Expanding Your Universe of Targeted Supports (Plain text)
- CICO Enhancements Worksheet
- Dothan Brook Inventory of Targeted Supports
- Inventory of Group Interventions
- Template – Inventory of Targeted Supports
Workshop G (Wellness): Examining Food and Nutrition Through a Trauma-Sensitive Lens – Presenters: Tracy Binet-Perrin and Leeanne Hadsel
Materials:
- Slide Presentation
- Food Connects
- Nutrition & Trauma – Suggested Practices
- Online Resources Related to Trauma and Nutrition
Workshop H (Exploratory): PBIS Implementation Strategies for Middle and High Schools: It Can Happen More than Once in a Blue Moon! – Presenters: Bonnie Poe and Jeremy Tretiak
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Workshop I (Exploratory): “Respect”: What Does it Mean, Anyway? – Presenter: Annie O’Shaughnessy
Workshop J (Exploratory): Family Engagement – Partnership and Empowerment – Presenter: Nancy Hellen
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Workshops – Thurs:
Workshop K (Wellness): Mindfulness Practices for Educators – Presenter: Rhiannon Kim
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Workshop L (Informational): Act 173 of 2018: Systems Levers and Action Steps – Presenter: Meg Porcella
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Workshop M (Exploratory): Supporting Students with Disabilities with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports – Presenter: Brandi Simonsen and Bob Putnam
Materials:
Implementing PBIS to Support Students with Disabilities in the Classroom Handout
- PBIS to Support SWD in Class
Workshop N (Advanced): When the Stars (Initiatives) Align, School is a Brighter Place – Presenters: Lauralee Keach, Megan Goyet, and Lisa Rundle
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Workshop O (Exploratory): Function-Based Thinking as a Method for Understanding and Responding to Problem Behavior – Presenter: Jeremy Tretiak
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Workshop P (Exploratory): Orienting Schools to Restorative Approaches – Presenter: Jon Kidde
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Workshop Q (Exploratory): Using Relationship as a Therapeutic Intervention – Presenter: Lance Metayer
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Workshop R (Exploratory): Avoiding the “Black Hole” when Teaming – Presenters: Bonnie Poe and Kristin Beswick
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Workshop S (Exploratory): Increasing Staff Buy-in for New Initiatives – Presenter: Annie O’Shaughnessy
Workshop T (Exploratory): From Chaos to the Cosmos: Building an Interconnected Systems Framework that Integrates Mental Health and PBIS – Presenters: Sherry Schoenberg and Kym Asam
Materials:
- Powerpoint Presentation
- Data Collection Questions
- Interconnected Systems Framework 101
- Interconnected Systems Framework 201
- Interconnected Systems Framework 301