Attend the first Northeast PBIS Network Leadership Forum, and join us to develop a professional PBIS network that
will enhance our capacity to work smarter and more effectively on PBIS framework implementation in the northeast.
SAVE THE DATE
MAY 17-18, 2012
Crowne Plaza
100 Berlin Road
Cromwell, CT 04618
Featured Keynotes:
- Susan Barrett, MD PBIS
- Renee Bradley, OSEP in the US Department of Education
- Catherine Bradshaw, Johns Hopkins
- Lucille Eber, IL PBIS
- George Sugai, UConn
To view the program book click here
Conference at a Glance
Thursday, May 17th
7:30 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcome & Orientation
9:15 AM Keynote
10:30AM Break
10:45 AM Session 1
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Session 2
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Session 3
4:15 PM Break
5:00 – 7:00 PM Poster & Networking Session
Friday, May 18th
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Keynote
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Session 4
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Closing Keynote
12:45 PM Wrap-up
1:00 PM Adjourn
Strand Overview: Descriptions and Titles
| A. PBIS Implementation | ||
| The PBIS Implementation strand provides an opportunity for PBIS coaches, trainers, and district/regional administrators to explore issues related to implementation. | ||
| Sessions | ||
| 1 | Linking Training Efforts to Coaching and Evaluation Susan Barrett | |
| 2 | Preventing Bullying within the PBIS Framework George Sugai & Catherine Bradshaw | |
| 3 | Systems to Support Advanced Tiers Susan Barrett | |
| 4 | Developing Regional or State-level Infrastructure to Promote Implementation Fidelity Lucille Eber | |
| B. School-wide PBIS | ||
| The School-wide PBIS strand provides an overview of the first tier of School-wide PBIS and highlights issues of contextual fit in rural and urban settings. | ||
| Sessions | ||
| 1 | Getting Started with Tier 1 School-wide PBIS George Sugai | |
| 2 | Implementing PBIS in an Urban High School Scott Basile, Gayle Allen-Greene, Diane Vaughn-Anthony , & Ann Marie Dubuque | |
| 3 | Rural and Small: Building Capacity for Fidelity of Implementation and Sustainability in VT Carol Randall, Josh Souliere, & Cassandra Townshend | |
| 4 | PBIS in the Urban Context Kristina Jordan, Michelle Weaver, Eben McNight, & Tarold Miller, | |
| C. Class-wide PBIS | ||
| The Class-wide PBIS strand provides an overview of PBIS in the classroom and shares proactive strategies to support teachers’ implementation of class-wide PBIS. | ||
| Sessions | ||
| 1 | Class-wide PBIS: Evidence-based Classroom Management Diane Myers & Brandi Simonsen | |
| 2 | Teacher/Trainer: The Art of Learning From One Another Theresa Gillis, Pat Red, & Lynelle Morin-Towers | |
| 3 | Promoting Student Engagement and Reducing Disproportionality: The Double Check Model Catherine Bradshaw | |
| 4 | Increasing Class-wide Positive Behavior Support Practices: Building the Triangle for Teachers Brandi Simonsen, Ashley S. MacSuga, Donald E. Briere, & Jennifer Freeman | |
| D. Advanced Tiers of PBIS | ||
| The Advanced Tiers of PBIS strand focuses on targeted group (Tier 2) and intensive individualized (Tier 3) PBIS. Presenters share practices, systems, data structures, and outcomes. | ||
| Sessions | ||
| 1 | Early Identification of Students at Risk of School Failure Due to Social, Emotional and/or Behavior Problems: Nomination and Activation of Tier II Behavior Supports Eric Mann & Howard S. Muscott | |
| 2 | Using Brief FBA to Modify or Augment CICO Type Programs Brian Cavanaugh & Jim Artesani | |
| 3 | Protocol for implementing Function-Based Problem Solving at the Tertiary Level of Intervention Sharon Lohrmann, Kate Handville, Scott McMahon, Blair Rosenthal, Paula Raigoza, & Bill Davis | |
| 4 | Interconnected Systems: School Mental Health and School-wide Positive Behavior Support Bob Putnam, Jennifer Parmalee, Mark Vinciquerra, Monique Fletcher, & Martha Wally | |
| E. Linking to Academic Systems | ||
| The Linking to Academic Systems strand focuses on the connection between PBIS and academic supports provided within a Response-to-Intervention Framework. | ||
| Sessions | ||
| 1 | Understanding and Promoting Treatment Integrity Lisa M. H. Sanetti & Anna C. J. Long | |
| 2 | Tiered Supports for Literacy in Elementary Settings Natalie G. Olinghouse, Joshua Wilson, & Sabina Rak Neugebauer | |
| 3 | The Role of School Climate in the Redesign of Low Performing Schools Steven J. Adamowski | |
| 4 | Using Data for Decision Making for Academic and Social Behavior Sandra M. Chafouleas & Faith Miller | |
| F. Special Settings | ||
| The Special Settings strand focuses on implementation of PBIS in special settings, including alternative schools/settings and preschool/early childhood settings. | ||
| Sessions | ||
| 1 | PBIS in Alternative Settings Adam Feinberg & Rebekah Bickford | |
| 2 | Sustaining PBIS in Alternative School Settings Kitty Clemens, Vic Cicchese, Diane Casella, Beth Law, & Brandi Simonsen | |
| 3 | Integration of Pennsylvania’s Program and School wide PBIS: Early Childhood and School Age Partnership at the State and Local Level Susan Zeiders & Tina Lawson | |
| 4 | Lessons Learned from a Decade of Implementing Program-wide PBIS in Early Childhood Programs Across New Hampshire Howard S. Muscott | |
| G. Special Topics | ||
| The Special Topics strand focuses on topics relevant across strands, including connecting with families, implementation, and school climate. | ||
| Sessions | ||
| 1 | Homeward Bound: Connecting School-wide PBIS and Families John Eagle & Shannon Dowd-Eagle | |
| 2 | PBIS in New York State: A Framework for Implementation Satish Moorthy, Erin Brewer, & Noel Granger | |
| 3 | Herding Cats – Strategic Implementation of PBIS in Three Vermont School Systems Mandy Couturier, Jim Drown, & Sarah J. Schoolcraft | |
| 4 | School Climate and SWPBS: Assessing Needs and Outcomes George Bear, Deborah Boyer, Linda Smith, & Sarah Hearn | |
Sponsored by the OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions
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