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Trainings in School-Wide Positive Behavior Support

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) is a systems-level (district or school) change model that uses empirically validated procedures to positively impact school discipline issues and allow greater time for academically engaged time. SW-PBS builds educators’ capacity to improve the behavioral outcomes of ALL students and reduces the rate of troubling behaviors of students who challenge the resources of school districts. SW-PBS is currently being implemented across the country in over 4,000 schools to improve student behavior (typical results of year 1 implementation is a 20-60% reduction in office discipline referrals), increase capacity of all educators to effectively address troubling behaviors, and increase educator satisfaction in their professional positions. SW-PBS addresses ongoing discipline issues through data-based decision making, a team-based approach, and function-based behavior support planning.

The following SW-PBS trainings are available:

Why Aren’t we More Successful? Moving Away from Coercive and Reactive Discipline and Increasing Student Academic and Behavioral Achievement

Summary: This three-hour introduction to SW-PBS is designed to begin the discussion on individual campuses regarding their behavioral concerns of students. Participants engage in a facilitated discussion about their unique strengths and concerns after a brief review of what the field knows about schools which have chronic behavioral concerns, low academic performance, and high educator turnover. Participants will also be exposed to the critical components of all schools that have effective and sustainable discipline programs that demonstrate behavioral successes, high rates of academic achievement, and a strong school culture for both students AND educators. Issues such as consistency across faculty, the need for explicit instruction and promotion of behavioral expectations, how to plan for and address students with chronic behavior support needs and the role of data-based decision making are discussed.

Target Audience: Individual schools who are interested in improving their overall school discipline.

Implementing a Coherent and Sustainable School-Wide Discipline Model

Summary: This introduction to a multi-year systemic change model will prepare participants to return to their district/campus and begin the necessary discussion to institute sustainable evidence-based change. Participants will be provided an overview of the key components to the successful adoption and sustained use of SW-PBS and how to implement and adapt them to their unique settings. In depth discussion of the core principles, such as building consensus amongst faculty, data-based decision making, function-based behavioral support, and efficient teaching and promotion of all students meeting expectations will be provided.

Target Audience: Teachers, paraprofessionals, school counselors/psychologists, diagnosticians, program or campus administrators, instructional supervisors, special education directors/coordinators, behavior specialists/consultants, and other educators who want to learn more about the process of effective implementation of PBS in their schools/districts.

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Year One Implementation

Summary: This week-long workshop is intended for established campus-based teams who are ready and committed to implementing a multi-year systemic change model to improve behavioral outcomes of all students and improve educators’ job satisfaction. At the conclusion of this workshop teams will be prepared to implement Year One SW-PBS procedures and achieve established behavioral goals. Each day’s schedule includes valuable working time for team members to plan and design their SW-PBS program.

• Day One: Building consensus amongst all faculty; key principles and procedures of effective behavioral support.
• Day Two: Defining and promoting school-wide rules/expectations.
• Day Three: Data-based goal setting and decision making on a school-wide, classroom and individual student level.
• Day Four: Consistent and effective responding to behavioral errors and supporting student behavior in all classrooms.
• Day Five: Team-based functioning throughout the year.

Target Audience: Established school teams who have participated in preparation activities (e.g., attended above workshops) and committed to implementing a multi-year systemic change process.

Other topics related to supporting persons with developmental disabilities and Autism spectrum disorders may be developed upon request.

Please contact us at (585) 275-6605 for more information.