VT PBIS

VTPBIS Office Hours
2019-02-07 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Announcing VTPBIS Office Hours! We are pleased to offer you this new web-based opportunity to share and learn about key issues and challenges in implementing PBIS at the Intensive Level. If your school team has been trained at the Intensive Level, these 60 minute sessions may be of interest to you. The first twenty minutes will be devoted to a presentation about a problem or practice that is important to effective intensive level implementation. Participants will have the opportunity to listen, ask questions (which we hope to answer on the spot), and share ideas with each other. The remaining time will provide an opportunity for you to raise any questions or issues you may have about student level or systems level implementation. We will provide guidance and structure for a supportive, confidential dialogue among colleagues.
We hope you will consider joining us for the first VTPBIS Office Hours on Friday, February 7, 2019, from 9:00 – 10:00. The featured topic for this session will be: TBD
Questions? Contact Sherry Schoenberg at sherry.schoenberg@uvm.edu.

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Restorative Practices within MTSS
2019-10-23 08:30 - 15:30 | Franklin Conference Center, 1 Scale Ave # 92, Rutland, VT, 05701
For over a decade, Vermont schools have been building a multi-tiered system of supports framework for social and academic achievement. Recently, there has been a surge of interest around the use of restorative approaches nationally and in Vermont schools. A restorative approach involves principle-based processes and practices that can be applied to help things go right as well as respond when things go wrong. This whole-school approach links well within the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. This workshop will serve as an introduction to aligning PBIS with Restorative Practices. Participants will recall their current understanding of key elements of restorative approaches and PBIS; deepen their understanding of restorative practices at all three tiers; learn when and when not to use restorative practices; and learn how to apply a restorative approach to their existing PBIS framework. Fidelity and outcomes measures will be explored.
Who should attend? VTPBIS Leadership Teams including school administrators and PBIS Coordinators at the school and/or SU/SD level

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Understanding Universal Screening for Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Risks and Strengths and Key Considerations for COVID-19
2020-08-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
This webinar will provide an overview of Universal Screening for social, emotional, behavioral risks and strengths. We will discuss the purpose of screening, characteristics of effective screeners, and the systems structures and procedures needed in order to initiate the use of formal screeners in a school.
Given the different stressors to safety and well-being that students may be experiencing due to COVID-19, this session will also discuss the need to collect other relevant data to help connect students with the appropriate resources, supports, and interventions.

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Crisis Prevention Forum and Discussion: Returning to School In the COVID-19 Era
2020-08-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
As we plan to return to school in whatever form that may take, supporting our most vulnerable students who have impulse control issues and social, emotional, and behavioral concerns will present educators with a variety of new challenges.
How do we prepare to support these students and plan for and respond to those challenges in creative ways? How do we maintain a safe environment for staff and students? How do we meet the requirements of Rule 4500 when working with students whose behavior may require physical management or seclusion?
This web-based forum will provide an opportunity for facilitated small group discussions. We will ask participants to share their thinking and plans. It will primarily be an opportunity for discussion, sharing of ideas, and problem solving by educators from schools throughout Vermont.

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Social Emotional Learning and Wellness Considerations for the Fall
2020-08-14 09:30 - 10:45 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
As schools are preparing for whatever the fall may bring, it will be important to keep social emotional learning (SEL) and wellness at the forefront of plans. This webinar will explore how to keep the focus on relationship building, key SEL skills for adults and youth, how to integrate SEL teaching into academic content, and how to build a culture of wellness. There will be an opportunity for participants to share how they are keeping the focus on SEL and wellness at their schools.

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Applying the Check-in/Check-out Intervention to Meet Different Needs in Different Environments Webinar
2020-09-23 09:00 - 10:30 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
PBIS schools implementing the Check-in/Check-out (CICO) intervention know that it can be quite successful in meeting the needs of students who demonstrate problem behavior related to adult or peer attention. CICO works because it adds to following elements to the student’s day:

Increased positive interactions with adults throughout the day;
Additional structure to the school day; and
Instruction and practice in self-monitoring of behavior.

How can we extend CICO support to a remote or hybrid learning environment or during non-instructional routines? How can we apply CICO to address the needs of students with internalizing challenges or students who experience trauma? This session will demonstrate how the critical features of CICO can be an effective intervention in supporting students with differing needs in differing environments.
Who should attend? Individuals working in a PBIS school that is currently implementing Check-in/Check-out.

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Restorative Practices within MTSS
2020-10-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
For over a decade, Vermont schools have been building a multi-tiered system of supports framework for social and academic achievement. The interest around the use of restorative approaches nationally and in Vermont schools continues to grow. A restorative approach involves principle-based processes and practices that can be applied to help things go right as well as respond when things go wrong. This whole-school approach links well within the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. This workshop will serve as an introduction to aligning PBIS with Restorative Practices. Participants will recall their current understanding of key elements of restorative approaches and PBIS; deepen their understanding of restorative practices at all three tiers with a focus on application at the universal level; learn when and when not to use restorative practices; and learn how to apply a restorative approach to their existing PBIS framework. Fidelity and outcomes measures will be introduced. Who should attend? VTPBIS Leadership Teams including school administrators and PBIS Coordinators at the school and/or SU/SD level

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FBA/BSP
2020-11-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Functional Behavioral Assessment & Behavior Support Planning (FBA/BSP) (Virtual)
Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is a process for identifying the events that reliably predict and maintain problem behavior. A Behavior Support Plan (BSP) then takes the observations made in an FBA and turns them into a concrete plan of action for managing a student’s behavior. This three-part training will focus on practical approaches to developing effective FBAs and BSPs. First will be a focus on developing the systems capacity for developing FBA/BSPs. Attendees will then have an opportunity to develop an FBA for a selected student and leave with a plan to finalize the FBA back at school. At subsequent sessions, participants will have the opportunity to revisit the FBA developed and refine it or change it as well as practice how to develop a Behavior Support Plan from the FBA. As a result, individuals will gain competency in both facilitating and conducting this process.
Who should attend? A team (at least two people) consisting of staff who are selected by their School Leadership Team to develop the capacity to conduct FBA/BSPs, including those with expertise working with students with challenging behavior (counselors, behavior specialists, etc.)
Please note this is a three-part training: November 4th, November 18, and December 2nd from 9:00am – 1:00pm (with breaks)

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Virtual CPI De-Escalation Skills Training
2020-11-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
This two-hour virtual training will provide the foundational de-escalation skills for providing care, welfare, safety, and security of everyone involved in a crisis. Participants will learn the skills to safely respond to various levels of risk behavior while balancing responsibilities of care. For those individuals seeking CPI certification or re-certification, this session will provide the foundational training hours that will be followed up with site-based physical safety and holding support skills.

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Understanding Universal Screening for Social, Emotional and Behavioral Risks and Strengths and Key Considerations for Returning to School Webinar
2021-08-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description:This webinar will provide an overview of the benefits of Universal Screening to identify social, emotional, behavioral risks and strengths. We will explore how screening promotes early identification of children at risk, the systems needed to implement Universal Screening, and the process of matching results with proactive and preventative practices. We will explore a types of systematic screening tools and resources and informal screenings and surveys that help to identify student needs around their well-being as well as seek input from all stakeholders. Who should attend:Individuals who are members of school or SU/SD leadership teams, including teachers, school counselors, administrators, special education staff, school psychologists, and family representatives.

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Social Emotional Learning, Wellness and Mental Health Considerations for the Fall Webinar
2021-08-12 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description:As schools are preparing for the fall, it will be important to keep social emotional learning (SEL) and wellness at the forefront of plans. This webinar will explore how to keep the focus on relationship building, key SEL skills for adults and youth, how to integrate SEL teaching into academic content, and how to build a culture of wellness. There will be an opportunity for participants to share how they are keeping the focus on SEL and wellness at their schools.

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CPI Part I - Webinar
2021-09-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
This two-hour virtual training will provide the foundational de-escalation skills for providing care, welfare, safety, and security of everyone involved in a crisis. Participants will learn the skills to safely respond to various levels of risk behavior while balancing responsibilities of care. For those individuals seeking CPI certification or re-certification, this session will provide the foundational training hours that will be followed up with 5.5 hours of site-based physical safety and holding support skills on October 19th. Register for one or both trainings.
Who should attend? While all coordinators are welcome, this webinar is especially useful for new VTPBIS SU/SD and School Coordinators.

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2021 Annual VTPBIS Virtual Forum
2021-10-07 09:00 - 15:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
While we wanted to gather in person, with the uncertainty of COVID this fall, we have decided to hold this event virtually, on Zoom. We are still excited to be with exploring, new, and experienced VTPBIS schools for a day of learning, sharing, and celebrating.
Please save your confirmation email after you register. You will receive links to all sessions on October 1st.

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Relationship Building & De-escalation Skills Webinar
2021-10-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description: This two-hour workshop focuses on relationship building, de-escalation and conflict resolution skills needed by staff working with students who need targeted and intensive level supports. Participants will learn how to support students with self-defeating behaviors using applied behavior management skills and building positive restorative relationships.
Who should attend? Individuals working with students who need targeted/intensive supports.

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Intro to Restorative Practices within MTSS Webinar
2021-10-29 09:30 - 11:30 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Whole School Restorative Approaches involve principle-based processes and practices that can be applied to help things go right as well as respond when things go wrong. This approach links well within the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework and has been shown to improve school climate, culture, and academics—as well reduce exclusionary disciplinary practices. School-wide restorative practices build relationships, community, and promote a sense of belonging throughout the school. Research repeatedly finds that youth who report high levels of connection to their school are less likely to binge drink or use drugs in young adulthood (CDC and Child Trends).
This interactive webinar will serve as an orientation or reorientation to Restorative Practices. Participants will recall their current understanding of key elements of restorative approaches and PBIS; deepen their understanding of restorative practices at all three tiers with a focus on application at the universal level; and learn how to apply a restorative approach to their existing framework.
Who should attend? We encourage you to attend with others from the same school in order to increase your school’s implementation capacity. Schools that receive the School-based Substance Abuse Services Grant (SBSAS); VTPBIS Leadership Teams including school administrators and PBIS Coordinators at the school and/or SU/SD level.

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Accessing, Completing, and Analyzing Results of the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), Self-Assessment Survey (SAS), and School Climate Survey Webinar
2024-01-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
All VTPBIS Schools are asked to complete the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), Self-Assessment Survey (SAS), and/or a School Climate Survey each year (the School Climate Survey can be offered to staff, students, and families and can replace the SAS). This webinar will introduce each assessment tool and the Team Initiated Problem-solving (TIPS) protocol to help teams efficiently analyze their data. Participants will learn how to access, complete, and analyze their results within PBIS Assessments for each assessment. Participants will also see examples of how schools present and share their data with staff, families/caregivers, and other partners.
Who Should Attend: Leadership teams, including VTPBIS School Coordinators, Administrators, SU/SD Coordinators, and other Leadership Team members.

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Practical Strategies for Reducing Anxiety and Challenging Behavior in the Classroom
2022-03-14 08:30 - 10:30 | Virtual
Special, One-Time Webinar!
This webinar will be presented live and will NOT be recorded.

Description:
With up to one in four children struggling with anxiety in this country, overwhelmed adults are in need of a new approach as well as an effective and easy-to-implement toolkit of strategies that work.
Through the use of case studies, humorous stories, and examples of common challenging situations, participants will learn easy to implement preventive tools, strategies, and interventions for reducing anxiety, increasing self-regulation, accurate thinking, and self-monitoring in students.

Bio:
Jessica Minahan, MEd, BCBA, is a licensed and board-certified behavior analyst, special educator, as well as a consultant to schools internationally (www.jessicaminahan.com). Jessica has over seventeen years of experience supporting students who exhibit challenging behavior in urban public school systems. She is the co-author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students (Harvard Education Press, 2012) and author of The Behavior Code Companion: Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors (Harvard Education Press, 2014).

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Understanding and Identifying Social/Emotional/Behavioral Data Webinar
2023-10-20 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description: Data, data, data! Does your school/SU/SD collect a lot of data but not use it to its full potential? This webinar will offer teams a process for developing a data inventory in their school or SU/SD and determining how to use all the collected data effectively and efficiently. This webinar can also serve as a precursor to the November 9th in-person event, “Analyzing Social/Emotional/Behavioral Data,” which will provide teams with a process for analyzing data and ample team time to do that analysis on-site with trainer/coach support. Participants do not have to be registered for that event to attend this webinar.
Who Should Attend: Leadership teams including VTPBIS School Coordinators, Administrators, SU/SD Coordinators, and other Leadership Team
Time: October 20, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.

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Analyzing Social/Emotional/Behavioral Data
2023-11-09 08:30 - 15:30 | Best Western Plus, 45 Blush Hill Rd., Waterbury, 05676
This training will provide school leadership teams the opportunity to review existing school-wide and student social, emotional, and behavioral data so they can identify action steps for immediate and long-term change. For participants from schools implementing PBIS, the status of their school’s PBIS implementation will be reviewed. Teams will learn about and use the Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) protocol, an evidenced based meeting process for analyzing data for decision-making that can be used across domains. Following this training, participants will be poised to initiate steps for immediate change and have a user-friendly protocol for facilitating and analyzing data back at their schools.
Who Should Attend: Leadership Teams including school administrators.

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Intro to Restorative Approaches within MTSS
2022-11-15 08:30 - 15:30
CANCELLED!
For over a decade, Vermont schools have been building a multi-tiered system of supports framework for social and academic achievement. The interest around the use of restorative approaches nationally and in Vermont schools continues to grow. A restorative approach involves principle-based processes and practices that can be applied to help things go right as well as respond when things go wrong. This whole-school approach links well within the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. This workshop will serve as an introduction to aligning PBIS with Restorative Practices. Participants will recall their current understanding of key elements of restorative approaches and PBIS; deepen their understanding of restorative practices at all three tiers with a focus on application at the universal level; learn when and when not to use restorative practices; and learn how to apply a restorative approach to their existing PBIS framework.
Who Should Attend: All School and SU/SD VTPBIS Coordinators. Building administrators are also welcomed to join this session.

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Enhancing the Superpowers of School Administrative Assistants
2024-08-14 09:00
Description: School administrative assistants are likely the first people that students, staff, families/caregivers, and other community members see when entering the building. On top of the day-to-day responsibilities (i.e., phones, computers, scheduling, etc.), administrative assistants must effectively communicate with anyone who walks into the building. This workshop will provide an opportunity to enhance communication skills with the people they connect with all day, every day. Relationship-building, de-escalation, and conflict-resolution strategies will be explored and practiced, as well as collaborative problem-solving.
Who Should Attend: School Administrative Assistants
Time: 9:00 AM –12:00 PM (8:30 AM – 9:00 AM check-in)

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Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training
2024-08-22 08:00 - 16:00
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training: Full Training or Refresher Training
This workshop provides teams with decision-making skills to match the level of the response to the risk of a crisis, focusing on the least-restrictive response to ensure the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security℠ of all. This includes recognizing the stages of an escalating crisis, learning evidence-based techniques to appropriately de-escalate, safe and non-harmful physical intervention techniques, and creating a safer learning environment and culture of safety.
Who should attend? Completion of the Full CPI training leads to CPI certification and is divided into two sessions (Part I and Part II). If you have already completed CPI training within the last 12 months, there is a 3-hour CPI refresher to review CPI principles and strategies as well as opportunities for practice and problem-solving. Completion of this training will result in re-certification
CPI (Full Training): Completion of the Full CPI training leads to CPI certification.
CPI (Refresher Training): If you have already completed a Full CPI Training within the last 12 months, there is a 3-hour CPI Refresher Training to review CPI principles and strategies as well as opportunities for practice and problem-solving. Completion of the CPI Refresher training will result in re-certification.
Time:Full Training: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (8:00 – 8:30 registration) (morning refreshments and lunch included).Refresher Training: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (afternoon snack included).

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Navigating SWIS Webinar
2024-08-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description: This two-hour webinar is for schools that use SWIS as their data-based information system or schools interested in learning more about SWIS Features. This webinar will cover initial set-up, data entry, and generating individual student and school-wide graphs for decision-making. This webinar can also be a “refresher” for schools already using SWIS.
Who Should Attend: School Leadership Teams using SWIS should identify a few individuals to participate in this training and anyone interested in learning more about what SWIS offers.

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VTPBIS Coordinators “Welcome Back” Webinar
2024-09-05 09:00 - 22:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description: This interactive webinar will provide School and SU/SD Coordinators with helpful tools and strategies to launch a successful PBIS school year! This webinar will focus on intentionally building equity into PBIS, identifying strategies to maintain staff ownership (buy-in), and providing an overview of the role of the coordinator. Participants will have time to collaborate with other Coordinators, share ideas, and ask questions.
Who Should Attend: While all coordinators are welcome, this webinar is particularly beneficial for new VTPBIS SU/SD and School Coordinators.
Time: 9:00 AM –10:00 AM

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What's New in PBIS Webinar
2024-09-12 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description: Are you interested in learning about PBIS? Are you a new staff member working in a school implementing PBIS? Are you looking for a quick refresher on PBIS features? If so, this is the webinar for you! This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the systems, data, and practices within a PBIS framework to ensure equitable and culturally responsive outcomes for all. Participants will learn about the essential features of PBIS, including expectations/agreements, teaching and practicing prosocial behaviors, acknowledging and providing feedback on prosocial behavior, procedures for preventing and responding instructionally to interfering behavior, and using data for decision-making.
Who Should Attend: Anyone interested in learning about PBIS.
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.

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Navigating SWIS-CICO Webinar
2024-09-17 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Description: This one-hour webinar is for schools that use CICO-SWIS as their system for entering student data as part of their Check-in Check-out program. Participants will learn how to enroll students, set up daily progress reports, determine student goals, and generate reports to monitor student progress and improve interventions. School teams or individuals interested in learning more about CICO-SWIS are welcome to attend.
Who Should Attend: Any school personnel who use (or are interested in exploring) CICO-SWIS.
Time: Monday, September 18, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.

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2024 Annual VTPBIS Forum
2024-10-16 08:30 - 15:30
Join us at the Killington Grand Resort for the Annual VTPBIS Forum to learn, share, and celebrate together.
October 16, 2024, 8:30 – 3:30 (8:30 – 9:00 check-in). Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Who should attend: School teams or individuals who are looking to learn more about social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports within the PBIS framework, and schools that are interested in exploring PBIS implementation are all welcome to attend.

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Webinar: Tackling Absenteeism Through Student Engagement
2024-10-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
Chronic absenteeism – students missing 10% or more of school – emerged as a serious challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures and continues to persist today. This webinar will provide strategies and resources to prevent and address absenteeism, including:

Defining a problem-solving process that will get to the root causes of absenteeism and lead to more precise and effective solutions
Sharing solutions connected to absenteeism, such as:

A sense of safety
Belonging and connection
Purpose and motivation
Mental health/physical health
Peer influence
Family
Providing a wealth of resources to support action planning to prevent and address chronic absenteeism.

Who Should Attend:
Administrators, Special Education Directors, School Counselors, Home-School Liaisons, Crisis Response Teams, and other school personnel.

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Webinar: Understanding and Practicing Function-Based Thinking
2024-11-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
This webinar will give participants a foundational understanding of function-based thinking within a trauma-responsive framework. Participants will learn various functions of behavior and specific proactive and response strategies that are more likely to reduce the chances the student will engage in the interfering behavior again. Participants will explore ways to increase the likelihood of the student engaging in prosocial behaviors and have opportunities to share and collaborate with colleagues.
NOTE: This session introduces function-based thinking and is not a session on conducting functional behavioral assessments.
Who Should Attend: Anyone who wants to understand and respond to students’ interfering behaviors.

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Relationship Building and Proactive De-escalation Strategies
2024-11-07 08:30 - 15:30 | Best Western Plus, 45 Blush Hill Rd., Waterbury, 05676
Are you looking to enhance your toolkit of proactive and responsive de-escalation strategies? In this training, participants will learn practical strategies necessary to ensure a safe learning environment where the social, emotional, and behavioral well-being of all students and staff is maintained. Participants will examine strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships; understand the different stages in the Escalation/Crisis Cycle; identify where students are on the escalation continuum and how to respond; and learn effective communication strategies and scripts to minimize interfering behaviors.
Who Should Attend: All educators (i.e., classroom teachers, paraeducators, etc.) who are interested in building their toolkit of proactive classroom strategies and effective de-escalation strategies.
Time: 8:30 – 3:30 (8:00 – 8:30 check-in)

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