VT PBIS

CPI Part I - Webinar
2021-09-21 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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 | VT
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 | VT
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 | VT
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 | VT
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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Using Universal Screening to Meet Social/Emotional/Behavioral Needs Webinar
2024-12-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
This webinar will provide an overview of the benefits of Universal Screening to identify social, emotional, and 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. Participants will explore a variety of systematic screening tools and resources, including formal and informal screeners and surveys that help school teams identify the social, emotional, and behavioral health risks and strengths of the school community and at the individual student level.
Who Should Attend: Individuals who are members of the school or SU/SD leadership teams, including teachers, school counselors, administrators, special education staff, school psychologists, and family representatives.

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Webinar: Using Assessment Data to Get Results: Fidelity and Perception Data Matter
2025-01-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
As schools implement PBIS/MTSS, assessing whether they are implementing with fidelity and how key partners perceive the efforts is critical to success. This webinar will introduce a variety of assessment tools (Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI), Self-Assessment Survey (SAS), School Climate Surveys) and the Team Initiated Problem-solving (TIPS) protocol to help teams efficiently analyze their data. Participants will learn how to access, complete, and analyze results. 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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VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Series - Webinar - January
2025-01-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
This webinar is part of a series of opportunities that will allow VTPBIS SU/SD and school-based Coordinators from across the State to learn about topics that will deepen their PBIS implementation, collaborate with colleagues, share ideas, and hear about new resources and information. Both large group and topic-based breakout rooms will be utilized to enhance networking.
Who Should Attend: All School and SU/SD VTPBIS Coordinators. Administrators are welcome to join this session.

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VTPBIS Spring Trainings for Leadership Teams
2025-03-26 08:30 - 16:30 | VT
This two-day training will provide the content and facilitation needed to prepare for, enhance, or deepen their implementation of PBIS. Trainings offered are: Universal PBIS; Targeted PBIS; Intensive PBIS; Refreshing, Enhancing, and Deepening Universal PBIS; and Expanding and Enhancing Targeted Interventions (click here for full descriptions).
Who Should Attend:
School leadership team participants should include principal or assistant principal, school PBIS coordinator, Supervisory Union/School District PBIS coordinator, other representative staff members, and, if possible, student and/or caregiver/parent/guardian representative(s).
Dates: Please note this is a two-day training: March 26th and 27th, 2025 (Two-day training)
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (check-in from 8:00-8:30)

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Webinar: Closing the Year with Compassion for Yourselves and Your Students
2025-05-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Distance Learning, VT, United States
The school year can be fraught with mixed emotions including happiness, sadness, excitement, frustration, and worry – all of which can contribute to the potential of becoming compassion weary. This webinar is designed to validate educators’ feelings, honor their skills, and highlight their positive impact on students. Utilizing reflection, humor, and inquiry, participants will identify and use tools to celebrate the powerful impact vicarious resilience and collective care have on their strengths and endurance. This webinar will help educators refresh and energize their compassion to sustain them through the rest of the school year and beyond.
Who Should Attend:
School personnel including teachers, paraeducators, administrators, specialists, behavior interventionists, school/mental health clinicians, special educators, and families/caregivers.

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VTPBIS Coordinators Learning and Networking Series - May
2025-05-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
This webinar is part of a series of opportunities that will allow VTPBIS SU/SD and school-based Coordinators from across the State to learn about topics that will deepen their PBIS implementation, collaborate with colleagues, share ideas, and hear about new resources and information. Both large group and topic-based breakout rooms will be utilized to enhance networking.
Who Should Attend:
All School and SU/SD VTPBIS Coordinators. Building administrators are also welcome to join this session.

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Webinar: Setting up your Classroom for Success
2025-08-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
New This Year!
Description:
Strengthen your use of evidence-based practices to create a positive and effective learning environment right from the start. Learn techniques for designing your classroom environment to facilitate typical instructional activities, including considerations for:

arranging furniture and organizing instructional materials;
considering unique student needs;
ensuring accessibility; and
promoting inclusion.

Participants will see examples of visuals that support critical content and learning practices and reflect the diversity of the classroom community. Lastly, make a plan for establishing and maintaining positive connections with students, families, and other members of the classroom community.
This webinar can be followed by a full-day in-person workshop on September 23rd.
Both the webinar and the in-person workshop will be presented by Nicole Peterson, Ph.D. Research Associate, University of Connecticut; Northeast PBIS Leadership Team.
There will also be an opportunity for a series of follow-up web-based communities of practice to support the application of the skills and practices.
Who Should Attend:
While intended for K-12 educators new to the field, their school, or their grade level, all educators working in or supporting classrooms may find the session useful to stay current on evidence-based practices.

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Webinar: Rule 4500 - The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Vermont Schools
2025-09-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Description:
Vermont Rule 4500 is in place to maintain positive and safe learning environments, promote positive behavioral interventions and supports, and ensure that students are not subjected to inappropriate use of restraint or seclusion. This webinar will provide important information on what levels of intervention are permissible and prohibited under Rule 4500, including reporting requirements, debriefing, etc.
Who Should Attend:
Administrators, Special Education Directors, Crisis Response Teams, and other school personnel.

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Cultivating Classrooms for Connection, Growth, and Engagement
2025-09-23 09:00 - 15:00 | Capitol Plaza, Montpelier
CANCELLED!
Description:
This workshop has been designed to support educators as they strengthen their use of evidence-based classroom practices to create positive learning environments. Preventative, proactive classroom behavior practices will be prioritized with some attention to responsive techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to create an action plan, which will support the context-specific application of new skills.
Participants will:

Learn how a data, systems, and practices framework, when applied to a classroom setting, increases equity and outcomes by meeting the needs of all students;
Identify and describe characteristics of evidence-based preventative and responsive classroom practices to support students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs;
Increase understanding of tools and procedures used to scale habits of effective classroom practices, including the creation of a context-specific action plan.

While this workshop and the August 19th webinar complement each other, it is not required to attend both. Both the webinar and the in-person workshop will be presented by Nicole Peterson, Ph.D. Research Associate, University of Connecticut; Northeast PBIS Leadership Team.
There will also be an opportunity for a series of follow-up web-based communities of practice to support the application of the skills and practices.
Who Should Attend:
While intended for K-12 educators who are new to the field, their school, or their grade level, those who support educators and/or lead PBIS teams may find the session useful to stay current on evidence-based practices and implementation supports.
Time:
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (8:30 AM – 9:00 AM check-in)

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2025 VTPBIS Annual Forum
2025-10-14 08:30 - 15:30 | Killington Grand Hotel, 228 East Mtn. Road, Killington, VT, 05751, United States
Description:
Inspiring Learning through Connection, Engagement, and ActionJoin us for the 2025 Annual VTPBIS Forum for a day of learning and to attend workshops of your choice, celebrate and network with colleagues, and so much more! To see all workshop offerings, please view the Forum Agenda.
Who Should Attend:
School teams or individuals who are looking to learn more about social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports for all, within the PBIS framework, and schools that are interested in exploring PBIS implementation are all welcomed to attend.
(Deadline to register is 9/30/2025)

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Foundations of Trust: Relationship-Based Approaches to De-escalation
2025-11-07 09:00 - 15:30 | Best Western Plus, 45 Blush Hill Rd., Waterbury, 05676
Description:
Are you looking to enhance your toolkit of proactive and responsive de-escalation strategies? 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 and trusting relationships; understand the different stages of 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, special educators, etc.) who are interested in building their toolkit of proactive and effective de-escalation strategies that build on trust.
Date and Time:
Friday, November 7, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (check-in, 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM)

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