The Technical Assistance Center on Disproportionality (TAC-D) at New York University invites you to
attend
TAC-D’s Eastern Regional Workshops
Culturally Responsive PBIS Practices
Workshop Description: This four-part series addresses ways to root PBIS procedures and practices in cultural
responsiveness by examining: 1) existing PBIS procedures and practices; 2) assessing districts/and schools’ current
implementation of PBIS; 3) the role cultural responsiveness has on implementing PBIS; and 4) the development of an
action plan to incorporate cultural responsiveness into PBIS. These workshops are offered to any interested school
district at no cost.
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Session 1: Assessing Our Policies & Practices Related to PBIS: Where to Start. This session introduces
participants on how to examine their policies and practices related to implementing PBIS using a culturally responsive
lens to deeply assess a districts’/schools’ PBIS system, including procedures, processes, and practices. Please
bring current PBIS implementation/action plans and recent data (discipline data, suspension data, any other
relevant data)
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Session 2: Principles of Cultural Responsiveness and Implications for Behavior Variation. This session aims
to assist district and school staff in identifying the role that a cultural responsive approach has on understanding
students’ behavior.
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Session 3: What is Cultural Responsiveness and Why is Important for PBIS? This session builds on session 2
and provides a deeper exploration of cultural responsiveness, the role it plays in understanding our students’
behavior, and its implication for PBIS implementation.
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Session 4: Taking Action: Rooting PBIS Policies and Practices in CRE. This will be a working session aimed at
systemically incorporating CRE into existing PBIS plans. One goal will be to use a Culturally Responsive lens to
develop, revise, or adapt existing policies, procedures or practices and incorporate Culturally Responsiveness.
Please bring existing PBIS implementation/action plans and current data to sessions.
Training Dates & Locations:
Session 1: Monday, January 11, 2016
Capital Region Boces
900 Watervliet-Shaker Rd.
Albany, NY 12205
Albany Rooms 1, 2, and 3
Session 2: Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Capital Region Boces
900 Watervliet-Shaker Rd.
Albany, NY 12205
Albany Rooms 1, 2, and 3
Session 3: Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Capital Region Boces
900 Watervliet-Shaker Rd.
Albany, NY 12205
Albany Rooms 1, 2, and 3
Session 4: Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Capital Region Boces
900 Watervliet-Shaker Rd.
Albany, NY 12205
Schoharie Rooms 1,2, and 3
Time (for all sessions): Registration: 8:30am – 9:00 am; Workshop: 9:00am – 3:00pm; lunch on your own.
Target Audience: District and Building Administrators, K-12 Regular/Special Education Teachers, School PBIS Teams,
Social Workers, Psychologist, School Counselors.
***We highly encourage you to attend with teams from your district. Since these sessions are conducted in a series and
will build on each other, it will be important that the same team members attend each session. ***
For more information and/or questions about these workshops please contact Ms. Zakiyyah Ali TAC-D Associate
za11@nyu.edu or Dr. María G. Hernández, TAC-D Associate at mgh260@nyu.edu. For more information about TAC-D
please visit the website by clicking on HERE.