PBIS Winter Coaches Institute 2014
Seattle Hilton Sea-tac
Jan 27th, 2014
Workshops Session Descriptions – All Are FULL Day Workshops
Prevention and Intervention in the Classroom
Bridget Walker Ph.D. & Lisa Hoyt Ph.D.
Helping teachers prevent and address problem behaviors in their classrooms is central to
effective PBIS systems. Yet, it can be particularly challenging for PBIS Coaches because
of the busy lives of teachers and the extra stress challenging behavior places on both
teacher and student. This session will focus on providing PBIS coaches with tools and
strategies for helping teachers both prevent and respond effectively to challenging
behavior. The session will provide effective tools and strategies to help teachers reflect
on their current classroom system and strategies and identify areas for growth, explore
strategies and approaches for framing productive conversations and aligning with
teachers experiencing stress and frustration related to student behavior, and provide
strategies for addressing problem student behavior in ways that strengthen the
student/teacher relationship and build desired behaviors.
Alternatives to Suspension: From Restorative Justice to Restorative Discipline
in Schools; Challenges and Opportunities
Jeff Sprague Ph.D. University of Oregon
Alongside a general interest in restorative justice, attention has turned to the
development of restorative justice practices in educational settings and how this
might respond to some of the continuing concerns about discipline and violence in
schools. In this session participants will learn to assess and build a positive,
inclusive school culture that is academically effective, achieves success with
behaviorally resistant students and collaborate with families to make the school safe
and inclusive for all students. The emerging role of restorative justice/discipline will
be outlined with examples of practical application in schools, including
implementing alternatives to exclusionary discipline such as out of school
suspension and expulsion.
Tier 3 PBIS
Sheldon Loman, Ph.D.
This presentation will present procedures for establishing school and district capacity to
effectively assess, design, and implement individualized positive behavior supports (Tier
3/Intensive). An efficient research-based manualized training widely used for schoolpersonnel will be presented. Participants will learn to: effectively conduct efficient
functional behavioral assessments (FBA) , design behavior support plans (BSP), lead
school teams in implementing effective behavior plans, and train school-personnel to
conduct FBA/BSP.
What Does Equity Have to Do With PBIS?
John Lenssen, John Lenssen & Associates
With the recent spotlight on disproportionality in discipline, we know that it is
critical that culture and equity be at the forefront of the PBIS process. This session
will provide an overview of culturally responsive practices and their application to
PBIS, using Geneva Gay's Culturally Responsive Teaching as a framework.
Participants will increase their understanding of culturally responsive practice and
its application to PBIS and examine their own PBIS system with a cultural
responsive lens.
An Introduction to Early Childhood PBIS
Tim Andrews, David Douglas School District
Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of a model for providing early childhood
classroom teachers with coaching to improve successful use of PBIS. Participants
will review the Teaching Pyramid Model for supporting PBIS in Early Childhood.
Both brand new staff and veteran coaches will leave this session with new tools to
support teachers and improve classrooms.
Establishing Tier Two Interventions for Students with Behavioral Problems &
Check, Connect and Expect
Tricia Hagerty, Highline School District
Lori Lynass, Ed.D. NWPBIS Network
Is your school ready to begin Tier Two PBIS Interventions? Do you have a group of
students in need of a targeted intervention? This training is intended for schools
implementing Tier One Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and ready to
begin Tier Two. Readiness, Screening and starting Check Connect and Expect will be
covered.
Four main topics will be covered in this workshop:
 How to Screen Students for Tier Two
 Determining Function of Behavior
 Running the Check, Connect and Expect Intervention
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Using Data for Determining Response to Intervention
Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS)
Anne Todd, University of Oregon
What is Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS)? TIPS is a framework for conducting
effective meeting operations and using data for problem-solving & decision making.
The TIPS process is explained and demonstrated through the use of a projected
meeting minute form; defined roles/responsibilities of team members; data-based
decision making detailing precise problem solving statements; development of
action plans; and team and coach fidelity checklists.
Coaching Teams to Use Data for Decision Making
Bert Eliason, Nadia Sampson & Katie Conley, University of Oregon
Struggling to help your teams use their data for decision making? Confused by your
discipline data? Trying to make sense of your fidelity of implementation data? Not
sure if you have any data to look at? Then this workshop is for you!
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Make connections between discipline data and fidelity data
Understand ways to organize data for review and decision making
Gain strategies for coaching teams to collect, analyze and summarize their
data
Learn how PBIS Applications can assist you in this process.