Tier 1: School-wide PBIS Site Team Training (6 Sessions)
The team training will guide school teams through the development and implementation of a school-wide PBIS. The training sequence includes many elements:
- School-wide rules defining behavioral expectations across settings
- Lesson plans for teaching expectations
- Acknowledgment and consequence systems
- Data-based decision making
PBIS Coaches Training (4 times per year)
This training strand strives to build local capacity within districts to provide continuing coaching support and district leadership to support school implementation efforts. PBIS coaches will receive training in a handful of areas:
- Providing on-site coaching and professional development support to school teams
- Facilitating PBIS leadership meetings
- Coordinating district action planning
District Leadership Team Training (once per year)
District leadership teams will receive training in a handful of areas as they relate to PBIS:
- Effective implementation and evaluation
- Resource allocation
- Policy implications
- Evaluation and assessment
Tier 2: Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) (3 sessions)
The team training will guide school teams through the development and implementation of a Check-In/Check-Out system for Tier 2 intervention. The training sequence includes many elements:
- Data-based decision-making problem solving, and progress monitoring
- Student identification and participation criteria
- Development of daily behavior cards
- Processes for Implementing across settings, throughout the school day
Tier 3: Tertiary Systems and Functional Behavior Support (3 sessions)
The team training will guide district teams through the development and implementation of a function-based approach to addressing behavior. The training sequence includes many elements:
- Re-design and improvement of learning and teaching environments
- Develop and implement a function-based approach to addressing behavior and how behavior supports are used in successful PBIS implementation
PBIS Coaches Network (4 TIMES PER YEAR)
This network works to continue building local capacity within districts for successful PBIS implementation. Participants will collaborate on strategies and solutions to on-going implementation needs, and share resources and the latest PBIS tools. Discussion topics vary:
- Coaching and facilitation
- Monitoring the district action plan
- Providing on-going PBIS professional development
- Calibration of evaluation and assessment tools
School-wide Information Systems (SWIS™) Training
SWIS™ is a web-based information system for gathering, entering, summarizing, reporting and using office discipline referral information to improve school personnel's ability to develop safe and effective learning environments.
