Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) is a proactive approach to put strategies in place for all children while building in support for those at risk for and/or those who receive special education services for behavior.

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The mission of Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) is to assist schools and districts in establishing and maintaining school environments where the social culture and behavioral supports needed to be an effective learning environment is in place for all students.

Please see below for a copy ofthe Summer Institute program. Please note that there may be some small changes to the program between now and June 23.

MO SW-PBS: 3rd Annual Summer Institute
June 23-25, 2008

Items in blue below denote:

  1. One team member should be assigned to follow all sessions within that strand
  2. Session will repeat to allow more scheduling options and/or so that more than one team member may attend that session
  3. A two-part session, so same team member should go to both
June 23

2:00 – 4:00 Registration and Check-in

4:00 – 5:00 RPDC Group Meetings & Team Time

5:15 – 5:30 Welcome & Introductions (Expo I & II)

5:30 – 6:30 Dinner

6:30 – 8:00 Keynote by Dr. Robert Horner Dinner

June 24

7:00 – 8:15 Breakfast (Expo I & II)

8:30 – 3:00 New Teams Training by Dr. Tim Lewis (Expo I & II)

8:30 – 3:00 Breakout Sessions for Returning Teams

Breakout Sessions:

8:30 – 9:30 Session One

9:45 – 10:45 Session Two

11:00 – 12:30 Lunch and Presentation by Dr. Steven Evans

12:45 – 1:45 Session Three

  • FBA Sequence 2 (FBA Strand)
  • Tier Two: Building a System That Works (Part 1 repeat)
  • More Secondary Level Strategies: Social Skills Club, Newcomers Club & Mentors
  • Expanded PBS: Positive Behavior and Emotional Supports
  • Elementary Schools and Tier I Success with Systems, Data and Practices (repeat)
  • Middle Schools and What
  • High Schools and What Works
  • Creating Effective Learning Environments: (classroom, bus, non-classroom) Session 1 of two-part for Classrooms
2:00 – 3:00 Session Four
  • FBA Sequence 3 (FBA Strand)
  • Going to Scale: Why to Implement & How to make it Work District-wide (Administrator)
  • Tier Two and an Evidence-based Practice: Check-In Check-Out (Part 2 repeat)
  • RtI & SW-PBS (repeat)
  • Working Your Way Up the Triangle with Systems, Data & Practices (repeat)
  • Where’s My Action Plan? (repeat)
  • PBS in the Classroom (Session 2 of two-part for Classrooms)
3:00 - 4:00 Team Time in RPDC Meeting Rooms with Refreshments & Door Prizes

4:30 – 5:30 Poster Session

June 25

7:00 – 8:15 Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 Regional Team Meetings & Team Time in RPDC Rooms

10:15 – 11:30 Conclusion & Awards (Richter, Regional Consultants, LePage & DESE Officials)


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