University of Oregon: Drs. Ed Kame'enui, George Sugai, Geoff Colvin and Tim Lewis and colleagues at the University of Oregon begin developing school-wide behavior support systems, sometimes referred to as EBS, in various schools in the northwest U.S. and Canada in association with Project PREPARE. Project PREPARE was aligned with earlier work by Dr. Hill Walker.
Dr. Rob Horner joins in projects associated with EBS, with an emphasis on how it applies to those with more severe developmental disabilities. This research aligned with individual PBS. Dr. Horner's role increased over time, and he is currently one of the co-directors of the OSEP Center on PBIS with Dr. George Sugai.
Dr. Tim Lewis joins the faculty of the University of Missouri Special Education Department. Soon after, he begins a federally funded model-demonstration research project with some of the Columbia, MO public schools (Parkade and Benton).
During the 1997-1998 school year, Dr. Lewis begins consultation with the Special School District in St. Louis, MO. Their first Summer Institute was held in 1998.
In 1999, Dr. Lewis and colleagues (Wayne Sailor, Rod and Anne Turnbull from KU; Glen Dunlap from U of South Florida; George Sugai, Rob Horner, Geoff Colvin and Ed Kame'enui from Oregon; Mike Nelson and Terry Scott from University of Kentucky in conjunction with EDJJ grant) are the recipients of a national grant through the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Funding from this grant establishes the first national SW-PBS Center: the OSEP Center on PBIS, Effective School-wide Interventions — located at the University of Oregon.
Missouri state initiative begins during 2000-2001 school year. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) local improvement grants (LIGs) are awarded to districts to attend trainings throughout the year and during summer institutes. Staff from the University of Missouri PBS Center provides the trainers for these activities. The staff also works with designated school/district personnel to train them as coaches for their school districts. Research school sites are provided ongoing technical assistance as well as participating in specific research projects in Columbia and St. Louis Special School districts under the direction of Dr. Lewis. He is also the chair of the MU Department of Special Education.
The University of Arizona (Carl Liapsun), University of Florida (Terry Scott), North Carolina at Charlotte (Bob Algozzine), and Connecticut (George Sugai) join as research partners in National PBIS.
The National PBIS Center receives a second 5-year grant from OSEP. U.S. regional resource centers are invited to be a part of the initiative and to provide full-time technical assistance and trainings to schools, districts, states, and nationwide. These include Don Kincaid at South Florida, Susan Barrett at Maryland, Lucille Eber at Illinois, and Carol Massanari at the Mountain Regional Resource Center.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) provides funding for full-time PBS consultants at 6 of the state's 9 regional professional development centers (RPDCs). The RPDCs are located throughout the state and each works in cooperation with a local branch of the University of Missouri.
Ms. Julia LePage becomes the interim director for Effective Practices through DESE, which includes the state's SW-PBS initiative.
DESE provides funding for a state coordinator of SW-PBS, as well as funding to increase the number of regional consultants from 6 to 10. Mary Richter, Ph.D., is hired as the state coordinator.
The regional consultants are provided monthly training through modules developed by Lori Newcomer, Ph.D, who also serves as a member of the state's SW-PBS management and leadership teams.
Dr. Lewis becomes the Associate Dean for Research for the College of Education at MU. He remains actively involved in PBS and the DESE initiative as a member of the state management and leadership teams, as well as an advisor to Missouri SW-PBS.
This photo was taken at the MO SW-PBS Summer Institute, held in June, 2007. Dr. George Sugai, co-director of the National PBIS Institute, gave the keynote address.
Linda Bradley, Columbia Public Schools SW-PBS facilitator; Susan Brawley, Heart of Missouri SW-PBS consultant; Nanci Johnson, Columbia Public Schools SW-PBS facilitator; Christine Combs, South Central Missouri SW-PBS consultant; Dr. George Sugai, co-director of the National PBIS Institute; Lori Newcomer, University of Missouri-St. Louis assistant professor; Mary Richter, Missouri state coordinator SW-PBS; Julia LePage, Interim Director of Effective Practices, DESE; Lois Jones, Southwest Missouri SW-PBS consultant; Terry Bigby, Kansas City SW-PBS consultant; Dr. Tim Lewis, associate dean College of Education University of Missouri; Mickey Hughes, St. Louis SW-PBS consultant; Brandi Schumacher, Southeast SW-PBS consultant