The What's New section will be an ever-growing archive of news pertaining to schools across the state of Missouri that are implmenting SW-PBS, presentations regarding SW-PBS Essential Components, and other items of interest to SW-PBS implementers.
Join us for the MO SW-PBS Summer Institute 2010 Putting Together the Pieces of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support: Increasing Student Social & Academic Success on June 7-9 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Learn more at our Calendar Page or peek at the Summer Institute 2010 Program Here!
National Speakers currently scheduled for this event include:
March 25-27, 2010 — 7th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support: The Expanding World of PBS: Science, Values and Vision, St Louis, Missouri (check www.abps.org for more information) Conference Sessions and Posters relating to SW-PBS were presented by the MO SW-PBS State Coordinator, RPDC Consultants, partner PBIS Facilitators and Coaches from Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) and MO SW-PBS Leadership Team members. Additionally Teachers, Administrators or Staff representing 5 individual schools and 6 districts across the MO SW-PBS initiative were presenters as well. Images from the Poster Sessions can be found below and links to presentation content can be found on the MO SW-PBS Resources page.
Presenter: Karen Westhoff |
Presenters: Lisa Powers, Mary Ellen O'Hare, Tony Steele, Lisa Leonard & Maggie Fitzpatrick-Johnson Pictured: Morgan Clough & Lisa Leonard-Shipp |
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Presenter: Terry Bigby Statewide Tier 2 Consultant |
Presenter: Susan Brawley |
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Presenter: Lisa Hazel |
Presenters: Heather Block & Stacy Dick Pictured: Heather Block & Laura Wagner |
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Presenters: Annessia Powell, Gwenda Barton, & William McKnight |
Presenters: Sarah Zack & Meg Brooks Pictured: Sarah Zack |
The purpose of this meeting is to form working groups across schools to address on-going challenges identified in the implementation of SW-PBS at the High School level. Outcomes of the Mo SW-PBS High School Forum include 1. Identifying successful practices for distribution among participating Missouri schools. 2. Identifying common on-gong challenges to shape regional trainings.
Participating teams should download the PBIS National Center High School Monograph and review recommendations to target for implementation during the 2010-11 school year. This event follows the SW-PBS Summer Institute and is intended for junior high and high school teams that have been implementing with students for at least one year. Space is limited, register now!
For more details about this and other SW-PBS related events check out our Calendar page!
Join us for the MO SW-PBS Summer Institute 2010 Putting Together the Pieces of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support: Increasing Student Social & Academic Success on June 7-9 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri.
National Speakers currently scheduled for this event include:
For more details about this and other SW-PBS related events check out our Calendar page
Perryville High School PBS makes the local newspaper (The Sun Times) twice in February 2010: first to celebrate demonstration of exceptional behavior by students and staff and a second time when a local business donates funds for the PBS initiative.U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent a letter to Chief State School Officers advising them to review their state polices on seclusion and restraint. Here is a brief excerpt from the letter suggesting a possible alternative to seclusion and restraint:
"Approximately 8,000 schools across the country are already implementing PBIS, a systems approach to establishing the social culture needed for schools to achieve social and academic gains while minimizing problem behavior for all children. PBIS provides a framework for decision making that guides the implementation of evidence-based academic and behavioral practices throughout the entire school, frequently resulting in significant reductions in office disciplinary referrals, suspensions, and expulsions. While the successful implementation of PBIS typically results in improved social and academic outcomes, it will not eliminate all behavior incidents in a school. However, PBIS is an important preventative approach that can increase the capacity of the school staff to support children with the most complex behavioral needs, thus reducing the instances that require intensive interventions"
Position Paper written by PBIS National Center Co-directors Rob Horner and George Sugai 
Additional information and resources regarding Seclusion and Restraint can be found on the PBIS website.
New MO SW-PBS Documents
hot off the press in January 2010MIZZOU Student Council For Exceptional Children (SCEC) 2nd Annual Research to Practice Conference: Interventions to GO! January 23, 2010
Presentation by Barb Mitchell, MO SW-PBS Tier 2 Consultant Effective Classroom Practices: Three Simple Strategies 
Read more about Hazelwood West High School teacher Chris Holmes being honored at the 18th Annual Inclusion Award as the 2009 Teacher of the Year from the Governor's Council on Disability. Hazelwood West High School is part of the MO SW-PBS initiative. The school receives ongoing support through the Special School Districts (SSD) Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program.
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