The key to effectively building positive learning environments in which children and youth thrive is understanding that behavior is functionally related to the teaching environment. This session will provide an overview of the basic logic of SWPBS across the continuum of academic and social supports.

Improving student behavior is important but not sufficient at the high school level. It is essential that we prepare students adequately for college or career. In this session, we will discuss strategies for integrating college and career readiness into the SW-PBS framework, ensuring that the knowledge, skills and habits students need to be successful after high school are consistently taught and reinforced across all school settings.

Once community partnerships were built, Lake Road Elementary saw tremendous growth in the areas of attendance, behavior and academics. This session will help attendees create a plan to form partnerships with businesses, faith-based organizations, civic clubs and parents who volunteer to assist in meeting the needs of students.

Explore the use of evidence-based practices in place of the popular elementary school clip-chart approach. Learn how to provide effective feedback for appropriate and inappropriate behavior that results in lasting behavior change.

Participants will leave this session with a deeper understanding of when to implement the Eight Effective Classroom Practices based on their students’ functions of behavior.

This session will provide an overview of three free MO SW-PBS universal data-collection tools. These include the Big 5 Generator, the Data Collection Tool and the Early Childhood Data Collection Tool. Participants will understand the advantages and disadvantages of the tools, will learn the information required to select the appropriate tools for their situations, will know how and where to access the appropriate tools, and will have the opportunity to build fluency in using the different tools.

Do you need new strategies to use with students? In this session, participants will practice strategies and learn new tools to support students in their interventions. You will leave with several ideas and resources you can immediately take back to your school.

While the Eight Effective Classroom Practices increase the likelihood of appropriate behavior and time spent on academic instruction, how do we ensure these practices are made accessible to students? This session will explore how the principles of Universal Design for Learning can be applied to the Eight Effective Classroom Practices to increase the likelihood that students will benefit. Attendees will have the opportunity to consider simple changes to the ways their current practices are communicated and reinforced.

Raytown South High School is a silver-level SW-PBS school in an urban setting in the Kansas City area with multiple subcultures that reflect a diverse community. Our presentation will address a wide variety of interventions and strategies that are used on a daily basis for successful outcomes.

Do you have high staff turnover in your school? Are you wondering how to bring new staff up to speed on SW-PBS within your building? Do all staff members feel they are part of your SW-PBS team? Learn the latest and greatest tips and tricks to be inclusive of all staff in SW-PBS. Bartley Elementary’s SW-PBS team members will share how they have found ways to include all staff in SW-PBS. Walk away with new ideas that you can implement in your school.