SI 2026: Breakout Session #7

In this session, learn how one early childhood center built a sustainable, all‑in SW-PBS culture. Participants will receive practical, team‑based strategies for implementing Tier 1 and Tier 2 for all early childhood students; understand how classroom programming can blend behavioral and academic supports through a co‑teaching model; and get an inside look at the Tier 2 Behavior Fishbowl — a school‑team problem‑solving approach for addressing the most-challenging behaviors and maximizing student outcomes.

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Learn how to create a schoolwide culture of SW-PBS utilizing an all-in, team approach to Tier 1 and Tier 2
• Witness how classroom programming can incorporate behavioral and academic supports for all students
• Discover the Tier 2 Behavior Fishbowl

Data can feel overwhelming and like busywork at times. Rather than looking at data management as just one more thing, this session will help participants look at data management as a tool that improves educators’ ability to fulfill their school roles while providing positive outcomes for students.

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Gain an understanding of the process for data collection and management
• Identify how data management for SW-PBS can impact school and student outcomes positively outside of Tier 2 interventions
• Consider how your role as data manager might enhance your official role within your district (school counselor, principal, at-risk coordinator, etc.).

What if students walked by teachers’ classrooms and saw signs outside the doors inviting others to observe their teaching practices? What would this tell our students? Imagine a culture of trust and collaboration in which teachers observe one another and coach one another to improve practices throughout the building. #ObserveMe is a movement that encourages a growth mindset in teachers in which teachers observe one another during the school day and provide feedback specific to each individual teacher’s needs. Come explore how this process can work to enhance effective teaching and learning classroom practices.

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Explore the #ObserveMe method of peer observations and feedback
• Learn about the process for implementing a peer-observation model aligned to specific effective teaching and learning practices

This session will open participants’ eyes to developing an SW-PBS system for early childhood classrooms. Come learn about our dynamics at Green Hills Head Start and how we work to empower our children as well as our staff. Participants will gain knowledge about the program, the materials used, and the encouraging words that empower not only children and staff but parents as well.

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Gain valuable information about SW-PBS in early childhood settings
• Receive insight into developing SW-PBS for an early childhood classroom

This session will equip district SW-PBS leaders with tools to help guide their teams in developing a clear mission and vision and in using the mission and vision to set focused, actionable goals within their districts’ action plans.

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Assist your districtwide SW-PBS team in identifying the team’s mission and vision
• Use this mission and vision to set action-plan goals

Bus drivers are some of the first people who see students and their homes and daily life situations. Cultivating a respectful relationship between drivers and students is crucial for both the individual student and the overall school environment. This session will outline actionable strategies that bus drivers can apply to set clear expectations, implement positive reinforcement systems, and apply proactive management techniques.

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Walk away with some clearly defined, positively stated, and posted rules
• Understand techniques for building positive relationships with students such as greeting them and using nonverbal cues to address minor misbehavior
• Ensure that all drivers apply rules uniformly to foster fairness and trust

How can you increase the buzz around positive behavior with students and staff? This session will show the positive impact a token economy has made at Center Middle School. Discover how the system was started, which targeted behaviors were chosen, how staff buy-in was obtained, and how much interest students have shown in the token economy. Participants will also experience how recognition is given and received. Come catch the buzz of Buzz Bucks!

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Learn how to use a token economy to achieve expected behaviors
• Consider which unwanted behaviors to change and how to facilitate that change
• Experience the recognition of expected behaviors during a presentation

This session will explore the principles and practices of SW-PBS as tailored specifically for early childhood and early elementary settings. Participants will gain insight into how SW-PBS can foster a positive learning environment and support social-emotional development.

SESSION OUTCOMES:

• Understand the SW-PBS framework, its principles, and its relevance to early childhood settings
• Identify practical strategies for implementing SW-PBS in early childhood and early elementary programs
• Explore how to use data to monitor fidelity of implementation in order to make informed decisions that improve outcomes