CA PBIS 2019: Full Schedule

California PBIS www.pbisca.org

12:45pm PDT

1-K: PBIS at the Middle Level: Implementation and Maintenance

Getting PBIS off the ground and keeping it running can be challenging, especially in larger schools. This presentation will provide tips on how to start, organize and maintain the on-going lessons for your PBIS Program.

Speakers

Tiffany Jones

Principal, Creekside Middle School

Tiffany worked at Creekside Middle school for five years and has worked in education for 16. She has been a part of the PBIS planning team at Creekside working to establish a culture where students ya feel safe and are prepared to learn.

Kari Townsend

Special Education Teacher, Creekside Middle School

Kari has been a Resource Teacher at Creekside Middle School for 15 years. She is a District Lead Teacher and serves as the Lead on the PBIS Tier I team. She was involved in the planning, creating, and implementation of PBIS at CMS. Building relationships with students is her favorite... Read More →

PBIS Sacramento Conference PBIS @ Middle Level pdf

Monday October 28, 2019 12:45pm - 2:00pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 1

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

2:15pm PDT

2-K: Embarking on the Journey: Three Perspectives on Year One

One District:Three Schools--Summarizing lessons learned in Year One. What supports were needed, what challenges were faced, and using our experiences to prepare for Year Two.

Speakers

Tara Aderman

Principal - Altamont Creek Elementary, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

Tara has a record of cultivating excellent teachers and establishing innovative programs for students. Aderman has been an educator for over fifteen years, including teaching at East Avenue Middle School. She earned her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and her Administrative... Read More →

Gatee Esmat

Principal, Arroyo Seco, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

I am so proud to be the principal at Arroyo Seco! My goal is to ensure all of our students are prepared academically and socially. My hope is that our students can become active, participating members of society. I aim to work collaboratively with our staff and community to work... Read More →

Kendra Helsley

Principal, Croce Elementary, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

One District 3 Schools pdf

Monday October 28, 2019 2:15pm - 3:30pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 2

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

3:45pm PDT

3-K: From Program Improvement to Platinum: Our Title I/GATE Inclusive School’s MTSS/PBIS Journey

In 5 years, our school has transformed to support students through an integrated academic, behavioral and social-emotional lens. We’ll share our journey from beginning Tier I School-wide Expectations to now an integrated MTSS Leadership team focusing on academic and behavior supports that are implemented together.

Speakers

Amanda Makis

Principal Rocklin Elementary School, Rocklin Unified School District

Amanda has 18 years of service in education within Rocklin Unified School District. She taught both 3rd and 4th grade, served as a District Program Specialist overseeing supports for Homeless and Foster Youth, as well as, sought grant funding to continue to develop the Service Learning... Read More →

Josh Van DerKamp

Teacher Rocklin Elementary School, Rocklin Unified School District

Josh Van Der Kamp is in his eighth year of teaching at Rocklin Elementary School. He is part of the leadership team that introduced PBIS to his school six years ago. The Title I school has been recognized as a PBIS Platinum School for the past two years. He continues to be a... Read More →

Lisa Phillips

PBIS, Rocklin Elementary School, Rocklin Elementary Unified School District

Lisa has eighteen years of experience teaching in public education in Northern California. Her last eight years have been at Rocklin Elementary School, a Title I and California Gold Ribbon School. This is her sixth year on the PBIS Leadership Team and her fourth year as Team... Read More →

From P.I. to Plantinum Rocklin Elementary's Journey for CPC pdf

Monday October 28, 2019 3:45pm - 5:00pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 3

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

8:45am PDT

4-K: Getting your youngest students on board with PBIS!

How do we get our youngest learners involved with following the school expectations for our PBIS program? Using music, puppets, student made books, and more, come and learn how to involve your small but powerful learners!

Speakers

Cathy Traut-Hessom

Teacher, Dual-Language Immersion, Ukiah Unified

Cathy Traut-Hessom has been a Dual-Language Immersion teacher for the past 24 years in Northern California. Before that, she began a Bilingual Preschool and before that, she was a regular classroom teacher, teaching first grade in Southern CA and in Cartegena, Colombia. She is also... Read More →

Tuesday October 29, 2019 8:45am - 10:00am PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 4

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

10:15am PDT

5-K: Do “High Fliers” Skew Tier 1 Data? Using Referral Data to Identify System-Level Performance Gaps

Many schools use referral data for Tier 1 progress monitoring. Have you ever wondered whether referrals from “high fliers” (students with 6+ referrals) skew Tier 1 decisions. This session will describe strategies to disaggregate data and identify problems worth addressing at the system level.

Speakers

Katie Conley

Research Assistant, University of Oregon , College of Education,

Katie Conley has eight years of experience in developing and delivering professional development related to PBIS and data-based decision making with PBIS Applications tools (e.g., SWIS, CICO-SWIS, I-SWIS). Katie began her career as a Special Education teacher serving students with... Read More →

5K Handout Do High Fliers Skew Data docx

5K Handout SWIS Drill Down Worksheet Adapted docx

1J Handout Data Driven School Action Planning docx

Tuesday October 29, 2019 10:15am - 11:30am PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 5

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

1:00pm PDT

6-K: The Science of Behavior: Behavioral Analysis Foundations of Positive Behavior Support

This presentation is an overview of behavioral analysis theory in relation to PBIS. Any staff that works with students with Tier III support needs should have an understanding of the function of behavior and how to proactively set the student up for success.

Speakers

Janaki Rao

Resource Specialist, Twin Rivers Unified School District

Janaki Rao is a Resource Specialist in the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, where she is the facilitator of her school’s PBIS Tier I Team. Her interest in Positive Behavior Support began in 2011 when she worked at a school that specialized in Applied Behavior... Read More →

Rao CA PBIS 2019 Presentation pptx

Tuesday October 29, 2019 1:00pm - 2:15pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 6

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

2:30pm PDT

7-K: Staying Balanced While Coaching Best Practices: Utilizing Elena Aguilar’s Onward and The Art of Coaching

We'll explore how to build resilient teams through coaching strategies and focus on the key ingredients of successful coaching relationships. We will also look at Elena Aguilar’s newest work, to answer the question of how do we stay balanced while doing the important work we do in PBIS?

Speakers

Dawn Rock

Director of Special Education and Student Support Services, Rosemead School District

Dawn Rock started her career in education as a high school English teacher in the Humanitas program in LAUSD. In addition to the classroom, Dawn was also Athletic Director, Impact Coordinator, and a Guidance Counselor. Dawn then moved to administration as a middle school and elementary... Read More →

Challenge That Thought pdf

66 Ways to Build Community pdf

19StayingBalancedCoaching pdf

Core Values Directions pdf

Core Values pdf

Get To Know An Emotion Cycle pdf

Energy Check In pdf

Expansive Listening pdf

Coaching Sentence Stems pdf

How to Build Trust pdf

StayingBalancedCoachRevised pdf

Tuesday October 29, 2019 2:30pm - 3:45pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 7

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

4:00pm PDT

8-K: SW-PBIS Implementation in a Continuation High School

This presentation gives an overview of how School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) can change school climate/culture in a continuation high school. Participants will be given best practices for implementing PBIS in a transient school setting with a high “At-Risk” student population.

Speakers

Dr. Benisha Carr

Principal, Beaumont Unified School District, Glen View High School

Dr. Benisha Carr current serves at the Alternative Education Principal in the Beaumont Unified School District.  Prior she served as both the Dean of Students and Assistant Principal for Goodwill High School, the continuation high school, and Goodwill Independent Study in the Victor... Read More →

SWPBIS in a Continuation HS Oct 2019 pptx

Tuesday October 29, 2019 4:00pm - 5:15pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Session 8

Host Organization California PBIS Coalition

8:45am PDT

Post - 3: Using an Action Planning Process to Align Mental Health and SEL Efforts

One tool that supports teams to align mental health, SEL and PBIS is the Action Planning Companion Guide to the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI). This tool takes each item from the TFI and articulates the enhancements of having an aligned mental health/SEL effort. This session will provide planning time for teams to develop an action plan. Examples and dialogue will focus on HOW they can ensure an integrated approach.

Speakers

Susan Barrett

Director for the Center on Social Behavior Supports, Old Dominion University

Mrs. Barrett serves as the Director for the Center on Social Behavior Supports at Old Dominion University and an Implementer Partner with the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). She assists with large-scale implementation... Read More →

ISF APCG October 2019 pdf

Wednesday October 30, 2019 8:45am - 3:30pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Tahoe 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

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