Videos

This session will focus on a Tier 3 evidence based practice for secondary age students. RENEW is an intervention built around the student strengths and self-determination. RENEW focuses on the dreams and goals of the student and developing individualized plans to stay in school and achieve those goals.

This session will discuss mental health challenges and disorders including facts and statistics nationally and in Pennsylvania; typical adolescent development and risk factors; warning signs and symptoms; the impact of mental health challenges on education and Pennsylvania’s movement to address these issues.

In this session, participants will learn about reflection and communication techniques - in individual and small group settings - to help delve deeper into school-wide positive behavior support data and systems. Participants will learn ways to foster these reflection strategies in their own SWPBS teams.

The purpose of this session is to describe how Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has shaped and influenced PBIS practices, systems, data and outcomes. Sameness and differences will illustrate how and why PBIS and ABA should be integrative and collaborative.

A review of the outcomes associated with SWPBIS implementation across Pennsylvania in the 2020-2021 academic year is presented. A focus will be on building-level outcomes related to fidelity, school climate, discipline, academics, and equity.

This session will focus on strategies for presenting multiple variations of a SWPBIS program that meets students with disabilities at their communication and cognition level. Student buy-in can be difficult within a typical education setting. Obtaining buy-in in special education can be more trying. It is important for school staff to recognize this and ensure that any type of PBIS programming fits all students. School staff need to be creative with all facets of the SPWBIS program.

42. Strengthening Classroom Teacher Skills to Support Itinerant Students and the GE Classroom Collaboration between classroom and itinerant teachers can increase the delivery of high-quality instruction and support in helping students succeed. Itinerant teachers can maximize their service delivery through coaching classroom teachers in instructional and behavior management skills. Participants will learn about the iterative development of a coaching model in the preschool setting, view data, hear success stories, and learn how the model can be adapted across settings and grade levels.

A sense of belonging is the feeling experienced by a student based on their perception that they fit into an environment and encounter meaningful relationships. Students with disabilities often have access to the environment but is that enough to develop a sense of belonging? This engaging presentation will share the findings of a recent study conducted to gain a deeper understanding of how students with Autism experience a sense of belonging as well as factors that either promote or inhibit it.

Secretary Rivera will share highlights regarding work in which the PA Department of Education is engaged to promote whole-child/student success. Areas of focus will include the important role schools and community partners share in individualizing supports as well as recognizing the impact of trauma, removing barriers to accessing needed interventions, and building resilience to promote future success.

A Student Advisory Council was created at Middletown Area Middle School where the students involved demonstrated disruptive and disrespectful behaviors. This student-run group saw significant improvement in the numbers of referrals through their analyzing of student behavior, development of team, grade level, and school-wide celebrations, and communication of their meeting notes and ideas to different district stakeholder groups.