School-Wide PBIS
2025-2026 Professional Learning Opportunities
Administrative Overview of SWPBIS
In the overview, administrators can learn more about the SWPBIS process and how to set their teams up for success. We review the core components of PBIS and how implementation will look in your specific school building. We can also provide examples of how other schools in the area are implementing PBIS within their buildings. This is a great time to plan training days and discuss who should be part of the core team in your building.
Universal Tier 1 Implementation
This training is for the core team of your building, which could include administrators, guidance counselors, special education teachers, general education teachers, etc. We will support the team in designing and implementing the Tier 1 Universal Level practices of PBIS. This includes building expectations, creating an expectations matrix, and developing lesson plans for teaching the expectations to all students. We will also design and support the implementation of a school-wide positive acknowledgment system. In addition, we will dive deep into discipline data and make data-based decisions based on your data to target your SWPBIS interventions and supports. This training consists of at least 3 days of information or 5 modules, which can be delivered in a format that meets your needs.
Advanced Tiers Team Training
Advanced tier practices provide targeted support for students who are not successful with Tier 1 support alone. These practices consist of small group and individual supports for students who demonstrate an additional need for interventions. Advanced Tier teams will develop an understanding of the Tier 2/3 teaming process necessary to align presenting problems with appropriate interventions. Teams will determine how to integrate, blend, or collaborate with other school and community student support teams and will utilize a structured process for conducting team meetings.
SWIFT at SWIS / TIPS
The School-Wide Information System (SWIS) is a web-based decision system used to improve behavior support in schools and other educational facilities by providing school personnel with accurate, timely, and practical information for making decisions about school environments. (www.pbisapps.org) Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) is a conceptual model for problem-solving that has been operationalized into a set of practical procedures to be used during meetings of school-based problem-solving teams such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The use of TIPS procedures can help team members identify, address, and resolve students' social and academic behavior problems. (www.pbis.org)
*Fee for training materials*
Classroom Matrix Workshop
The classroom matrix is an essential component of PBIS that is embedded into classroom practices. During this workshop, teaching professionals will learn the rationale behind creating an individualized classroom matrix that is unique to their environment. After the training portion, teachers will have time to build their own matrix and consider their procedural expectations as they relate to the school-wide expectations.
SEL and PBIS
Building social and emotional learning skills from a young age is incredibly important for the lifelong success of children. Providing a plan for incorporating these skills throughout a child's educational journey can be made easier when integrated into the existing PBIS framework. During this session, we will explore resources directly from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) in order to effectively integrate social-emotional learning practices into the PBIS framework. Discussion will focus on what these supports can look like as universal, Tier 2, or Tier 3 supports for students. Time will be allocated for action planning, allowing attendees to begin incorporating these practices into their PBIS framework at their schools.
Check and Connect - Preparation and Implementation
Check & Connect Preparation and Implementation Training is a 1-day training that provides education administrators and lead staff (decision-making stakeholders) with a thorough overview of Check & Connect and its background, as well as information on how to prepare their site for implementing Check & Connect. This training is designed for education administrators and lead staff (decision-making stakeholders) interested in preparing for and implementing Check & Connect.
*Fee for training materials*
Check & Connect Mentor Training
Check & Connect Mentor Training is a 1-day, in-depth, competency-based training designed to provide Check & Connect mentors with the information, competencies, and skills needed to be an effective Check & Connect mentor at their local site. Mentors will learn about the core components and elements of Check & Connect, their role and expectations of the Check & Connect mentor, and how to implement the "Check" and "Connect" procedures with fidelity. They will also learn the core competencies and skills needed to be an effective mentor, such as building relationships with students, families, and school personnel, using data to determine interventions, reflective listening, problem–solving, and engaging with families.
*Fee for training materials*
Customize your learning...
What can be customized?
Delivery model: virtual or in-person
Session length: 30 minutes or longer
Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer
All trainings are provided at no additional cost to the district.