2026 Behavior Post
September Notes From Your ESC6 Behavior & Autism Specialist
Suicide Prevention
September begins with Forgiveness Day. Did you know that? In fact, September National Days include Labor Day on the 7th, and on the 15h, we start the Hispanic Heritage Month. September is also a time when we focus on Suicide Prevention with remembrances, walks, and other activities - see SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Toolkit for ideas on how to promote safety. Below you will find 2 virtual free sessions on the topic and a few other resources.
Speaking of professional learning opportunities, we have many options. Please note that almost every picture/flyer is linked to registration. It is a pleasure for us to have you attend any of them. In the field of behavior and autism, we have PAX The Good Behavior Game (Tier 1), upcoming PBIS events (Tiers 1-3), Integrated Systems Framework, Executive Functioning Skills, ParaPro Series, and so much more!
Additionally, on November 9 & 10, we will hold our 2nd Annual ESC6 Behavior Conference. Presenters will focus on Skills for Life – including topics on behavior education practices, legal updates, FBA/BIP, behavior programing across tiers, addressing the needs of neurodivergent students, data collection systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies for the classroom, and fostering resilience – to name a few. Teachers, counselors, behavior specialists, school psychologists, administrators – everyone is welcome. For registration, please use this link. Lunch will be provided, so it is crucial that you register as soon as possible.
But, before then, September is National Recovery Month. September was chosen in part because it’s the month that marks change—a transition from summer to fall, a natural metaphor for transformation and new beginnings. Recovery is a journey of change, too. It’s a deeply personal, often challenging process that involves learning new ways to think, cope, and connect. Thus, we hope you enjoy this month and that your journey is light. Your daily instruction guides the hearts and minds of our students. Let us know how we can best support you.
Learning Away!
September 1 - MTSS Collaborative Launching MTSS: Laying the Groundwork for the Year Ahead - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579029
September 1 - As+K? About Suicide to Save a Life: Gatekeeper Training - 9:00 am - 12:15 am free virtual Event # 580582
September 3 - IEP Quality and Rigor (for students with complex needs) - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579888
September 3 - Executive Function Skills Series: EF 101 - 9:00 - 10:00 am - $10 virtual Event # 580151 (This event will be recorded and available to those who register for 2 weeks.)
September 3 - Psychological First Aid for Schools - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 580554
September 3 - Executive Function Series - Executive Functioning 101 - 9:00 - 10:00 am $5 virtual Event # 580149
September 8 - New School Counselor Academy: New School Counselor Academy and Cohort 2026/27 School Year - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $600 (for the series) face-to-face Event # 570500
September 9 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules - Interconnected Systems Framework: Introduction - 12:30 - 4:00 pm free virtual Event # 579975
September 9 - Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment: Program Objectives, Intended Measurable Outcomes, and Evaluating Effectiveness - 1:00 - 4:00 pm free virtual Event # 579665
September 10 - Postsecondary Planning: Resources, Updates, and Collaboration - September Meeting - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 579659
September 11 - MTSS Collaborative: Launching MTSS: Laying the Groundwork for the Year Ahead - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579029
September 14 - Executive Function Skills Series: EF Development - 9:00 - 10:00 am - $10 virtual Event # 580151
September 14 - Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (C.A.L.M.) Worshop - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm free virtual Event # 580583
September 15 - Educational Interpreting: Skills, Ethics, and Current Practices: Transliterating in the Classroom - 3:30 - 4:30 pm free virtual Event # 580846
September 16 - Ask the Experts for Special Education Evaluators: September - 8:30 - 10:30 am $20 virtual Event # 578834
September 16 - Para Pro Series Session 2: Academic Supports - 10:00 am - 11:00 am free virtual Event # 580540
September 16 - Ask the Experts for Special Education Evaluators: September - 8:30 - 10:30 am $20 virtual Event # 578834
September 16 - Substance Use Lunch & Learn: Navigating the Spectrum of Use: From Alcohol to Rx Drugs; with a Mental Health Lens - From Poppy to Powder: The Evolution of Opioids - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm free virtual Event # 581232
September 17 - Virtual Series: Impact of Executive Functioning Skills on Student Achievement - Session 1 Secondary - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $30 virtual Event # 578652
September 17 - Virtual Series: Impact of Executive Functioning Skills on Student Achievement - Session 1 Elementary - 1:00 - 4:00 pm $30 virtual Event # 578658
September 17 - Structuring and Defining Classrooms for Self-Contained Special Education Students - Visually Defining Classrooms - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm - $60 face-to-face Event # 579306
September 17 - Graduation Requirements - Refresh - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $50 virtual Event # 580417
September 17 - Hot Topics with your Behavioral Health Liaison - Your Why is Tired: Rediscovering Possibility through Why Not - 12:00 - 1:00 pm free virtual Event # 581240
September 20 - Community Resource Symposium - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 579131
September 21 - Can’t We All Just Get Along? Learning How to Effectively Facilitate and Communicate in IEP Meetings - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm $30 virtual Event # 578796
September 21 - Jet: A Fast Paced Reading Intervention - Required Follow up Session 1 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm free West Campus (Bryan, TX) Event # 576900
September 21 - Special Education Performance Diagnostic (SPD) School Systems Lead Training (SPD TRAINING) - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 580150
September 22 - Getting Ready for Reading by Design - Introduction to Volume 0 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $200 face-to-face Event # 580599
September 23 - Instructional Access for ALL Series - Lead4Ward! Presents: access4all in Reading - 8:30 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 578640
September 23 - Awesome & Adapted Physical Education - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm $60 face-to-face Event # 580932
September 23 - Graduation Requirements - Deep Dive into Graduation Requirements - 9:00 am 4:00 pm $100 face-to-face Event # 580411
September 25 - Monarch Training: Practical Applications: Addressing Real-World Questions from Monarch Users - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 581377
September 25 - Speech-Language Pathology Statewide Learning Series: SI Legal and Ethical Updates - 9:00 am - 12:15 pm free virtual Event # 580005
September 28 - Essential Components for the Bilingual Interpreter: Effective Communication - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm $50 face-to-face Event # 578744
September 28 - Essential Components for the Bilingual Interpreter: Effective Communication - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm $50 face-to-face Event # 578744
September 29 - IEP Playbook - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 580080
September 29 & 30 - Section 504 Compliance Requirements and the Connection to Child Find/Special Education - 2-Day Academy for Staff Supporting Section 504 and Child Find (2026-2027) - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm $120 face-to-face Event # 578616
September 30 - Strengthening LEA Success Through the Alignment of Law and Compliance for Special Education - September Lunch and Learn - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm $20 virtual Event # 579615
September 30 - Community Resource Symposium - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 579131
September 30 - Structure, Support, and Success: Helping Students with Autism + ADHD Thrive - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $60 face-to-face Event # 577899
September 30 - Introduction to Assistive Technology: Empowering Independence with Assistive Technology - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm $30 face-to-face Event # 579293
Trick or Treat?
October 1 - Staying Safe: School Safety Response Training - Staying Safe: School Safety Response Training - Train the Trainer - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 579672
October 2 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm free virtual Event # 580571
October 2 - Behavior Lessons Learned - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm $60 face-to-face Event # 579269
October 5 - Executive Function Series: Behavior Needs & Executive Functioning - 1:00 - 2:00 pm $5 virtual Event # 580152 (This event will be recorded and available for 2 weeks)
October 6 - Texas Dyslexia Academy 1: Dyslexia Foundations (Online) Via Zoom - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $60 virtual Event # 578536
October 6 - Texas Dyslexia Academy 5 - Screening for Dyslexia (virtual) Online Via Zoom - 1:00 - 4:00 pm $50 virtual Event # 578537
October 6 - Access Is Not Accidental: The Case for Strong AT Evaluations: From IDEA Compliance to Meaningful Student Outcomes—Building, Selecting, and Evolving AT Evaluations That Actually Work - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-toface Event # 580788
October 8 - Lighten Up the Learning Brain: The BRAVE Framework: Seven Keys to Reducing Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $60 face-to-face Event # 579966
October 8 - Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Facilitate Learning for Students with Complex Access Needs - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579890
October 8 - Special Education Graduation: Graduation 101 - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm $50 face-to-face Event # 579640
October 9 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules: Partnering With Families Within PBIS - 9:00 - 10:30 am free virtual Event # 580572
October 13 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules: Universal Examples of PBIS Implementation - 12:30 - 3:20 pm free virtual Event # 580575
October 13 - Evaluation Lead Meetings: Fall Meeting - 8:30 - 11:00 am free virtual Event # 578817
October 14 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules: Interconnected Systems Framework: Getting Started at the District/Community Level - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm free virtual Event # 579976
October 14 - Texas Dyslexia Academy 2: The Dyslexia Handbook (2024 Update): Online Via Zoom - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $50 virtual Event # 578538
October 14 - Empowering Future: Life Plan and the Daily Schedule of an Adult: Effective Transition Planning for Lifelong Success - 8:30 am - 3:00 pm $50 face-to-face Event # 579658
October 15 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules: Targeted PBIS Implementation - T2 - 9:00 - 11:15 am free virtual Event # 580580
October 15 - White Cane Safety Day: 20th Annual - 9:00 am - 2:00pm free at the University of Houston Event # 580768
October 15 - Hot Topics with your Behavioral Health Liaison:
Grief & Trauma Informed Classroom - 12:00 - 1:00 pm free virtual Event # 581224
October 16 - Speech-Language Pathology Statewide Learning Series: The Brain Behind the Behavior - Supporting Executive function in ASD - 9:00 am - 12:15 pm free virtual Event # 580695
October 19 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules: Intensive PBIS Implementation - T3 - 1:00 - 3:00 pm free virtual Event # 580581
October 19 - Executive Function Series: Focus & Attention (Elementary K-6) - 9:00 - 10:00 am $10 virtual Event # 580154 (This session will be recorded and available for 2 weeks.)
October 19 - Executive Function Series: Focus & Attention (Secondary 6-12) - 10:15 - 11:15 am $10 virtual Event # 580156 (This event will be recorded and available for 2 weeks)
October 19 - 2026-2027 Quarterly Meetings - Section 504 and Child Find Virtual Office Hours - October 2026 Session #2 - 9:00 - 11:00 am free virtual Event # 578551
October 20 - Texas Dyslexia Academy 3: Considerations for Emergent Bilingual Students - Online Via Zoom - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $50 virtual Event # 578539
October 20 - Motivational Tips and Tools for Special Education Staff - Classroom instructional tips and ticks for complex needs students - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579312
October 20 - Texas Dyslexia Academy 6 - Dysgraphia (Virtual) - Online Only Via Zoom - 1:00 - 4:00pm $50 virtual Event # 578540
October 20 - Educational Interpreting: Skills, Ethics, and Current Practices: Ethical Decisions/Dilemmas of K-12 Interpreters - 3:30 - 4:30 pm free virtual Event # 580849
October 20 - Counselor Connection Meeting - Elementary School Counselors - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $100 face-to-face Event # 580679
October 21 - MTSS TIER Behavior & Mental Health Modules: Interconnected Systems Framework: Getting Started at the School Level - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm free virtual Event # 579977
October 21 - Ask the Experts for Special Education Evaluators - October - 8:30 - 10:30 am $20 virtual Event # 578838
October 21 - Substance Use Lunch & Learn: Navigating the Spectrum of Use: From Alcohol to Rx Drugs; with a Mental Health Lens: Beneath the Surface: How Unseen Wounds Drive Substance Use - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm free virtual Event # 581234
October 22 - Dyslexia Make & Take - 8:30 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 580600
October 22 - Virtual Series: Impact of Executive Functioning Skills on Student Achievement - Session 2 Secondary - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $30 virtual Event # 578653
October 22 - Virtual Series: Impact of Executive Functioning Skills on Student Achievement - Session 2 Elementary - 1:00 - 4:00 pm $30 virtual Event # 578659
October 26 - Evaluation Considerations for Students who are DHH, VI and DB - Evaluating Ability, Not Disability - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm free virtual Event # 581412
October 27 - Texas Dyslexia Academy 4 - Dyslexia: From Child Find through the ARD Committee Process - OnlineVia Zoom - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $50 virtual Event # 578541
October 27 - Instructional Access for ALL Series: Lead4Ward! Presents: access4all in Writin - 8:30 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 578641
October 27 - MTSS Collaborative - From Access to Impact: Student-Centered MTSS Strategies - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579030
October 28 - Strengthening LEA Success Through the Alignment of Law and Compliance for Special Education - October Lunch and Learn - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm $20 virtual Event # 579617
October 29 - Paraprofessional Academy - Fall Session (Held in Bryan, Tx) - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm free face-to-face at the West Campus in Bryan Event # 578582
October 29 - Camp Discovery: Nature, Language, and Play for Little Learners - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm $60 face-to-face Event # 578788
October 29 - Counselor Connection Meeting: Secondary School Counselors - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $100 face-to-face Event # 580414
Give Thanks!
November 4 - Hot Topics with your Behavioral Health Liaison: Riding the Waves of Grief - 12:00 - 1:00 pm free virtual Event # 581225
November 5 - Ethical Issues in School Psychology: Ethics Training - 8:30 - 11:45 am $30 virtual Event # 578928
November 6 - Connection Communication in the Classroom with students with significant cognitive disabilites - Communcation with Complex Needs students - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579613
November 9 & 10 - ESC6 Behavior Conference: Skills for Life - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $60 face-to-face Event # 576165
November 11 - Strengthening LEA Success Through the Alignment of Law and Compliance for Special Education - November Lunch and Learn - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm $20 virtual Event # 579618
November 12 - Autism & ADHD Practical Classroom Support Series: Behavior Support in Action - 3:00 - 4:30 pm $15 virtual Event # 580547
November 12 - Supporting Transitions,Tolerance, and Schedule Changes in Home and Community Settings - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm free virtual Event # 578076
November 12 - Cultural Consideration in the Practice of School Psychology: Cultural Training - 8:30 - 11:45 am - $30 virtual Event # 578961
November 13 - Speech-Language Pathology Statewide Learning Series: The SLP and SLP Assistant Team: Setting Boundaries, Advancing Skills, and Navigating Regulations - 9:00 am - 12:15 pm free virtual Event # 580010
November 16 - Jet: A Fast Paced Reading Intervention: Required Follow up Session 2 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm West Campus (Bryan, TX) free face-to-face Event # 576901
November 18 - Executive Function Series - Planning & Organization (Elementary K-6) - 9:00 am - 10:00 am $10 virtual Event # 580157
November 18 - Executive Function Series: Planning & Organization (Secondary 6-12) - 12:00 - 1:00 pm $10 virtual Event # 580158
November 18 - Ask the Experts for Special Education Evaluators - November - 8:30 - 10:30 am $20 virtual Event # 578842
November 18 - Substance Use Lunch & Learn: Navigating the Spectrum of Use: From Alcohol to Rx Drugs; with a Mental Health Lens: Wired: Stimulants (Meth, Kratom, Caffeine, etc.) - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm free virtual Event # 581235
November 19 - Postsecondary Planning: Resources, Updates, and Collaboration - November Meeting - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 579643
November 19 - Dyslexia Collaborative Meeting - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm free face-to-face Event # 580601
November 20 - Motivational Tips and Tools for Special Education Staff: Classroom instructional tips and ticks for complex needs students - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm free face-to-face Event # 579312
TIER Online Courses Available Now
All Texas educators may access these courses for free on the TEALearn website and earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours.
If you are searching for MTSS courses, click here for the current list of asynchronous free virtual sessions. Let us know if you would like to visit on any of the topics. We have a team of trainers at the ESC6.
What Happened to You? - free online book study
Begins Thursday, Aug. 6, noon, virtual
Samantha B. MacCallon, TXICFW curriculum and training specialist, will lead a 7-week book study to discuss topics found in Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah’s: What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing.
RESILIENCY 2026: The Power of Connection(s)
Wednesday, September 16 • 11 AM - 3:30 PM CDT
Overview
A Guided Resiliency Practice We don’t just talk about resilience — we actively practice it.
Resiliency 2026: The Power of Connection(s)
On September 16, 2026, we invite you to a free guided resiliency practice designed to help you reset, reconnect, and return to life with more capacity.
This is not a conference or content-heavy summit. It’s a grounded, human experience built around five essential forms of connection.
Continuing Education credits are available!
Why It Matters
When resilience is treated as an individual burden, people burn out. When it’s treated as a shared practice, people recover, adapt, and continue.
Resiliency And Happiness exists to support that shared practice.
Resiliency 2026 is designed to be felt and practiced, not just understood.
Resiliency 2026: The Power of Connection(s) is an experience created to help us pause, breathe, and return to ourselves.
In a world that pulls at us from every direction, this gathering offers steady ground.
Through five essential forms of connection; Presence, Truth, Connection, Agency, and Meaning — we move together toward what restores and strengthens us.
We don’t leave with more to carry. We leave clearer, steadier, and better able to meet the lives we’re living.
You never know who might benefit from support after a suicide loss. Share these resources with your community, and ensure that loss survivors receive understanding and hope that can make a world of difference.
For More Information
Fabiana Bezerra, LSSP, NCSP
ESC 6 Behavior & Autism Specialist for Special Education
Email: fbezerra@esc6.net
Website: https://www.esc6.net/
Location: Education Service Center Region 6, Montgomery Road, Huntsville, TX, USA
Phone: 936-435-8252
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESC6SPED/
Twitter: @escregion6