PaTTAN LEEI Newsletter

• • Date: 3/4/26
  • Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
  • Location: Virtual
  • Registration Information: Click HERE
  • Details: Calling ALL educators! Join us for our upcoming ES Teacher Networking Session with Dr. Jared Van.

• Date: 3/11/26
• Time: 8:30 AM-3:30 PM
• Location: PaTTAN Central
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: This professional learning experience provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to facilitate formal restorative conferences in response to incidents of wrongdoing or serious conflict.

• Date: 3/18/26
• Time: 8:30 AM-12:30 PM
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: This training aims to provide in-the-moment regulation activities an educator can utilize when a student's behavior escalates, as well as long term strategies an educator can use to increase the odds of helping students maintain a regulated state.

• Date: 3/18/26
• Time: 11:30 AM-3:45 PM
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: Participants will learn how to create and design a system to support the implementation of positive classroom support plans and the development of a multi-tiered system of support for staff. Reflection on the current school system, identification of needs, and data scenarios will be used to support the design of a comprehensive system of teacher support.

• Date: 3/26/26
• Time: 9:00 AM-1:15PM
• Location: PaTTAN East
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: Implementing Emotional Support services and programs requires a team focused, multidisciplinary approach. This session will introduce participants to a self-assessment tool, Quality Indicators Of Emotional Support Services and Programs(QIESSP), that will support LEAS in implementing evidence-based Emotional Support services and programs.

• Date: 4/8/26
• Time: 8:30 AM-3:30 PM
• Location: PaTTAN East
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: This professional learning experience provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to facilitate formal restorative conferences in response to incidents of wrongdoing or serious conflict.

• Date: 4/15/26
• Time: 3:15-4:30 PM
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: This networking session brings together special educators, related service personnel, and administrators to explore practical strategies for supporting students with disabilities in developing safe, respectful, and age-appropriate social relationships.

• Date: 5/5/26
• Time: 12:00-3:15 PM
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: As school mental health professionals often serve as a primary provider of youth mental health services, it is essential that they have access to evidence-based interventions. This session will describe a multi-tiered systems of support framework for mental health, with a specific focus on evidence-based Tier 3 specialized interventions for youth in preK-12 schools.

• Date: 3/20/26
• Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE

• Date: 4/17/26
• Time: 1:30-3:00 PM
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE

• Date: 4/24/26
• Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Stay tuned for more information on how to register!

• Date: 11/4/26-11/6/26
• Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
• Location: PaTTAN Central & Full Virtual Option
• Keynote: Brandi Simonson
• Request for Proposal Details:
• Request for Proposals Link
• Guidelines for a Successful Proposal Link
• Scoring Proposal Link
• Completed proposals are to be submitted on or before Thursday, April 2, 2026. The form will close at 4:00 pm.
• All submission points of contact will receive email notification of the Forum Committee’s decision regarding their proposal status on or before the close of business on Friday, April 24, 2026.

The 2023-2024 PAPBS Network Fidelity Report highlights continued statewide growth in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), with the highest levels of implementation and fidelity to date across all tiers.

The report underscores strong momentum in elementary settings and increasing adoption of advanced tiers, while also identifying key opportunities to expand and strengthen PBIS implementation in program-wide, secondary, and alternative settings across Pennsylvania.

The NEPBIS Network is excited to recognize school districts implementing PBIS throughout the Northeast!

Click HERE to review the criteria, submission requirements and how the district will be recognized below.

Click HERE for the Date Saver.

2025 -2026 PAPBS Network Facilitator Application

• Are you interested in working with PA school teams to successfully implement PBIS?
• The PAPBS Network is currently accepting applications for motivated professionals to become trained as local PBIS facilitators.

2025-2026 District Coach Application

• The role of the District Coach in the PAPBS Network is to support the larger organization in installation, implementation, and sustainability of PBIS across all three tiers.
• District Coaches are provided additional training to help support each coach's leadership efforts and to provide tools and evidence based strategies provided by the PAPBS Network.

2025-2026 PAPBS Advanced Facilitator Application

• Are you interested in serving as an Advanced Tiers Facilitator in the PAPBS Network?
• The PAPBS Network is currently accepting applications for experienced facilitators to complete the process to obtain this status.

• Details: These 60-minute webinars provide an opportunity to learn from national, state, and district leaders engaged in integrating school safety and PBIS/MTSS efforts.
• Dates & Links to Register:
• 3/12/26: PBIS as the Foundation for Crisis Prevention & School Safety
• 5/7/26: Using PBIS Data to Identify Crisis Risk, not Just Behavior
• 8/13/26: Integrating PBIS into Emergency Operations Planning
• 9/24/26: Measuring What Didn’t Happen
• Time: 2:00-3:00 PM (EST)
• Cost: Free

• Details: These 60-minute sharing sessions will provide a safe space for state and district leaders to (a) network with national leaders, (b) share implementation examples with each other, and (c) ask questions.
• Dates & Links to Register:
• 3/25/26: Suicide Prevention; Installing Triage Procedures
• 4/22/26: Evidence Based Trauma Sensitive Interventions
• 5/27/26: Integration of School Resource Officers in MTSS/PBIS
• 6/24/26: Enhancing Community Partnerships
• Time: 2:00-3:00 PM (EST)
• Cost: Free

• Series Dates
• 3/25/26- A Tier 2 Support for Students Experiencing Anxious Feelings
• 4/28/26- A Tier 3 Support for Students with Intensive Intervention Needs
• Time: 5:30-7:30 PM (EST)
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: This professional development series is offered at no charge to preK-12 grade educators, administrators, related service providers, paraprofessionals, and families interested in learning more about proactive, systematic methods of looking for and assisting students who might require additional assistance to experience success in school. Each session provides stand-alone information to build knowledge, skill sets, and confidence in developing structures and practices to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tiered (Ci3T) Model of Prevention to meet students’ multiple needs effectively and efficiently.

• Details: TA and networking will be targeted at the building level implementation. Even though content will be focused around Tier 2 implementation, any tier coach, administrator or staff is welcome to join. All implementation experience levels are welcome.
• Dates & Links to Join Zoom:
• April 13, 2026 - Progress Monitoring Tier 2 Interventions
• May 4, 2026 (combined Tier 1/Tier 2) - Fidelity Data and Annual Evaluation
• Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
• Cost: Free

• Date: 4/8/26
• Time: 11:15 AM-3:15 PM (EST)
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: Is your school wondering "What does PBIS implementation look like in practice?" Join any of the 30-minute sessions throughout the day to learn directly from schools just like yours, and engage in live Q&A sessions as they share their strategies to address barriers and implement with fidelity.

• Series Dates
• 4/16/26 @ 4:00 PM (EST)
• 5/21/26 @ 4:00 PM (EST)
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: Northwest PBIS is hosting the HS Think Tank for all who want to talk about and think about PBIS Implementation in high school settings.

• Date: 3rd Tuesday of each month
• Time: 2:00-3:00 PM (EST)
• Location: Virtual
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: This webinar series is designed to help educators strengthen their social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) practices through culturally responsive and relationship-centered strategies.
• March: Identify Vulnerable and Equitable Decision Points
• April: Implement Neutralizing Routines
• May: Use Data to Check Yourself: Practice Fidelity and Outcomes
• June: Resource Roundup: Summer Reading Fun!

I-SWIS allows you to customize student data entry to monitor individual student support plans at Tier 3. PBIS Apps has created new webinars for I-SWIS facilitators that provide a deeper dive into the features of I-SWIS as well as tips and tricks for supporting school teams! Here are some opportunities for I-SWIS Coordinators, School Administrators, and other I-SWIS Users:

What: I-SWIS Training Course

Registration Information: Click HERE

What: I-SWIS Webinars in March 2026

Registration Information: Click HERE

• Date: 3/11/26-3/13/26
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Registration Information: Click HERE

• Dates & Links to Join Zoom:

• March 16, 2026 - Professional Development & Annual Evaluation
• May 4, 2026 (combined Tier 1/Tier 2) - Fidelity Data and Annual Evaluation
• Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
• Cost: Free
• Details: TA and networking will be targeted at the building level implementation. Even though content will be focused around Tier 1 implementation, any tier coach, administrator or staff is welcome to join. All implementation experience levels are welcome.

• Date: 5/8/26

• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Time: 12:00-1:30 PM
• Details: During the virtual events, we will share and learn from expert district and regional leaders who are implementing the PBIS/MTSS framework. The format is typically 20-25 minutes of content, 40-45 minutes of small group breakout discussions, and the remainder of our time in a large group discussion.

• Date: 5/14/26-5/15/26
• Location: Mystic, CT
• Registration Information: Click HERE

• Date: 6/10/26
• Time: 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM
• Location: Manheim Central High School
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: Join us for a dynamic and inspiring education conference that honors three decades of dedication to student success. This event brings together individuals who support learners from Pre-K through 12th grade. Whether you're a classroom teacher, service provider, school leader, or family member, you'll find meaningful opportunities to connect, collaborate, and grow.
  

  
  

• Date: 7/9/26-7/10/26
• Location: University of Connecticut (Storrs Campus)
• Registration Information: Coming Soon!
• Details: Join us for a year-long instructional academy specifically designed for administrators including a 2-day in-person training focused on the role of the administrator in implementing Tier 1 PBIS in your building or district.

• Date: 7/9/26-7/11/26
• Location: York College of Pennsylvania
• Registration Information: Click HERE
• Details: Join Pennsylvania's special education leaders, pre-service teachers, educators of higher education, and PaCASE and PaCEC for a signature event. Learn and engage with nationally recognized presenters, highlighting effective instructional skills and strategies designed to make an educational difference for all students.

• Date: 7/22/26-7/24/26
• Location: University of Connecticut (Storrs Campus)
• Registration Information: Coming Soon!
• Details: Are you a PBIS Trainer, Coach or Technical Assistance Provider? Are you an educator or administrator wishing to strengthen your knowledge of behavioral theory and application? This institute is for you.

• Date: 8/4/26-8/7/26
• Location: Lancaster County Convention Center
• Registration Information: Stay tuned!
• Details: Join Pennsylvania's special education leaders, pre-service teachers, educators of higher education, and PaCASE and PaCEC for a signature event. Learn and engage with nationally recognized presenters, highlighting effective instructional skills and strategies designed to make an educational difference for all students.

Team members from Eastern Lebanon County School District, Lebanon School District, and Manheim Central School District participated in a Tier 3 training at IU 13 with TaC Christine Donahue and Julie Brown and Nicole Irish from PaTTAN this month.

Members of the Southwest Elementary School team from Lebanon School District proudly received their banner for recognition of their Fidelity of Implementation of Tiers 1, 2, and 3 in the 2024-2025 school year from their IU 13 TaC network facilitator Christine Donahue.

At the IU IDEA-B TaC and PaTTAN Annual Meeting on 2/24/26, Crystal Vogtsberger and Katie Stenger from AIU 3 shared strategies with PBIS facilitators so that their systems can better enhance leadership, foster collaboration, and maintain implementation fidelity.

Students at Cedar Crest Middle School loved their monthly reward: a winter-themed escape room with prizes. The PBIS team works hard to reward and recognize positive behavior in meaningful ways that connect with the students' interest and utilize community support.

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