RENEW

RENEW (Resilience, Empowerment, and Natural Supports for Education and Work) is a Tier 3 level intervention within a PBIS framework and an evidence-based practice. Developed in 1996, for students with serious emotional disorders, RENEW is a structured school-to-career transition planning and individualized wrap around process. RENEW focuses on developing a positive social student-driven process using person-centered planning.

Target Audience:

General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Transition Coordinators, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Special Education Liaisons, Other District Level Admin

Act 48 Hours:

• Administrator Overview: 1 (one) Act 48 hours will be awarded after the training.
• Core Team Training 5.5 (five and a half) Act 48 hours will be awarded after the training.
• Facilitator Training: 14 (fourteen) Act 48 hours will be awarded after the training.

• Participants are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to attend all sessions in the series. Partial Act 48 offered.

Cost: There is no cost to attend this training series.

Registration Priority: Educators who work for LEAs in the AIU3 region will have priority registration.

Date: November 19, 2025

Time: 9:00am-10:00am

Location: Zoom

Date: February 11, 2026

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

Location: Flexible Instruction Room, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Facilitator Training - Day 1

Date: March 10, 2026

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

Location: Flexible Instruction, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Facilitator Training - Day 2

Date: March 24, 2026

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

Location: Flexible Instruction, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Facilitator Training - Day 3

Date: April 21, 2026

Time: 8:30am-11:30am

Location: Flexible Instruction, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Contact Shanna Bradfield at shanna.bradfield@aiu3.net if you are interested in attending.

If you are currently engaged in RENEW and would like to have additional facilitators trained, please reach out to Shanna Bradfield.

Training Content Questions:

Shanna Bradfield, Training and Consultation Coordinator

shanna.bradfield@aiu3.net

Registration Questions:

Jamila Robinson-Moore, Administrative Support

jamila.robinsonmoore@aiu3.net

Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event.