Building Bridges

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), developed by Dr. Ross Greene and outlined in The Kids Who Aren’t OK: The Urgent Case for Reimagining Support, Belonging, and Hope in Schools, is a practical, relationship-based approach to supporting students with challenging behavior. This session will explore how CPS can be used across all three tiers of a PBIS framework. Participants will learn simple, usable strategies and tools to identify the real problems behind student behavior and engage students in solving those problems together. Instead of focusing on changing behavior in the moment, CPS shifts the focus to understanding why the behavior is happening and working collaboratively with students to address those underlying challenges. The process is both proactive (addressing problems before they escalate) and collaborative (solving problems with students rather than doing things to them). Research shows that CPS not only reduces challenging behavior, but also builds important skills such as flexibility, frustration tolerance, and problem-solving. Participants will leave with practical strategies and resources they can immediately apply in classroom and school setting.

Target Audience: General education teachers, special education teachers, interventionists & coaches, school counselors, school psychologists, social workers, building principals, other building administrators, special education liaisons, and other district level administrators

Act 48 Hours: 5.5 Act 48 hours will be awarded after the training

Cost: There is no cost to attend this training

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

Date: December 7, 2026

Time: 8:30 AM-3:30 PM

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

Registration Questions:

Karen Duncan, Administrative Support

Training Content Questions:

Shanna Bradfield, Training and Consultation Coordinator

shanna.bradfield@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.