“Welcome Back” Webinar for SU/SD and School VTPBIS Coordinators
Presented by the VTPBIS State Team
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What was your favorite moment of the school year so far?
Some Happy Surprises!
“We were able to meet students' needs much better than we have in previous years. Smaller classes and more remote learning was helpful to many students that were having behavior issues in the past.”
Jeff Beaudreau, Peoples Academy
And Perseverance!
“It was a challenging year with remote teaching, in person teaching, closing, reopening, cleaning, masking, managing high levels of stress and anxiety within our community but we were able to persevere. We are a strong community and when pushed to the limits we showed that ‘we got this.’”
Parish Eiskamp, Blue Mountain School
Proposed Agenda for Today’s Webinar
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What did you take away from last year that has helped ease the transition into this year?
VTPBIS Takeaways and Strategies for This Year
Equity at the CENTER
VTPBIS Commitment to Equity
Following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others, and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the BEST/VTPBIS State Team has become acutely aware of our responsibility to interrupt racism by disrupting and addressing issues of inequity, hate, and bias in schools. We honor the lives and contributions of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color and acknowledge the painful history and ongoing impact of colonialism, enslavement, discrimination, and injustice. We are committed to centering equity and justice within our work.
We acknowledge that when implementing PBIS without fidelity and without intentionally centering equity, unintended acts of oppression and harm can occur. VTPBIS is diligently engaged in strengthening and transforming our systems and practices to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion to achieve equitable outcomes for all students.
VTPBIS Equity Action Plan Accomplishments
VTPBIS Equity Action Plan for 2021-22
Equity Supports and Resources for You!
What equity outcomes are you hoping to achieve?
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Some examples:
Use the Framework to Meet Schools Where They Are!
“The practice of greeting each student with their family curbside in the morning, with students being greeted again upon entering the school and again when entering their classroom
set a very positive tone to start the day.
A dramatic increase in positive student recognition with our token system (Stars) contributed to an increase in positive school climate, individual student well being and a decrease in problem
behaviors.”
Mary Dolan, Killington Elementary School
2020 - 2021 VTPBIS Goal to
Use the Framework - Accomplishments
Resources and Supports for YOU!
Prioritize a Focus on Wellness and Reflection
Social Emotional Learning, Wellness and Mental Health Considerations for the Fall Webinar 2021
VTPBIS Action Plan for 2021-22
Breakout:
What PBIS framework outcomes are you hoping to achieve?
Vermont PBIS System of Support
FEEDBACK LOOPS
SUPPORT LOOPS
School Level:
School
Coordinators
SU/SD Level:
SU/SD Coordinators
State Level:
TAs
Trainers
Coaches
Why VTPBIS SU/SD Coordinators?
Research shows that one of the greatest predictors of sustainability is:
(Mathews, S., McIntosh, K., Frank, J. L., & May, S. (2014))
Why VTPBIS School Coordinators?
Remember to Support your Administrator and Your Leadership Team
Important Events!
Update your Contacts – PLEASE!
Update your VTPBIS contacts to reflect staffing changes. To update contacts, click “Update my contacts” on the VTPBIS School Directory.
Stay Connected
Please share all of the awesome things you are doing by using #VTPBIS or @VTPBIS