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After consolidating five schools, Clearfield Elementary grew overnight to 1,200 students and 200 staff. To meet the demands of their new environment, SWPBIS was the starting point for bringing together their students and staff. During this session, the presenters will focus on student and staff acknowledgement systems, character education, SAP integration, and school morale.

Presenter: Clearfield Area School District

There are many child-serving agencies across the Commonwealth including the Department of Human Services, Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Juvenile Court Judges' Commission, and the Department of Educations' Office for Safe Schools. Schools or students and their families may have involvement with one or all of these agencies or may need assistance in contacting one of these agencies for support. This session will provide Forum attendees with an overview of each agency and the supports each agency can provide to schools, students, and families.

Presenter: Department of Education, Office for Safe Schools; Department of Human Services; Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; Juvenile Court Judges' Commission

This session will highlight a new guidance document, Psychological Counseling as a Related Service, from the Bureau of Special Education. The session will feature the following: the special education process of assessment, identification of student need, implementation of the related service, and monitoring the continued need for eligible students within a service delivery system.

Presenter: PaTTAN Educational Consultants

The Advanced Tier Team has taken all the intervention programming available to students and staff (tutoring during/after school, Check-In, Check-Out, mentoring, and group sessions) and streamlined the intervention process. Participants will learn how this team has developed a referral form and team meeting system to help provide students the interventions they need in the most efficient means possible.

Presenter: Williamsport Area School District

To implement PBIS with fidelity, parent involvement is essential. This session is designed to share ideas on how to involve parents in PBIS. Lancaster Head Start's goal is to educate families on the benefits of PBIS strategies to promote their child's success in the home, school and community.

Presenter: Lancaster Head Start

Staff and family buy-in is a huge part of successful PBIS implementation. Come learn how PBIS Family Nights, with activities led by teachers, have had a positive effect on the school community. All activities require that parents and students talk and play together as a family unit, so that they can discover the benefits of using our High 5 Expectations at home and in the community.

Presenter: Central Dauphin School District

Highlights of the 8th annual evaluation of the PAPBS Network’s efforts and effects of implementing School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) will be shared. Emphasis will be placed on student-level outcomes related to inclusionary practices and disciplinary actions taken by schools.

Presenter: Timothy Runge, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2017 Special Education Leadership Academy Flyer

Presenter: Leadership Team

Here is a copy of the PowerPoint used for the OIP Overview Training on 5/1/2017.

Presenter: Jennifer Geibel, Marcia Thomas

The Optimized Inclusive Practices (OIP) Framework is intended to build the capacity of Local Education Agencies to educate students with low incidence and significant cognitive disabilities in the academic and independent living skills necessary for membership, participation and learning in all areas of students’ lives. Educators can use this framework to realize the goal of college, career and community readiness for students with complex instructional needs. The Framework includes two components: 1.Big ideas, concepts and competencies needed to leverage data, systems and practices to effectively educate all students; and 2.Assessment Tools designed to support a team of district and school leaders, educators, family members, and possibly students to examine inclusive practices in their school/district in topic areas aligned with the big ideas, concepts and competencies described in the OIP Framework. The PowerPoint in handout slide format is available below.

Presenter: PaTTAN Education Consultant