This Time of year…

Regional trainings for MO SW-PBS are winding down for the school year, but Your School-wide Positive Behavior Support Consultants are busy making plans for next year! Training dates for the 2018-2019 school year have been set for Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 level PBIS schools. New next year – school teams have the option of attending training onsite in their buildings, at the ATLL, or through a virtual platform like Zoom… and all training is provided free of charge! If you are interested in becoming a SW-PBS school to begin the process of creating a safe, predictable learning environment for your students, contact one of our Regional SW-PBS consultants today!

MO SW-PBS Recognition Award of Excellence

While regional trainings for SW-PBS Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 are coming to an end for the year, SW-PBS consultants are gearing up for School Recognition Time! MO SW-PBS Recognition Award of Excellence provides schools and districts an opportunity to reflect on their progress implementing and sustaining SW-PBS; identifies exemplar schools representing all grade configurations and demographic patterns; and it gives the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education an opportunity to recognize those schools that are implementing SW-PBS at an exemplary level.

Criteria are intentionally set high and are based on effective implementation of the essential components of SW-PBS. Each recognition level typically requires two to three years of intense work to achieve these criteria. These rigorous criteria and time requirements are necessary for schools to develop sustainable systems and practices, and to successfully implement these with staff and students. Many of the state’s most successful schools took a full year to prepare prior to implementing with students!

Award winners will be announced on May 11, 2018 and will be formally recognized and celebrated during the MO SW-PBS Summer Institute at the Tan Tar A Resort on June 19-21.

Welcome Aboard, Jordan Politte!

The Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning is excited to welcome our newest SW-PBS consultant, Jordan Politte! Jordan comes to us with lots of experience and enthusiasm for helping schools with their SW-PBS implementation process. Jordan joins consultants Julie Germann, Susanna Hill, and Andrea Rockney, and will be primarily working with Tier 2 and Tier 3 schools.