2007 Alliance Conference Breakout Sessions
Scheman Center, Ames

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Target Audience Key:
EV (Everyone), AD (Administrators), CO (Coaches), TM (Team Members-Remember, includes family and community rep), FR (Family Rep), AEA (AEA staff), TR (Teachers), 4-H (4-H Youth Development Specialists), SSS (School support staff such as bus drivers, cafeteria workers, janitors, secretaries, associates, volunteers or those who would be sharing information with these individuals).

Silent Auction

Monday, October 1, 2007

7:30 Registration

8:30 Opening Remarks

9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Rob Horner,
Co-Director of the Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, University of Oregon
Target Audience: EV

Join Rob to hear about the latest, greatest national and international news about positive behavior supports.

Silent Auction Time
10:30 Breakout Session One

1A - PBS in the Classroom Setting
(Kathy Lockard, Alliance Trainer & Learning Supports Consultant AEA 14)
Target Audience: TR, CO, TM, AEA

This session will focus on the critical elements of classroom environments where all students are respected and nurtured. Focus will be on increasing student achievement through classroom applications.

1B - Elementary Administrator Presentation
(Jaynette Rittman, Des Moines Elementary Principal & Joy Wiebers, Des Moines PBS Trainer)
Target Audience: AD, CO, TM, AEA

Jaynette Rittman, Principal of Garton Elementary, has successfully implemented PBS for four years. She will discuss the process of establishing school-wide systems while focusing on targeted academic and behavioral interventions in her building. Tier II reading, check-in/check-out, re-teaching and how to build community will be specifically discussed in her presentation.

1C - PBS in the Home
(Kari Paulsen and Susan Gill, PEC Coordinators)
Target Audience: FR, CO, TM, TR, AEA, SSS

Join us as we learn how to apply PBS principles in the home.

1D - Collaborating for the Greater Good - Multiple Initiatives (PBS, Circle of Courage, Character Counts!)
(Sara Trueblood, AEA 8)
Audience: CO, TM, TR, 4-H

Come to this session and hear how these frameworks are being integrated to benefit both students and staff members. The similarities and differences of approaches will be shared as well as considerations in implementing these in your school. Importantly, examples from schools where these initiatives are concurrently being implemented successfully will be shared.

1E - FBAs & BIPs: Maintaining Integrity & Effective Implementation
(Michael Couvillon, Asst. Professor, Drake University)
Target Audience: CO, TM, TR, AEA

School personnel can spend considerable time conducting a functional behavior assessment (FBA) and writing an appropriate behavior intervention plan (BIP) to address a student's behavioral issues. Despite these efforts, numerous due process hearings are held each year because the BIP was not effectively implemented. This session will address specific approaches and procedures to ensure the integrity of the FBA and corresponding BIP is implemented and monitored.

1F - PBS Sharing in Iowa
(Mary Bartlow, Project Liaison for Iowa Behavioral Alliance)
Target Audience: CO, TM, TR, AD, FR, 4-H, SSS

Join this fun session as we explore what other PBS schools are discovering about implementation, how they are overcoming obstacles and how they are celebrating successes!

1G - Data
(Robin Galloway, RISE at Iowa State University & Barbara Ohlund, Iowa Department of Education)
Target Audience: AD, CO, TM, TR, AEA, 4-H

This session will review data that has been collected and analyzed over the period of the grant, including ODR data, focus group data, ITED/ITBS.

1H - Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and Instructional Decision Making (IDM)
(Angelisa Braaksma, PBS Trainer, Heartland AEA)
Target Audience: CO, TM, TR, AD

This session is designed for participants interested in learning more about the similarities and differences between PBS and IDM. Participants will learn about the definition and guiding principles of both PBS and IDM. The presenter will also discuss the conceptual and operational models of IDM as compared to PBS. Lastly, participants will learn more about the implementation of both systems.

BREAK FOR LUNCH ON YOUR OWN!
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Silent Auction Time

1:15 Breakout Session Two

2A - Targeted Interventions
(Suzann Wilson & Joy Wiebers, Des Moines PBS Trainers)
Target Audience: TR, CO, TM, AEA

This session will focus on the Behavior Education Program (BEP) which addresses the needs of students who make up the yellow zone of the triangle. Targeted behavioral interventions can create consistency across school settings for data collection. Tips and strategies will be presented.

2B - An Iowa Approach to Implementing Program Wide Positive Behavior
Supports (PW-PBS) in Early Childhood Settings
(Iowa Department of Education Consultants: Dr. Barbara Ohlund, Consultant for Special Education; Tom Rendon, Consultant for Head Start; Suana Wessendorf, Consultant for Behavior Disorders)
Target Audience: CO, AD, AEA

Purpose of the session is to present an overview of the Iowa Department of Education’s early childhood initiative for program wide positive behavior supports (PW-PBS). PW-PBS is a process for understanding and resolving the problem behavior of children, generally aged 3-6, that is based on values and empirical research. It offers an approach for developing an understanding of why the child engages in problem behavior and strategies for preventing the occurrence of problem behavior while teaching the child new skills. Positive behavior support offers a holistic approach that considers all factors that impact on a child and the child’s behavior. It can be used to address problem behaviors that range from aggression, tantrums, and property destruction to social withdrawal. This session will share information and evaluation outcomes for the state’s first year of implementation and the ongoing training opportunities The session will also include an opportunity to hear about Iowa’s unique work with the Center for Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL).

2C - Technical Assistance in the PBS Schools
(Spike Hall and Charlene Thiede)
Target Audience: TR, CO, TM

Join our PBS technical assistants to hear what they’ve discovered about PBS implementation in Iowa— what the schools have taught us, what help do schools say they need,and what’s in the future.

2D - Family Session
(Alliance PBS Family Team)
Target Audience: FR, CO, TM, TR, AEA, 4-H

Defining the role of the family representative on the local PBS leadership team and other important topics.

2E - PBS Data and IYS
(Trish Freier and Becky Halbur, Coaches at East Sac County)
Target Audience: CO, TM, AEA,

It's one more piece of the puzzle! See how this coach has linked PBS data with the Iowa Youth Survey data and how the team used this information.

2F - Middle School Administrator Presentation
(Des Moines Middle School Principal)
Target Audience: AD, TM, CO, AEA

JoLynn May, Vice Principal of Meredith Middle School, will discuss the decrease of office discipline referrals as a result of school-wide implementation of PBS. She will illustrate how administrative, teacher and student time has been recaptured to allow more time spent on student achievement.

2G - Networking for Coaches
(Diana Raba, PBS Coach, Des Moines Public Schools)
Target Audience: CO

Coaches, here is an opportunity for you to network with other Iowa PBS coaches and share strategies and tips.

2H - It Takes a Village—Partnering in Communities: Strong Families, Strong Communities
(Jane E. Neff, Iowa Statewide Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC), Melody Lager, University of Iowa Family Care Clinic (Perry IA), Rosa Morales de Gonzalez, ISU Extension Project LINK (Perry IA), Janice Summerson, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (Perry IA))
Target Audience: FR, 4-H, CO, TM, TR, SSS

Partnering in Communities: Strong Families, Strong Communities brings together a diverse group of community leaders to create a strong community culture that supports parents in helping their children learn at home and in school. Modeling Positive Behavior Supports throughout the community is one example of creating a supportive environment for families and youth. Participants in the Perry IA pilot of Partnering in Communities will share information about the project, engage participants in interactive tasks from the project, and provide information about how your community can get involved.

2:30 Poster Session - Theme: Data Matters
Target Audience: EV

Join us for refreshments and an opportunity to win a prize as you network and review posters and presentations from schools implementing PBS across Iowa.
Silent Auction time

3:00 Breakout Session Three

3A - Sustainability - Illinois Matrix
(Rob Horner)
Target Audience: AD, CO, TM, TR, AEA

Now that you have your PBS program is implemented, how do you sustain the program? Join Rob as he shares information about a tool, the Illinois Matrix, that may be useful in helping you achieve your goals regarding

3B - The Iowa High School Project: Links with Positive Behavioral Supports
(Barbara Ohlund, Iowa Department of Education Consultant; Mark Draper, Consultant, AEA 13)
Target Audience: AD (high school), TR, TM, CO

Purpose of the session is to present an overview of the Iowa High School Project (IHSP) and the links with Positive Behavioral Supports. IHSP was developed to assist high schools in the transformation from promising to proven institutions of learning for students by focusing on rigorous, relevant curriculum as well as strong faculty-student relationships. In partnership with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), the Bureau of Student and Family Support Services provides professional development and targeted technical assistance to selected schools across the state of Iowa. Presenters will discuss (1) IHSP components, (2) systems evaluation from year one implementation, (3) systems survey and learning criteria, (4) links to positive behavioral supports and other state initiatives, and (5) project participation.

3C - Facilitated Roundtable Family Session
(Alliance PBS Family Team)
Target Audience: FR, CO, TM, SSS, AEA

This session is primarily for family reps but all are welcome. We will facilitate an informal roundtable discussion of issues pertaining to the role of the family representative on Leadership teams. What is working for you? What are your concerns and needs? Bring ideas to share and questions to ask.If time allows, we will work on developing individual family involvement plans for your school.

3D - Administrator Session
(David VanHorn, AEA 14 and Ellen McGinnis-Smith, Des Moines Public Schools)
Target Audience: AD

A key component of successful PBS implementation is administrative support. What does it take to provide ongoing administrative support? What does administrative support of PBS look like? Join us for a frank discussion on this topic.

3E - PBS Master Teacher Curriculum
(Lorie Spanjers and Don Messmer, AEA 8; Kathy Lockard, AEA 14)
Target Audience: TR, AD, CO, TM

Would you like to advance your PBS skills? If so, join us in this session to find out about an opportunity to become a PBS Master Teacher.

3F - De-escalation
(Julie Woodhouse, Marjorie Proffitt, Shawnda Goerish, Des Moines PBS Trainers)
Target Audience: TR, AD, CO, TM

The trainers will review Colvin’s Phases of Acting Out Behavior and strategies to effectively respond to each phase.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

7:00 a.m Registration

8:00 a.m. - Keynote Speaker: Laura Riffel, The Behavior Doctor, Kansas

  "Learning by Example: Fun with PBS"

Target Audience: EV

Begin your day with a touch of humor and a presentation on how easy it is to share PBS with families and community members.

9:10 Breakout Session Four

4A - Linking Positive Youth Development Principles and Practices within PBS Frameworks
(4-H Youth Development Specialists: Amy Fuglestad-Nahnsen and Ann Torbert)
Target Audience: AD, CO, TM, TR, AEA

Positive youth development is grounded in the research-based knowledge that all children and youth have the four basic developmental needs of belonging, independence, generosity, and mastery. Studies indicate that youth whose needs are met in positive ways are likely to develop into active citizens and contributing members of their families and communities. Participants will explore how they can support and implement positive youth development principles and practices that address these four basic needs of students within the PBS framework.

4B - Breaking the Cycle of Behavioral Failure with
Mentoring: A Tertiary Intervention
Cheryl Young, Ed.D., BCABA, University of Nebraska at Kearney,
Kearney, NE
Target Audience: CO, TM, TR, AEA, AD, FR, SSS

Several PBS schools in the Midwest and southern US implemented resiliency mentoring as a tertiary intervention. The session will highlight student selection, staff training, and program maintenance, as well as current results from this project.

4C - Intensive Interventions
(Michael Couvillon, Asst. Professor, Drake University; Polly Nichols, University of Iowa; Jackie Fober, Alliance Trainer and AEA 267 Staff)
Target Audience: TR, CO, TM, AD

Even experienced educators who are familiar with the issues surrounding emotional and behavior disorders in children find themselves with students who present extreme challenges. These situations often require the special attention and the collaborative efforts of teachers, school psychologists, campus administrators, community agencies, and parents. This session will discuss methods and specific approaches for designing, managing, and implementing intensive interventions.

4D - Classroom Interventions
(Suzann Wilson, Des Moines)
Target Audience: CO, TR, TM, AEA

This session describes how to maximize the impact of instruction to affect academic achievement through research-based classroom management strategies.

4E - Providing Positive Behavioral Supports: A Focus on Policy and Legal Directions for Students with Individualized Support Needs (Updated!)
(Carl Smith, Co-Director of the Iowa Behavioral Alliance, Iowa State University)
Target Audience: AD, CO, TM, TR, AEA, FR

This session will emphasize the relationship of PBS to meeting the behavioral needs of a wide range of students; including those who may qualify as being in need of special education as well as students with mental health needs. An update will be provided for developing behavioral intervention plans and behavioral goals in individualized educational programs (IEPs) within a PBS framework and directions in Iowa for serving these students and their families.

4F - Mining the Data: Your data looks good, now what?
(Rob Horner)
Target Audience: CO, TR, TM, AEA

Join Rob for a session in data exploration.

10:40 Breakout Session Five

5A - PBS Outside the Classroom
(Laura Riffell, The Behavior Doctor)
Target Audience: SSS, CO, TM, 4-H, AD, AEA

Are you school support staff (custodians, cafeteria workers, secretary, bus driver, associate volunteer) or a member of staff who would like some hints and tips on the best way to share the concepts of PBS and gain school-wide support? Then this session is designed with you in mind.

5B - Developing Youth PBS Leadership Teams
(4-H Youth Development Specialists: Annette Brown and Brenda Welch)
Target Audience: CO, TM, AD, FR

This session will focus on the critical importance of engaging students in meaningful ways within schools’ PBS frameworks by the development of Youth PBS Leadership Teams. In an open discussion format, hear from adults and youth how they are working together to strengthen their school’s positive climate. Adults and youth will share and answer questions regarding topics such as the steps involved in developing Youth PBS Leadership Teams and the benefits of youth and adults working together as partners.

5C - Focus Group Information from Youth
Examining PBS Youth Focus Group Qualitative Data (Updated!)
(4-H Youth Development Specialists: Jeff Macomber, Julie Hering, Keli Tallman)
Target Audience: CO, TM, AD, FR

Participants will have the opportunity to learn what elementary, middle, and high school youth are sharing regarding changes in their schools’ environment with the implementation of PBS at their schools. Come hear how young people are describing that PBS is changing teachers’ and youths’ behavior and leave the session with ideas generated by youth on how the PBS framework can be improved.

5D - Behavioral De-Escalation: Effective Strategies to Prevent Power Struggles
(Michael Couvillon, Asst. Professor, Drake University)
Target Audience: TR, CO, TM, AEA, FR

Challenging behaviors can be very stressful and are frequently disruptive to the regular academic activities in the classroom. Even with effective preventive strategies in place these events still occur. This session will discuss specific and effective strategies for managing the cycle of acting-out behavior in the classroom.

5E - Targeted Interventions
(Jerome Schaefer, Alliance Trainer and Northwest AEA School Psychologist )
Target Audience: TR, CO, TM, AEA, 4-H

Secondary, or targeted interventions,  are intended to reduce the number of existing cases of problem behaviors by establishing efficient and rapid pro-active responses to problem behavior using systems embedded within the school.  These systems are intended to help students with on-going behavioral problems to engage in more appropriate behavior by more closely monitoring and giving them feedback regarding their behavior as it relates to the school-wide behavioral expectations.  This session is intended to provide an overview of the key features of targeted interventions and emphasizes the importance of creating interventions that address the types of behavioral problems that exist within your school, while at the same time take into consideration the culture of your school.

12:00 - 12:45 Closing Keynote
Laura Riffel, the Behavior Doctor

Join us for this closing session and leave the conference with a smile on your face and feeling reinvigorated about PBS and its potential!

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