The biggest challenge is teaching students about the rules and expectations for behavior and getting staff solidly behind this primary prevention effort (Tier 1). Staff must learn to actively support good behavior instead of reacting to bad behavior. They must learn to coach all students in the socially appropriate behaviors that create a school culture that is predictable, consistent, positive and safe.

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Join Donald Kincaid, Ed.D., director of the Florida Positive Behavior Support Project at the University of South Florida, for a 90-minute webinar that will provide practical answers to the most common implementation issues and questions when schools make the transition to SWPBS. The emphasis will be on Tier 1 implementation.

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In working with schools around the country, Don says there are 12 questions he hears repeatedly about how to be effective with Tier 1 efforts. The webinar will provide answers to these 12 most commonly asked questions.

WEBINAR AGENDA:

1. How to form an effective Tier 1 team
2. How to align Tier 1 PBS team with RtI
3. What data are needed for decision-making at Tier 1 and 2
4. What strategies are effective for getting staff buy-in
5. The keys to developing effective expectations and rules
6. How to develop reward/recognition programs that go beyond token economies
7. New ideas for teaching students expectations/rules
8. How to provide consequences in PBS and coordinate PBS with your code of conduct
9. Bringing schoolwide PBS into the classroom
10. Important steps to take to ensure successful implementation
    a. The best way to implement schoolwide PBS(as part of a roll-out or systemwide launch?)
    b. Developing an implementation plan
    c. Maintaining fidelity to the PBS process
11. Evaluating whether the Tier 1 system works
    a. Evaluating student outcomes
    b. How to maintain implementation fidelity
12. When to implement Tier 2 and how to identify students who need more than Tier 1 supports

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Donald Kincaid, Ed.D, is assistant program director and professor with the Division of Applied Research and Educational Support at the University of South Florida. He also directs the Florida Positive Behavior Support Project at the University of South Florida and directs USF's participation in the OSEP Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions Center, a partnership of universities and agencies across the country.

Don also co-directs the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and directs an Institute for Education Science grant for supporting students with severe problem behaviors. His professional interests include person-centered planning, positive behavior support, disabilities, and school and systems change. Don previously served for 10 years as the deputy director of the West Virginia University Affiliated Center for Developmental Disabilities.

Don's previous webinar on this topic drew such high marks we invited him back for an encore. Here's what participants had to say about Don's previous webinar on The 12 Top Issues Educators Must Face When Implementing Schoolwide PBS

"I had a mixture of experienced schools, newly trained and soon to be trained schools. Everyone got something from it. All my evaluations were good."--Lisa Page, Sanford, FL

"Informative, professional, relevant, to the point. The section dealing with classroom implementation is particularly relevant."--Asher Cutting, Gander NL

"Very practical suggestions."--Lori Van Himbergen, Edgerton, WI

"Very informative and helpful for our team. Gave us several ideas in terms of process and program."--Jack Lenson, Baldwin, NY