14th Annual Maine PBIS Conference

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Augusta Civic Center

8:30 AM until 4:00 PM

Registration INformation- OPEN NOW!

 

Join us to celebrate, learn, and network with PBIS leaders and implementers from across Maine and beyond!

Registration Cost:

  • General (individual)- $195

  • Group (groups of 3 or more attendees)- $165

  • Student (full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in 6 credits per semester for at minimum 2 semesters per year)- $85

  • Lead Presenter (those accepted to present; only lead presenters are at no charge; co-presenters will be charged the individual rate)- $0

Register Here: https://conferences.usm.maine.edu/EventProConnect/default.aspx

Call for Proposals- OPEN Now!

The conference planning committee is seeking presentations from individuals, schools, and districts that have been implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports at various stages (e.g. installation, initial implementation, innovation, and sustainability).

Proposals should reflect the Maine PBIS mission:

The mission of Maine PBIS is to enhance the quality of life of students by promoting evidence-based and effective positive behavior supports to realize socially valid and equitable outcomes for people, families, schools, agencies, and communities.

Proposals will be chosen based on:

  • Significance of Content to the Field: The proposal provides information that is significant to the field and can improve practice. The topic is timely, and supports the mission of Maine PBIS.

  • Conceptual or Empirical Strength: The proposal is based on sound and current research, knowledge, theory, and/or practice in the field.

  • Clarity of Proposal: The proposal content is explicit and it is clear exactly what will be presented and how it will be presented. The participant objectives are clear and are aligned with the content and abstract. The content explains how each of the objectives will be achieved.

If a proposal is accepted, the presentation team is entitled to one free registration.

Submit Your Proposal Here: https://forms.gle/RVRLXt8DDqVwz7Bq7

Questions regarding the conference or proposal submissions may be directed to: Courtney Angelosante (courtney.angelosante@maine.edu) and Sarah Wilkinson (sarah.wilkinson@maine.edu)

SCHOOL Showcase APPLICATIONS- OPEN Now!

We know your school team is doing great things! As part of our conference, we will again feature a gallery walk showcasing the fantastic PBIS work happening in schools across the state. Schools will be provided a table to display posters, artifacts, examples, or anything else you’d like to share.

Please consider applying to share your accomplishments with our attendees!

Submit Your School Spotlight Application Here: https://forms.gle/ceb9p5cgRSeTwSUp6

 
 

Meet Our Keynote Speaker

 
Ruthie Payno Simmons

Dr. Ruthie Payno Simmons

Dr. Ruthie Payno Simmons is the founder of RPS Educational Impact and serves as the Associate Director at the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center). She leads the coordination, design, and delivery of universal, targeted, and systemic equity-focused professional learning experiences and technical assistance to state and local agencies throughout the MAP Center’s 13-state region. Dr. Payno-Simmons has over 28 years of experience in PreK–12 and early college teaching and administration and technical assistance provision at all educational levels. She is nationally known for collaborating across national organizations to provide equity-focused technical assistance to state and local educational agencies as they work to address significant academic and discipline inequities involving minoritized students. She partnered with the Center on PBIS and led the PBIS Equity Pilot at Michigan’s MTSS TA Center, where participating partners significantly decreased their race-based discipline gap. Additionally, Dr. Payno-Simmons served on the Center on PBIS Equity workgroup. Dr. Payno-Simmons’ work is grounded in curriculum, instruction, educational policy, and culturally sustaining systems of support, and she received the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s 2019 E. G. “Ted” Carr Practitioner Award and the 2023 IUPUI Women’s History Month Recognition Award.

Enhancing Positive and supportive school climate through storytelling and rightful presence

This keynote explores how stories and rightful presence can enhance a positive and supportive school climate and promote positive educational outcomes. Attendees will learn how the stories we tell and are told not only reflect individual experiences but also shape perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. It offers powerful tools for promoting empathy, understanding, and inclusivity to empower students to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Conference Agenda

Link to: Full Program with Session Titles, Descriptions, and Presenters

8:30 Registration Opens

9:00 Welcome/Opening Remarks

9:15 Keynote 

  • Enhancing Positive and Supportive School Climate Through Storytelling and Rightful Presence

10:30 Break/Transition

10:45 Break-Out Session A 

  • Leveraging Data for Transformative Change Towards Educational Equity in Behavior Systems

  • Our School's Journey and Lessons Learned: Implementing PBIS Tier One

  • New Brunswick's Journey with Behaviour Intervention Mentors

  • Attendance is Behavior!

  • Setting Students Up for Success with Inclusive, Universally Designed Instruction

  • Breakfast Club: A Check in Format to Maximize School-Home Transition

  • BESTier 2 Implementation: The Team, Initial Referral, Protocols, Data, and Student Interventions

  • Enhancing Resilience after Crisis Events: Lessons Learned across Phases of Recovery

  • Maine PBIS: Getting Started, Growing, and Sustaining

11:45  Lunch

12:15 Maine PBIS Updates/Message/Raffle

12:30 Networking/School Spotlights/Tabling

1:15 Break-Out Session B

  • Leveraging Data for Transformative Change Towards Educational Equity in Behavior Systems

  • Brain Based Strategies for Supporting Diverse, LGBTQ+ Learners

  • Transitioning to an MTSS Model

  • Student Engagement Magic

  • Understanding and Embracing Student Belonging within SWPBIS

  • Are you ready for Tier 2? Exploring Tier 2 Interventions

  • Identifying, Teaching, Prompting and Reinforcing School- and Class-wide Behavioral Expectations

  • Identifying, Teaching, Prompting and Reinforcing School- and Class-wide Behavioral Expectations

  • Staff Resistance to PBIS

  • SWIS Overview-Getting Started with Using Data to Guide Next Steps

2:15 Break/Transition

2:30 Break-Out Session C

  • The Power of the Functions of Behavior in PBIS

  • Better Together: Creating an Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports (iMTSS)

  • We're All In This Together - Leveraging visual supports to promote teaching common expectations"

  • Behavior Threat Assessment WITHIN A SYSTEM OF PREVENTION: CSTAG for Prevention

  • Restorative Practices and PBIS – Creating a Culture of Care for Students and Staff

  • Engaging Families Through a School-Wide PBIS Night

  • Trauma Informed Strategies to Reduce Anxiety in Students

  • Adults Own Social Emotional Competency

  • Classroom Practices 101

  • Culture Shift: Adapting SW-PBIS to Meet Your Evolving School Culture

3:30 Evaluation/Closing