All new DE-PBS schools or schools with new school teams should complete the Universal Framework trainings to establish a strong school-wide PBS system.
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| Title | Description |
| PBS School-wide Team Training: 1-day workshop | This workshop is open to new team members joining existing PBS school teams. The content presented will be very similar to the 2 day School-wide PBS Team training. Since participants are coming with products already developed, the team time will be shortened and the focus will be on product review and tweaking, as well as expanding and maintaining PBS programs. Offered Annually |
| Developing Self-Discipline | Open to staff from PBS schools. The primary focus is helping schools develop children’s self-discipline as a critical component of comprehensive school discipline. Participants will learn what constitutes self-discipline, and why it is important, the practical strategies for using praise and reinforcers to help develop self-discipline, the cognitions and emotions that underlie self-discipline, and practical strategies for preventing and correcting behavior problems and developing self-discipline. Offered Annually |
| DE-PBS Celebration | This event celebrates the wonderful things happening with DE-PBS across the state in our 140 schools! The conference is open to DE-PBS school team members & staff, schools considering DE-PBS, administrators, parents/family members, etc. Offered Annually
Keynote Presentation-Motivating StaffAfternoon Presentation-Building Relationships |
| Classroom Management with Dr. Laura Riffel | The Delaware PBS Project is excited to have Dr. Laura Riffle as our guest to present to staff from DE-PBS schools on the hot topic of classroom management. Dr. Riffle has over 30 years of experience in educational settings (regular and special education), and has served as a statewide coordinator for a program serving all children in the state with behaviors impeding their learning or that of others. Guest Speaker
Positive Interventions and Effective Strategies Presentation |
| 2 day School-wide | Representative school teams are supported to understand the Key Features of PBS in DE, and the components of a School-wide PBS program. Teams use the DE-PBS framework to develop their school’s unique program including behavioral expectations, plans for teaching and acknowledging expectations, and use of multiple data sources for decision making and action planning. Offered Annually
SW Team Training Powerpoint*Please note that this presentation includes information from other sources. Please reference these sources when using the materials. |
| Family-School Collaboration (2-Day) | This is a 2-part workshop series focused on exploring common barriers to understanding between parents and professionals, and presenting a model for enhanced collaboration. This material establishes a means by which everyone involved in a student’s education is part of the process of developing effective School-wide PBS programs as well as individual student supports.
Family School Collaboration-Part 1Family School Collaboration-Part 2 |
| PBS Data Analysis (1/2 day) | Open to currently implementing DE-PBS School-wide Teams (at least two staff members recommended) Participants will explore deeper issues of program implementation and utilize multiple data sources (e.g., “Big Five” ODR, School Climate, and Needs Assessment summaries) for planning and evaluation. |
