2024 Featured Posters

1 -  Animal Positive Characteristics That Change Behaviour

Naomi Peprah, Whole-hearted Care and Support Services (Sydney, Australia)

As part of the behavior support strategies for students with disabilities, Whole-hearted Care and Support Services has designed evidence-based behavior support strategies for students with disabilities using six Australian animals with positive characteristics to manage and change students behavior both in the special schools and in the mainstream setting. This poster presentation will describe how the approach has increased students’ social support and general well-being.  

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Early Childhood PBIS, Students with Disabilities

2 -  Precorrection & Behavior Specific Praise: Student Impact & Resources to Support Implementation

Rebecca Sherod, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ); Mark Buckman & Kathleen Lane, University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

Precorrection and behavior specific praise are low-intensity strategies used to support students across the tiers. This poster presentation will provide an overview of each strategy including steps to implement and current research, emphasizing the impact these strategies can have on student outcomes. Additionally, free-access resources will be shared, which can be used for implementation.  

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Schoolwide

3 -  3-Steps to Better Bus Behavior: Data from Districts Implementing a Positive Bus Safety System

Angel Jannasch-Pennell, KOI Education (Phoenix, AZ); Yadira Flores, Scottsdale Unified School District (Scottsdale, AZ) 

Let’s be honest - a bad school bus ride can break your student’s day. Most school bus drivers/aids are amazing people but have had limited training on child development, social-emotional learning, trauma, or PBIS. This poster presentation will describe how several districts trained 30 to 400 bus drivers and reduced discipline referrals. Free resources to download will be shared. 

Topic/Category: District & State PBIS, High School PBIS, Schoolwide

4 -  The Power of Partnership & Collaboration to Create Lasting Change in a Juvenile Justice Facility

Lindsey Tompkins & Katherine Aaron, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education (San Luis Obispo, CA); Marguerite Harris, County of San Luis Obispo Probation Department (San Luis Obispo, CA)

By drawing upon the experiences and successes utilizing the Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) this poster will highlight invaluable insights on how you also can implement similar partnerships and collaboration in your own community, ultimately fostering positive change within the juvenile justice system. 

Topic/Category: Juvenile Justice, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

5 -  What's up with PBIS & Students with Disabilities?

Sandra Sears, University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Extensive research has demonstrated the effectiveness of PBIS in improving students’ behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health outcomes. When schools implement with fidelity, students experience less punitive and exclusionary discipline. Comparatively, research investigating the effectiveness of PBIS in improving outcomes specifically for students with disabilities (SWD) is miniscule! This poster presentation will address a new analysis of data from the state of Connecticut specifically addressing exclusionary discipline of students with disabilities.  

Topic/Category: Schoolwide, Students with Disabilities

6 -  Intentional Implementation of PBIS to Support Students with (Dis)abilities 

Tobey Duble Moore, Ashley Plumb, & Sandy Sears University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

In this poster, data will be shared from a model demonstration that highlights the impact of teachers’ intentional, intensive implementation of three evidence-based, high-leverage practices to improve academic engagement of students with disabilities in inclusive classroom settings. Description of the single case research study and outcomes of implementation within the PBIS Framework will be shared. 

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Schoolwide, Students with Disabilities

7 -  Building a District-Wide MTSS Model Using Data-Based Decision Making, K-8

Sarah Schmittinger Kashner, Brandywine School District (Wilmington, DE)

During this poster presentation, come chat about tips and strategies for establishing district PBIS, such as maintaining and supporting structures over time for Tier 1 and Tier 2/3 in buildings. Some take-aways will be: Tier 1 universal agendas, subcommittee ideas, infusion of social-emotional learning and mental health for Tier 1, examples of a morning meeting schedule with SEL infusion; an example of Tier 2/3 electronic system for the problem-solving team, system meeting and problem solving meeting agendas. An example of district professional learning topics and TFI outcomes over the last three years will also be shared.  

Topic/Category: Data-based Decision Making, District & State PBIS, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

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10 -  Using Video to Coach Tier 1 Problem-Solving Teams

Amber Phillips & Jeannie Morris, Georgia Department of Education (Atlanta, GA)

This poster will describe how the Georgia Multi-Tiered System of Supports (GaMTSS) team conducted a field test with eight schools to explore the possibility of using OWL Labs cameras to record school Tier 1 team problem-solving meetings and provide follow-up coaching support. The process was well-received, and the teams demonstrated remarkable growth after a few sessions. Data results from the GaMTSS Team Fidelity Tool will be shared, confirming the benefits of continuing to expand and adapt this coaching process.  

Topic/Category: Coaching, Data-based Decision Making

11 -  Extreme Makeover: High School Culture Edition

Glynis Keene, Matthew Kunkel, & Gary Flaig, Bloom Trail High School (Chicago Heights, IL)

Welcome to the Bloom Township CREW! This high school located in the suburbs of Chicago has spent the last three years building Tier 1 PBIS around the philosophy of CREW- Community, Responsibility, Engagement, and Worthiness. This poster presentation will provide an example of cool tools, school-wide incentives (with TIPS meeting data), classroom matrices and other supports  implemented to continue to build CREW culture. 

Topic/Category: High School PBIS, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being, Schoolwide

12 -  A Classroom in Chaos 

Madilyn Wiley, District 89 (Melrose Park, IL)

The goal of this collaborative poster presentation is important to the field in its connection with supporting both general education and special education teachers, support staff, and leadership. Placing focus on navigating mental health within tiers, information will be presented around responding to challenging behaviors, intervention implementation, and an exemplar process of mental health crisis management will be included.
 

Topic/Category: Data-based Decision Making, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being, Schoolwide

13 -  Tier-One Self-Regulation Intervention 

Kaitlin Reichart
Loyola University Chicago (IL)

This poster will describe the research study that examined the impact of a universal Tier 1 self-regulation intervention on student engagement and reading comprehension. Specific strategies for this intervention included focused breathing, self-affirmation, meditative listening, and emotion labeling. Details of how students demonstrated improved reading comprehension and engagement as a result of the intervention will be shared.  

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being, Schoolwide

14 -  Building a Positive Culture: Tier 1 Support & Teacher Buy In

Kaylie McGuffee, Marissa Brewer, & Becky McFarland, Mahomet Seymour Junior High (Mahomet, IL)

In this poster presentation, we will present how we made data driven decisions to choose our Tier 1 school wide lessons, how we structured our lessons and the reinforcements of those lessons, and the data to show the impact that these lessons have had on our PBIS implementation. Additionally, we will present our action plan to show the direction we are heading for the 2024-2025 school year. 

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Data-based Decision Making, Schoolwide

15 -  North Chicago - Better Together!

Angelique Robinson, Brian Todorovic, & Tara Cook, North Chicago School District 187 (North Chicago, IL)

North Chicago School District #187 struggled to meet the needs of underrepresented students prior to the 2022-23 school year. Data showed that exclusionary discipline practices over-represented students who were Black, male, and those with IEPs. This poster presentation will describe the district’s efforts to install the Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF), which deepened the multi-tiered systems of support within the district, allowing for a more impactful continuum of social-emotional-behavioral (SEB) and mental health supports. Data noting a reduction in suspensions will be shared. 

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Data-based Decision Making, Schoolwide

16 -  Impact of Equity-Focused PBIS on Groups Overrepresented in School Discipline

Chelsea Salvatore, The May Institute (Natick, MA)

The overrepresentation of student sub-groups in school discipline data exhibits the need to better address behavioral support systems. This poster presentation will describe how one school implemented equity-focused PBIS, and following implementation improved risk ratios were observed for racially minoritized students, students with disabilities and male students.  

Topic/Category: Equity, Schoolwide

17 -  Student & Family Support through PBIS Can Save Billions of LEA Dollars in Massachusetts

Bob Putnam, The May Institute (Randolph, MA)

This poster presentation will describe how implementing MTSS/PBIS with fidelity in a Massachusetts district across tiers showed a decreasing trend in the rate of out-of-district placements for students with disabilities (SWD). Comparing that district’s rate with the state rate found that if LEAs across the state had placed SWD at this district's rate, the state would have saved billions of dollars. Data around student outcomes, fidelity of implementation, and financial savings will be shared. 

Topic/Category: Data-based Decision Making, District & State PBIS, Students with Disabilities

18 -  What’s Really Happening with Behavior in Schools? A Survey of Educators

Sarah Wilkinson, University of Southern Maine (Gorham, ME); Gretchen Scheibel, Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas (Kansas City, KS)

This poster will share results of a survey on educators’ first-hand experiences with student behavior, available supports, perceived effectiveness of those supports, perceived factors contributing to student behavior, and educator burnout. In addition to results, the poster will share implications for policy and practice, and next steps for addressing this issue. 

Topic/Category: Schoolwide

19 -  Positive Impact of PBIS for Students with Disabilities 

Kelli Pierscinski & Amie Urbanke, Genesee Intermediate School District (Flint, MI)

In Genesee County, Michigan, youth with disabilities are twice as likely to be suspended from schools that have not met the implementation threshold of 70% or higher when compared to schools that have implemented PBIS/Promoting Positive School Climate (PPSC) with fidelity. This poster presentation will describe how a regional PBIS implementation model has significantly enhanced the capacity and support provided to local public schools and academies, while emphasizing professional development and coaching has strengthened the countywide system, fostering a positive school climate. Data findings, a solution, and a laid-out model from an intermediate school district lens will be shared. 

Topic/Category: Coaching, Students with Disabilities

20 -  On-Time Initiative

Kate Sterckx, Ann Oosterhouse, & Jason Glerum, Grandville Public Schools (Grandville, MI)

Grandville HS successfully reduced tardiness in 2022-2023 with a PBIS acknowledgment-based initiative for on-time behavior. The lessons learned were used to revise and improve that initiative for the 2023-2024 school year with better results. This poster will also describe the procedure and impact of this year's On-Time Initiative. 

Topic/Category: Data-based Decision Making, High School PBIS, Schoolwide

21 -  Effective Tier 2 Systems: Identifying, Providing, and Monitoring Students Receiving SEB Intervention

Jason Glerum, Judd Vlietstra, & Trisha Malott, Grandville Public Schools (Grandville, MI)

This poster will describe  Grandville Public Schools' model for delivery of Tier 2 Social-Emotional-Behavioral intervention, from screening through tracking of fidelity, access, and effectiveness. 

Topic/Category: Data-based Decision Making, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

22 -  District Behavior Team: Building Resilience at the District Level

Angela Burley, Sandra Edwards, & Kimberly Wagner, Lincoln Park Public Schools (Lincoln Park, MI)

This poster will describe a district team, that includes two behavior specialists and a general education occupational therapist, who provide coaching at the district, building, team, and individual level to foster and promote resilience focused practices throughout our beautifully diverse district. Since its inception, suspensions/ODRs/disproportionality has decreased while belonging and academic scores have increased.  

Topic/Category: Coaching, Data-based Decision Making, Equity

23 -  This is Us: Leveraging the Power of Kindness and Community to Reduce Peer-to-Peer Mistreatment

Jackie Lenderman & Andrew Hoppert, Monroe Public Schools (Monroe, MI)

Monroe Public Schools utilized the creation of Peer-to-Peer Mistreatment Rubrics, combined with intentional, community-supported kindness activities to raise awareness for empathy. This poster will describe these efforts that showed a reduction in occurrences of peer-to-peer mistreatment, leading to a significant decrease in suspension and expulsion rates throughout the district.  

Topic/Category: Bullying Prevention, Data-based Decision Making, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

24 -  Structured Support: A Systematic Approach to Addressing Substance Use in Secondary Education

Jason Paris & Carla Kevern, Oakridge Public Schools (Muskegon, MI)

This poster presentation will describe one study’s assessment of a high school Tier 2 substance use group's efficacy in reducing suspensions, offering addiction education, and coping skills. The weekly sessions are 30 minutes, providing a structured environment for students and integrating psychoeducation and skill-building activities. Initial results showing decreased suspensions and heightened awareness will be presented, along with a discussion of implications for school interventions within a PBIS Framework. 

Topic/Category: High School PBIS, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being, Opioid Crisis and Substance Misuse

25 -  Cardinal Connections: Enhancing Student Health through Collaboration

Jennifer Rollenhagen, West Shore Education Service District (Ludington, MI) & Erin Oleniczak, District Health Department #10 (Ludington, MI)

This poster presentation will describe a rural district's journey to collaborate and add community agency services for students to access mental and physical health providers in their local district facilities. The Interconnected Systems Framework was utilized to coordinate providers and educators to enhance student well-being. The poster will show the timeline of when community agency partnerships were added and how the partners work together to increase student access to health services. Furthermore, multiple data will be shared to tell the district’s story, in addition to a list of implementation challenges and successes. 

Topic/Category: Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

26 -  Promoting Positive Mental Health & Well-being in the Cafeteria

Marre Welinski, Mariah Loiselle, & Kate Gustafson, The College of St. Scholastica Occupational Therapy- Mental Health Service Provider Grant (Duluth, MN)

Lunchtime at school can be challenging. These unstructured times are difficult for staff to monitor and are unpredictable for students. When designed well, lunchtime can be positive for students and staff, and can be an enriching social environment. During this poster presentation, strategies and models for effectively supporting students and supervisors, such as PBIS and positive mental health, will be provided.  

Topic/Category: Equity, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being, Schoolwide

27 -  Promoting Positive Mental Health with Tier 2 Groups

Vanessa Van Cleve, Isabel Romay, & Annalee Olson-Sola, The College of St. Scholastica Occupational Therapy- Mental Health Service Provider Grant (Duluth, MN)

Positive mental health practices can be supported and promoted through Tier 2 small groups within PBIS. Within group settings, occupational therapists can help students to learn strategies that support understanding of sensory and emotional regulation, and examine habits and routines in order to promote increased engagement and participation throughout their school day. 

Topic/Category: Equity, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

28 -  Cultivating Positive Mental Health Practices & Wellness Plans for the Educational Team

Isabel Valento, Mercedez Ekle, Louise Konetski, & Daphne Berg, The College of St. Scholastica Occupational Therapy- Mental Health Service Provider Grant (Duluth, MN)

Educational teams are being asked to support positive mental health within schools. Effectively addressing mental health with students through MTSS such as PBIS requires recognition of educational team needs and stressors. This presentation will explore redefining mental health as a continuum, provide strategies to embed predictability and positive mental health practices in the classroom, and develop a wellness plan. Examples will be provided from a variety of school settings as part of the U.S. Department of Education Mental Health Service Provider grant project that focuses on occupational therapists addressing mental health needs of students and educational teams in the schools.  

Topic/Category: Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being, Schoolwide

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30 -  A Data-Driven Approach to Behavioral Intervention & Support at Ferguson-Florissant School District

Colette Higgins, Ferguson-Florissant School District (Hazelwood, MO) & Essie Sutton, Branching Minds (New York, NY)

This poster will showcase the data-driven approach to behavioral support at Ferguson-Florissant School District. The district leveraged universal screening through PBIS to support at-risk students with Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions. Highlights will be shared, including significant improvements in behavior and social-emotional skills through individualized plans and PBIS practices, demonstrating effective data-based decision-making. 

Topic/Category: Data-based Decision Making, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

31 -  Supporting Students & Families with the Family Success Center 

Wynne Burg & Andrea Rein, Scottsbluff Public Schools (Scottsbluff, NE)

This poster presentation will describe how the Family Success Center addresses chronic absenteeism by identifying and addressing needs with families, making connections to resources, building relationships, and working with staff to support students and develop resilience within households affecting the most at-risk students. Data from buildings’ success rates within its student body and staff culture will be shared.   

Topic/Category: Equity, Family, School Climate Transformation Grant (SCTG)

32 -  How a Large Urban District Utilized the PBIS Framework to Implement Restorative Practices

Sarah Hayes, Meg Burrows & Charity Mcferron, Cincinnati Public Schools (Cincinnati, OH)

This poster presentation will describe Cincinnati Public School’s updated strategic plan  focusing efforts on supporting students and staff through the implementation of MTSS/PBIS, social emotional learning, and restorative practices. To help coordinate these efforts, the District PBIS Leadership Team developed training materials, procedures, practices, and data tools to enable the intentional integration of restorative practices within the current framework. Early effects on discipline, climate, and attendance data are promising, and will be presented. 

Topic/Category: District & State PBIS, Equity, Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

33 -  PBIS Implementation in an Urban District

Jacquie Pencek, Brigette Lowery, & Amber Hill, Columbus City Schools (Columbus, OH)

This poster presentation will walk participants through implementing PBIS in a large, urban district. In Ohio, PBIS is a state mandate. Columbus City Schools has invested in supporting 113 buildings with PBIS Implementation. The journey of moving from one  District PBIS Coordinator supporting the whole district to 12 coordinators has made a significant impact on the growth of building PBIS implementation with fidelity. School-level and student-level outcomes will be shared.  

Topic/Category: District & State PBIS

34 -  Pixels to Practice: Coaching Ohio's Virtual Teams for PBIS Triumph Across All Tiers

Erica Houston & Brian Callahan, Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio (Independence, OH)

Gain valuable insights into tailoring PBIS implementation for alternative and online settings in this poster presentation. Explore considerations for all tiers in virtual environments, effective coaching strategies for remote teams, guidance on state recognition for virtual schools, and best practices customized for online learning environments. 

Topic/Category: Coaching, High School PBIS, District & State PBIS

35 -  Building Community Engagement: PBIS Partnership with Starbucks

Erica Bauer & Joya Mitchell, Green Local Schools (Uniontown, OH); Jaymz Keller, Starbucks (Uniontown, OH)

Meaningful family and community engagement can be a great addition to a school district’s PBIS system. Green Local Schools and Starbucks have partnered to make this connection. Our partnership has engaged students, families, school staff, and a local business to promote clear, common expectations, and also highlights staff and students demonstrating our expectations. This poster presentation will describe why community partners like this are a great support to our school climate. 

Topic/Category: Family, High School PBIS, Schoolwide

36 -  Tips to Sustain PBIS 

Mirinda Roberts & Brian Tregoning, Helke Elementary, Vandalia-Butler City Schools (Vandalia, OH); Julie Mahl, Smith Intermediate, Vandalia-Butler City Schools (Vandalia, OH)

Have you found it difficult to sustain PBIS in your school building? This poster presentation will showcase simple tips and strategies that you can apply easily into your daily routine.  

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Family, Schoolwide

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38 -  External to Internal PBIS Coaching Support

Olivia Siegfried, North Central Ohio Educational Service Center (Mansfield, OH) & Dahni Reynolds, Mansfield City Schools (Mansfield, OH)

This poster presentation will describe how deliverables provided to Mansfield City Schools from the regional PBIS consultant over the past three years has led to improved attendance rates and student outcome data. From training to coaching, Mansfield City Schools has created PBIS systems and practices that are data-driven, emphasize team support, and promote equity. Data will be shared around successful PBIS implementation. 

Topic/Category: Coaching, District & State PBIS, Schoolwide

39 -  Supporting Elementary Tier 2 Behavior Interventionists District-wide

Noah Van Horn, Emily Minnis, & Moira McKenna, Springfield School District (Springfield, OR)

This poster will provide fidelity and outcome data showing the effectiveness of providing ongoing training and support to elementary Behavior Interventionists through a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) position who creates professional development and collaboration opportunities necessary to support individual student behaviors and school-wide PBIS systems. 

Topic/Category: Coaching, Data-based Decision Making, District & State PBIS

40 -  Minding the SEL Gap Through Summer Social Skills Instruction

Ashley Kimich, Huntsville ISD (Huntsville, TX); Faith Whatley-Torres, (Livingston, TX)

Enhancement of Tier 2 social emotional support is critical for PBIS health. Integration of focused social-emotional learning (SEL) programs during extended instructional breaks provides an efficacious model of support. This poster presentation will outline how execution of a SEL summer program utilizing the Teaching Interaction Procedure (TIP) has led to student and staff success. 

Topic/Category: Mental Health/Social-Emotional-Behavioral Well-Being

41 -  Tier 1 Behavioral Management Practices: Online Professional Development & Coaching

Katherine Graves, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX)

This poster presentation will include information about incarcerated youth and a study that evaluated whether professional development paired with coaching for teachers in a juvenile justice setting effectively increased teacher behavior-specific praise and opportunities to respond. Additionally, distal outcomes such as decreased student problem behavior and classroom removals will be discussed. 

Topic/Category: Classroom PBIS, Coaching, Juvenile Justice

42 -  Family-School Partnerships in PBIS Framework: Amplifying Student Outcomes

Andy Garbacz, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)

This presentation will describe the Family-School Partnerships in PBIS framework (FSP-PBIS), a set of systems and practices for partnering families and school professionals to promote positive social and behavior outcomes for students. Participants will gain access to the Tiered Fidelity Inventory:Family-School Partnerships (TFI:FSP), and suggestions from families and school professionals to refine the framework to promote feasible implementation will be shared. 

Topic/Category: Equity, Family, Schoolwide