Training Opportunities
2023- 2024 School Year | All times listed are Central Time Zone
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Event Fees, Payment Options, & Registration Close Dates
See each event for fees if applicable
All fees are due on or before the first day of the training.
We accept credit cards, checks, money orders, and purchase orders.
Request a copy of our W9 by emailing support@midwestpbis.org
*NEW for 2021* All payments must be in US dollars and should be made payable West40-MW PBIS, at the address below.
Midwest PBIS Network c/o West40 ISC #2
415 W. Lexington St.
Maywood, IL 60153
Tax ID # 56-2380666
Note: Checks or Purchase Orders made out incorrectly will be returned to be reissued.
Cancellation Policy
Unless otherwise noted:
Registration closes two (2) business days prior to each event.
Cancellations received in writing via email to support@midwestpbis.org no later than two (2) business days prior to the event will be refunded, minus a 5% service charge to cover non-refundable expenses to the Midwest PBIS Network.
If you do not cancel and do not attend, you are still responsible for full payment of your registration fee. Substitutions may be made at any time.
School Team Training Events - Cohort Model
View the short video to learn more about the capacity building cohort model
Tier 1 Team Training Cohort
This training for school teams supports the development or improvement of necessary components of Tier 1 installation. Action plans will be developed based on the current context with progress monitoring toward high-fidelity implementation. This school team training is suitable if you are new to PBIS or need to re-boot your current implementation overall.
Tier 2 Team Training Cohort
This training for school teams supports development or improvement of necessary components of Tier 2 installation, while confirming necessary components of Tier 1 implementation. Action plans are developed based on current context with progress towards high fidelity implementation.
Tier 2 SEB Groups: Building a Continuum of Groups Beyond CICO
This training is designed to assist district leaders and school Tier 2 coordinators in assessing and improving targeted social-emotional-behavioral (SEB) interventions for groups of students. The goal is to develop a continuum of support within a multi-tiered system to enhance student outcomes.
$1200/School Team
Virtual Training:
November 16, 2023 (8:30am-11:30am CST) - Registration is Closed
This is a team training series. Registration for the first session automatically registers you for, and requires participation in, the two additional sessions listed below:
December 19, 2023 (8:30am-11:00am CST)
January 19, 2024 (8:30am-noon)
(this registration link is for Team Leader Registration; once the Team Leader has registered, they will receive instructions on how to register their Team Members)
Training of Trainers - Tier 1
Are you interested in becoming a trainer for PBIS Team training in your district or region? Do you have experience with implementation, data collection, and the problem solving process? Apply to be part of the next Training of Trainers cohort through Midwest PBIS Network.
$2400/person - Apply HERE!
Deadline for Registration is December 1, 2023
Webinars for those selected will be held February-December 2024
Content Exploration Events
Overviews to explore topics, and help you decide about engaging in full team training for capacity building
Getting Ready for Tier 1
School administrators and coaches will prepare to lead their school through the planning and implementation of PBIS. Participants will increase their knowledge of PBIS as a framework and the critical features of Tier 1 as well as their understanding of the integration of classroom management practices into Tier 1. This training will help school leaders assess their readiness of full team training by ensuring proper team composition, identifying coaching responsibilities, and ensuring readiness of data systems. School leaders are encouraged to participate in this training prior to registering a team for Tier 1 Team Training.
Getting Ready for Tier 2
School administrators and coaches will prepare to lead their school through installation of Tier 2 systems and a continuum of interventions. Participants will increase their knowledge of targeted interventions for groups of students and the systems to support these practices. This training will help school leaders assess their readiness for full team training by ensuring Tier 1 foundations are in place, Tier 2 team composition, identifying coaching roles and ensuring readiness of data systems. School leaders are encouraged to participate in this training prior to registering a team for Tier 2 Team Training.
Virtual Training:
FREE (Registration Required)
August 7, 2023 (1pm-2:30pm CST) - This event has passed
February 21, 2024 (9am-10:30am CST) - Register
Getting Ready for Tier 3
School administrators and coaches will prepare to lead their school through installation of Tier 3 systems and person centered planning process (e.g., wraparound, RENEW). Participants will increase their knowledge of person-centered planning process and assess their schools readiness for implementing this process with fidelity. This training will help schools leaders identify facilitators to send to wraparound or RENEW training and prepare their systems. School leaders are encouraged to participate in this training prior to registering facilitators for wraparound and RENEW training.
Training materials:
Virtual Training:
FREE (Registration Required)
September 8, 2023 (8:30am-10am CST) - This event has passed
What is ISF?
This is an introduction to the Interconnected Systems Framework. School or community agency staff who are exploring how education and mental health systems can more effectively work together in an integrated way are encouraged to participate. Participants in this training will learn the history and context of ISF and increase their understanding of how the ISF provides the structures and process for moving school and mental health systems from a co-located model to an integrated system. Participants in the training will leave with knowledge of existing resources available to support.
Virtual Training:
FREE (Registration Required)
September 15, 2023 (9am-11:00am CST) - This event has passed
March 1, 2024 (9am-11:00am CST) - Register
What is a Tiered Behavioral Framework Centered in Equity, Inclusion and Belonging?
This exploration session will offer leaders of learning the opportunity to prepare to lead their school/district/region through the planning and implementation efforts of centering equity, inclusion and belonging in their PBIS frameworks. This training will help school leaders to assess their current readiness for full implementation of equity, inclusion and belonging within their three tiered system. Leaders are encouraged to participate in this session prior to registering for the Centering Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging in the PBIS Framework: A Leadership Series.
Training materials:
SWIS Overview
Free overview of the SWIS (School-Wide Information System) application highlighting referral entry and reporting features.
Virtual Training:
FREE (Registration Required)
October 17, 2023 (10-11:00am CST) - This event has passed
February 13, 2024 (10-11:00am CST) - Register
Individual Capacity Building Events
Administrator Academies (IL)
School administrators and coaches will prepare to lead their school through the planning and implementation of PBIS. These leaders will learn the critical features of PBIS, and understand the integration of classroom management practices into Tier 1. Participants will also learn about coaching and team facilitation roles, use of behavioral data for decision-making, and progress-monitoring for fidelity of implementation and student outcomes.
Virtual Training:
$210/person ($225.93 w/fees)
April 23, 2024 (8:30am-3:30pm CST) -
Register (Registration closes 4/17/24)
June 11, 2024 (8:30am-3:30pm CST) -
Register (Registration closes 6/6/24)
Note: these trainings are provided by Midwest PBIS Network; the events are hosted by West40 Intermediate Service Center
Centering Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging in the PBIS Framework: A Leadership Series
This learning series will offer PBIS implementation leaders the opportunity to refine and enhance their efforts of centering equity, inclusion and belonging in their PBIS frameworks. Following the 5 point intervention approach for enhancing equity in school discipline, participants will engage in 5 virtual sessions designed to equip them with foundational skills, practices, and processes to address disproportionate outcomes in disciplinary practices. Sessions will also offer the opportunity for leaders to learn from each other and share their experiences in this work.
$400/person
Virtual Training Series:
January 26, 2024 (9:00-10:30am CST)
This is a training series. Registration for the first session automatically registers you for, and requires attendance at, all four subsequent sessions listed below:
February 23, 2024
9:00am-10:30am CST
March 22, 2024
9:00am-10:30am CST
April 26, 2024
9:00am-10:30am CST
May 10, 2024
9:00am-10:30am CST
Building Implementers - IL Networking Opportunities
Free opportunities on Zoom to meet other people (i.e., coaches, administrators, teachers) in districts/schools who are implementing PBIS. These virtual meet-ups provide the space to learn together by sharing successes and problem solving challenges. These monthly events are targeted as support to PBIS implementing schools in Illinois and, in our virtual world, they are open to any implementer across the world to join. New participants are welcome at every meeting!
FREE - 3:00pm-4:00pm CST
August 21, 2023
September 18, 2023
October 16, 2023
November 6, 2023
District Implementers- IL Networking Opportunities
Free opportunities on Zoom to meet other DISTRICT PBIS/MTSS Leaders who are coordinating and supporting school-level PBIS implementation across their district. These virtual meet-ups provide the space to learn together by sharing successes and problem solving challenges. These bi-monthly events are targeted as support to PBIS implementing districts in Illinois and, in our virtual world, they are open to any district PBIS/MTSS leader across the world to join. New participants are welcome at every meeting!
FREE -1:45pm-2:45pm CST
September 18, 2023
November 6, 2023
Center on PBIS Events
Community of Practice
The Center on PBIS is hosting a series of monthly Community of Practice (CoP) sessions to bring people together in an effort to explore how a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) can strengthen current efforts to support increasing needs. Participants will have time for learning and processing with others in this space. Team participation is highly encouraged. Participation is provided at no cost. Registration is required.
Who: Leadership Team hiring clinicians, Leadership Teams recruiting diverse workforces, Clinicians new to working with leadership teams, Individual clinicians
What: Join others from across the country to learn and be in community with practitioners, technical assistance providers, and other educational and mental health system professionals.
How: Join virtually. No cost. Registration is required.
When: Monthly series. All CoPs from noon-1:30pm CST
All CoPs from Noon-1:30pm CST
January 24, 2023
February 21, 2023
March 21, 2023
April 20, 2023
May 18, 2023
Click here for past recordings and more info!
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