Training
Upcoming Training Events
PBS New Coaches Training August 20-23 (Initial Training), November 3, 2012 (Follow-Up Session). Click here for more information.
Making Connections Conference - October 31st to November 2, 2012. Click here for more information.
Training Resources
Introduction to PBS
These power points (provided in both ppt and pptx formats) are templates for “Introduction to PBS” presentations. They can be used to share the basic principles of and rationale for PBS for schools, districts, school boards, or community groups. They are provided in 30, 60, and 90 minute presentation formats.
90 minute presentation: ppt or pptx
60 minute presentation: ppt or pptx
30 minute presentation: ppt or pptx
This document contains activities for use during “Introduction to PBS” presentations.
PBS Introduction Presentation Resources: click here
Provincial PBS Trainers Available for Schools and Districts
Janice Coomer
Educational Consultant, Retired District Resource Teacher, SD#43
Contact: click here to email, 604-936-5383
BC Provincial Trainer for PBS and Wrap-Around; B.C. Co-Facilitator for PBS; Coaches Training; Certified Trainer for Canadian Centre for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response; Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate; Training with District Behaviour Teams
PBS Support Offered
-New Team Training/Team Facilitator Training
-Coaches Training
-District Capacity Building (training and coaching systems)
-Targeted Systems
-Individual Systems (FBA and function-based support)
-Wrap-Around planning; parent info./education; community capacity building; coordinator with community agencies
Don Chapman
Contact: click here to email
Don Chapman, M.Ed., has been a long standing advocate for public education. He has worked to improve educational opportunities for students with special needs within the mainstream system. He worked in the Ministry of Education, taught at both elementary and secondary levels and served as an administrator in student services in the Maple Ridge and Coquitlam school districts. He has supported the implementation of Positive Behaviour Support in British Columbia schools for over 10 years. He currently offers consulting services to organizations and school districts in the area of special education.
Cheryl Hofweber
School District #54 (Bulkley Valley)
Contact: click here to email, 250-847-3974
Cheryl Hofweber as an executive member of BC CASE, was instrumental in supporting the initial PBS initiative in BC schools. As a former Director of Student Services in SD 54 (Smithers) she developed a district level model to support schools implementing PBS. She also worked with local community interagency groups in implementing the Wraparound Approach to support high risk youth. Cheryl has taught functional behaviour assessment for the Northwest Community College. She continues her work with Child and Youth Mental Health as a provincial trainer for the FRIENDS program.
PBS Support Offered
-New Team Training/Team Facilitator Training
-Individual Systems (FBA and function-based support)
Kent McIntosh
Associate Professor, University of Oregon (starting July 2, 2012)
Contact: click here to email, 604-822-6382
Kent McIntosh, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Special Education Program at the University of Oregon, as well as a former teacher, social worker, and family and child interventionist (and proud Canadian citizen). He was a professor of school psychology at UBC for six years. His areas of expertise include school-wide positive behavior support, individual student positive behavior support, and systems to monitor and support academic and behavioral success across the range of student needs. His current research focuses on systems change and sustainability of school-based interventions.
Works with school district leadership teams for supporting implementation and sustainability of PBS systems in schools; focus on district planning for evaluation and training.
PBS Support Offered
-New Team Training/Team Facilitator Training
-Coaches Training
-District Capacity Building (training and coaching systems)
-District Capacity Building (evaluation systems)
-Data-Based Decision Making (SWIS and other data)
-Targeted Systems
-Individual Systems (FBA and function-based support)
Nathan Ngieng
SD #33 (Chilliwack School District)
Contact: click here to email, 604-798-5229
Worked with a number of schools in a coaching capacity to implement or renew PBS framework; offered workshops for schools around PBS and its implementation; offered trainings for school teams around data driven decision making and PBS.
PBS Support Offered
-New Team Training/Team Facilitator Training
-Data-Based Decision Making (SWIS and other data)
Tom Schimmer
SD #67 (Okanagan-Skaha)
Contact: click here to email, 250-488-3876
Tom Schimmer, M. Ed., is an independent education author, speaker, and consultant from Penticton, BC. He is an internationally recognized leader and expert in the areas of positive behaviour support, sound assessment & grading practices, as well as educational leadership. Prior to working as a consultant, Tom spent 20 years in the education system working in a variety of roles including as a classroom teacher, school administrator, and district-level leader. He was the primary facilitator of the BC-PBS Coaches Training (2003-2006) and was the lead trainer for the Departments of Education in both Nova Scotia and Newfoundland during their province-wide implementation of PBS systems. He is the author of /Ten Things that Matter from Assessment to Grading /(Pearson Canada).
PBS Support Offered
-New Team Training/Team Facilitator Training
-Coaches Training
-Data-based Decisions
-Targeted Systems
-Individual Systems (FBA and function-based support)
-Other (Classroom Systems, Academic Connection to Student Behaviour, Leading PBS Implementation, Planning, & Organization)
