Today's bonus episode is different! We are inviting you "behind the scenes" as we ask District Leaders questions relevant to Training/Coaching, Embedding Special Education within the MTSS framework, Funding, and Workforce Capacity. 

Join Dr. Lisa Powers as she unpacks the purpose, process and people at the annual PBIS IL Forum 2024 with Kelly Perales, Co-Director of the Midwest PBIS Network! 

Join us as we converse with Elisha Nemens, and Assistant Principal, here in St. Louis. She nicely outlines systems and practices their building creates at the beginning of each year to build a strong sense of community, consistency and safety f...

Welcome back, listeners and friends, to Season 4 of the Educator's Blueprint. Join us as we highlight key topic areas we are diving into this season, including:ScreeningTrauma-Informed approach to unwanted beha...

Jump into this lively conversation with Dr. Angus Kittelman (again) as we explore how College and Career Readiness shifts the focus in priorities AND practice within a MTSS/PBIS framework in High Schools. This conversation is resource r...

Join Lisa as she explores Mental Health within MTSS with Mark Weist and Andy Garbacz as they challenge how we integrate Mental Health into the Tiered Systems framework.The MTSS framework is a critical construct to organize programming an...

Join us as we explore MTSS/PBIS in an Early Childhood Setting with Ms. Tanisha Stanciel, Ed.S., from the Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District. She unpacks the Reggio method, including relationships, environment, and the power or Social St...

Join us as we have a lively conversation with Vince Estrada (Director of Student Services) and Lauren Weissler (MTSS Coordinator) for a Community District in St. Louis. Some highlights of our conversation include how district prior...

Join us as we begin to thoughtfully unpack Mental Health in school systems with Kelcey Schmitz, Director of Training and TA at the UW SMART Center and Dr. Kurt Hatch, Director for the Education Administration Program at UW. They tr...

Join us as we talk through wrapping up a semester with Celebrations, Reflections, Priorities and Planning for the New Year.  Near the end, you can hear some family traditions we hold near and dear to our hearts! Resources:&nbs...

Join Dr. Powers as she unpacks a statewide "Stone Soup" approach with Tina Lawson. Tina eloquently discusses how Pennsylvania has taken an integrated approach, connecting behavioral, mental and academic supports; built a diverse Community of Pr...

Join us as we talk about highlights from the keynote, district-focused strategies from exemplars, and what we are watching for in PBIS 6! Resources: 

Join us as we get to FINALLY interview students from a HS in Nebraska as they share their experience with PBIS, developing student led processes and sense of belonging. Resources:

Join us for our first official guest in Season 3, Dr. Aaron Campbell! She has many passion areas, to include early intervention normed on black and brown children, culturally responsive and adaptive supports, and how to consider equity thro...

Hello Educator Blueprint Podcast Listeners! We are so excited to be back for Season 3!  On this quick opening episode, we share some personal and professional accomplishments from summer, talk about what we are looking forward to, ...

That's a Wrap! Join us as we look back over this Season at some of these highlights, lessons learned, and what's to come in Season 3. Lisa Need Data on Downloads..

Join us as we chat  Dr. Kent McIntosh!! We talk about everything from equity, revitalizing systems and strategies with student voice, and the importance of regularly measuring fidelity of implementation  as a practice with consider...

Join us for Part 2 of this lively and informative conversation around the high leverage practice of effective feedback! Resources (re-shared from Part 1):Rila, A. & Estrapala S. (2023) Positive speci...

Join us for this lively and informative conversation around intensifying the High Leverage Practices specifically,  effective feedback! Learn the acronym T.O.P.I.C. and walk away with tangible tools and strategies. It was such an enlighten...

Join us as we explore Tier 2 Systems and Secondary supports with Dr. Angus Kittelman. The conversation is full of thought-provoking strategies, resources, and potential next steps! PBIS Briefs & Resources:

Join us as we chat with another rural district and explore how they systematically implement a tiered-systems framework with their eye on a uniformed approach while honoring context and pace!

Join us as we explore Function of Behavior: how it is defined and why it matters. Additionally, that when teachers consider and implement strategies at tier 1 and tier 2 (for all students), the need for individualized functional assessments at ...

Join us as we explore  the integration of MTSS and High-Leverage Practices (HLP's) and what it could look like as a partnership between General Education and Special Education with experts: Dr. Kelsey Morris, Dr. Kathleen Cohen-Strickland,...

Join us as we chat with Lisa Lewis, a former special education teacher. Lisa shares  her journey within many roles in Special Education, lessons learned, and where she hopes the field is  going in the future! 

Join us as we explore, with  Tim Villegas, what  inclusion truly is, why it matters, what it takes to move towards more inclusive environments for all, and resources to support this work. “The research shows learners with...