MSLBD: Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders

School Leaders' Conference

Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders Announces. . .

Conference on
Behavior Issues for School Leaders

October 10 & 11, 2013
University of Kansas- Edwards Campus
Campus BEST Conference Center
Overland Park, Kansas 66213

Accommodations at Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Overland Park, Kansas.

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Intended Audience. This conference is designed for Principals, Assistant or Associate Principals, Deans of Students, Lead Teachers, Behavior Teams, Special Education Directors or Coordinators, and other building leaders.

Conference Goal. The conference will provide evidence-based information and practices to effectively work with students with behavioral challenges and their families. Sessions will be tailored specifically for the needs of building leadership teams who are working to build positive student behavior, and meet the needs of students with behavioral needs in their schools.

Why a Conference for Building Leaders on "Behavior"? The expertise and support of principals, assistant or associate principal, and their leadership teams are crucial in working with students with behavioral needs! Little attention has been paid to principals' needs for knowledge and skills in working with their staff and their students regarding behavior and discipline issues, let alone how to prevent behavior problems and create a positive school climate. In order to meet academic goals for our students and for our schools, improving and supporting the behavior of students in school is an essential prerequisite!

Keynote Presentations

The Importance of Systematic Screening for Behavior: What Every Administrator Needs to Know
Kathleen Lynne Lane, Ph.D., Professor of Special Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Universal screening is an essential component of multi-tiered systems of support. This session will provide an introduction to Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-tiered (CI3T) Models of Prevention, which addresses, academic, behavioral, and social domains, with an emphasis on the importance of systematic screenings. Several behavioral screening tools will be introduced, as will examples of how to use these data to (a) monitor overall levels of risk in a building and (b) connect students to Tier 2 and 3 supports.

Creating Safe & Healthy Schools: Common Myths, and Evidence-Based Strategies For Increasing Safety and Preventing Violence
Jeffrey R. Sprague, Ph.D., Professor of Special Education and Director of the UO Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior, University of Oregon, Eugene
Public schools have been profoundly shaken by a series of school shooting tragedies that changed the landscape of school security and destroyed the sense of relative safety that students, families, and educators have traditionally held about the schooling. Even though schools, compared to other social contexts, are one of the safest places for our children and youth, school settings are no longer regarded by our society safe havens. The goal of this session is to present state-of-the-art information and empirically supported practices which can make schools safe, and possible solutions in the local schools and communities to reduce school vulnerability to crime and violence.

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Participants may choose to attend one of three sessions. Thursday Morning 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Refreshments and Box Lunch included; additional fee applies.
1. Tips, Tools and Techniques: Helping Teachers Who Struggle with Classroom Management
Richard Van Acker, Ed.D., University of Chicago

2. Policy and Legal Challenges in Meeting the Behavioral Needs of Students: Current and Emerging Issues
Carl Smith, Ph.D., Iowa State University

3. Mental Health Issues for Children and Youth
Presenter to Be Determined

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

A Discussion and Interaction Session with the Keynotes
What School Leaders Need To Know About…Court Decisions Related To Special Education Students With Challenging Behavior, Mark Ward, Legal Consultant, Early Childhood, Special Education, & Title Program Services, Kansas State Department of Education, Topeka
Improving School Climate and Culture, Linda Geier, District PBIS Coordinator, Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma
The Stool Has Three Legs: Providing Support for Teachers in Special Classrooms, Jim Teagarden and Team, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Parent and Professional Partnerships: Six Steps toward Trust, Rud Turnbull, LI.M., Professor, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Developing Consistency, Terry Bigby and Cindy Scarbrough
Professional Development that STICKS, Maura Wechsler Linas, Ph.D. and Howard Wills, Ph.D., Juniper Gardens Children's Project, Kansas City, Missouri

THE SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 10		Friday, October 11 - Conference Continues
9:00 - 12:00	Concurrent Preconference Workshops (optional; additional fee applies)	8:15 - 9:30	Keynote Presentation - Sprague
12:00	Box Lunch Provided to Workshop Participants	9:45 - 10:45	Concurrent Breakout Sessions - III
1:00 - 2:30	Conference Begins Keynote Presentation - Lane	11:00 - 12:00	Concurrent Breakout Sessions - IV
2:45 - 3:45	Concurrent Breakout Sessions - I	12:00-12:30	Box Lunch (provided)
4:00 - 5:00	Concurrent Breakout Sessions - II	12:30 - 2:30	Closing Session
6:00 - 9:30	Evening Social Event!	2:30	Conference Adjourns

REGISTRATION COSTS
Conference Only: $255.00, starts Thursday at 1 PM; includes a box lunch on Friday, refreshments and materials
Preconference Workshop Only: $145.00, choose one workshop, refreshments, box lunch and materials
Preconference Workshop & Conference: $295.00, all of the above
Online Registration & Credit Card Payment available - coming soon. 15% discounts available for groups of three or more.

HOTEL INFORMATION
The Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Overland Park (approximately 2 miles north of the KU Edward Campus) has a conference rate for King Guest Room $74.00/night, Double Queen Guest Room $89.00, or One Bedroom Suite $95.00. Hot tub, pool, complimentary breakfast and many other amenities! 11400 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66210; Phone: 913/344-8100; Fax: 913/344-8200;; www.hawthorn.com. Cutoff date for room reservations: September 3, 2013.

TO BE ADDED TO THE MAILING LIST
Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders
P.O. Box 1683; Manhattan, KS 66505, manager@mslbd.org.

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School Leaders' Conference

Conference on Behavior Issues for School Leaders

Conference on
Behavior Issues for School Leaders