NAVIGATION

Event Details:
Friday, November 15, 2024

20th Annual New England Positive Behavioral Support Forum

Research to Practice

 

SPONSORED BY:  May Institute and the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (pbis.org)

Schedule of the day (PDF)


We offer a discounted price for groups of 10 or more. For discounted pricing, registration questions, or to pay by Purchase Order, please Mary Phinney at mphinney@mayinstitute.org.

TICKET PRICES:

  • PBIS Individual - Early Bird - $200 through 9/20/24 then increased to $225
  • Student Registration - $125  Student (currently enrolled only)
  • First Speaker/Presenter $0

Please Note: One Speaker/Presenter for each session is free, additional speakers fee is $125. Please use the Second Speaker option to register your second Speaker/Presenter.

  • Second Speaker/Presenter $125
  • Group Tickets (10 or More) $200, Please use this option to purchase 10 or more tickets for a discounted rate. 
  • If paying by PO, please contact Mary Phinney at mphinney@mayinstitute.org.
 
*PBIS has reserved special rates from the hotel, Four Points Sheraton - Please mention New England PBIS Forum when reserving your room.


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: 

Morning Keynote:
Heather George, Ph.D.

Heather George is a Professor in the Department of Child & Family Studies at the University of South Florida and director of the  Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC), a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).  Her areas of interest include positive behavior support, school-wide discipline, systems-level change, implementation and function-based behavior support planning, and international applications of PBIS.
Dr. George is a Primary Investigator or Co-Primary Investigator on a number of Positive Behavior Support Projects that she Co-Directs, including:

 

Closing Keynote:
Renee Bradley, Ph.D.

Dr. Bradley has over thirty-five years of experience in education. She began her career as a teacher of students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. During those eight years, she worked in a variety of settings from self-contained to an inclusion program to providing homebound services, working with students, preschool through high school. After working in a teacher training master’s program for non-traditional students, Renee joined the U.S. Department of Education in 1997.  In the Office of Special Education Programs, she served as the project officer for the National Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions, coordinated the OSEP Attract, Prepare and Retain Personnel Initiative, the Learning Disabilities Initiative, and the Partnership Project.  Renee moved to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2022 to work on social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health issues, creating safe, positive and supportive learning environments, and response and recovery from school violence incidents.  

 

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