Equity in Education
It can be difficult to know where to start with regards to creating a culturally responsive, equitable educational experience for students. McIntosh, Girvan, Horner, Smolkowski, and Sugai (2018) recommend a 5-point approach, including: reviewing disaggregated data; implementing a preventative, multitiered, and culturally responsive behavioral framework; providing engaging instruction; and developing policies with accountability.
Check out these resources to help your team to embed equity into your PBIS efforts.
Systems:
Data:
Practices: Equity & Culturally Responsive Classrooms
Resources:
BONUS
Consider signing up for our FREE PBIS Quarterly Webinar!
May 26, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 PM EST Back to Basics - Supporting Students and Staff after Trauma
(CEU’s for BCBAs and Licensed Psychologists available)
For more information, please visit our website or email us at pbs@mayinstitute.org.
This has been a challenging year for student engagement with academics AND school in general. Yet, we still have a few months left in the academic year. This is an opportune time for your PBIS team to review and share strategies focused on engagement with your teaching community.
This webinar reviewed strategies and supports for increasing student attendance both in-person and virtually through tracking and monitoring, increasing student engagement, and function-based interventions. An exemplar school district, Gardner Public Schools, shared their process of creating district and building levelsupports to increase attendance throughout the district.
Check out the resources below and help your school to finish the year strong.
Consider these:
Here are some additional teacher academic resources to keep your virtual teaching toolbox fresh.
BONUS
Consider signing up for our FREE PBIS Quarterly Webinar!
May 26, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 PM EST Back to Basics - Supporting Students and Staff after Trauma
(CEU’s for BCBAs and Licensed Psychologists available)
For more information, please visit our website or email us at pbs@mayinstitute.org.
Mid-Year Boosters
Some strategies your team may want to consider are:
Here are some additional helpful links related to our Tip of the Month:
Webinar
Attending to Attendance for Live & Virtual Setting. March 30, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 PM EST – REGISTER HERE
(CEU’s for BCBAs and Licensed Psychologists available)
For more information please visit https://www.mayinstitute.org/services-for-schools/pbis/about.html or email pbis@mayinstitute.org.