PBIS Vermont
Vermont Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (VTPBIS) is a state-wide effort designed to help school teams form a proactive, school-wide, systems approach to improving social and academic competence for all students.
The BEST Project
About
Building Effective Supports for Teaching: BEST
We strengthen Vermont school communities, so they’re better able to work with students at risk of or experiencing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
Training
To help schools develop more effective strategies and interventions, the BEST Team facilitates a variety of workshops, trainings, webinars, and an annual Summer Institute.
Upcoming Trainings
Mark your calendar
Functional Behavioral Assessment & Student Support Planning (FBA/SSP) – April 2025
- Series
- Workshop
Positive Solutions for Families Training of Trainers
- Workshop
Teaching Pyramid Infant Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS)
- Series
Projects
Affiliated Projects
The BEST Project coordinates a number of projects related to social, emotional, and behavioral learning in Vermont. This includes leading work on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), integrating school and community mental health, and Early MTSS.
Project AWARE @ CDCI
Project AWARE stands for Advancing Wellness And Resiliency in Education. It’s a national project that focuses on connecting school communities and mental health services. In Vermont, Project AWARE is run by the Vermont Agency of Education and the Vermont Department of Mental Health.
Early MTSS @ CDCI
MTSS is a nationally recognized framework of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, that provide evidence-based systems and processes for educators supporting social-emotional development of children and youth. Early MTSS is the framework specifically for supporting very young children, birth through third grade.
