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Leadership Series
The BCIU’s Leadership Series is three days of learning designed for teams of district-level curriculum leaders, school-based administrators, and teacher leaders.
2024 EVENT
Optimizing MTSS Implementation: Essential Elements and Best Practices for School Districts and Schools
Join us to deepen your leadership expertise in driving MTSS excellence. Discover the critical infrastructures essential for achieving successful implementation of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). Gain insights into systems perspectives, strategic planning, and fostering effective communication and trust within teams. This session will spotlight pivotal elements for MTSS implementation across elementary and secondary education levels.
Who Should Attend?
Educational leaders dedicated to fostering significant change through MTSS, particularly teams comprising central office personnel, building administrators, and teacher-leaders.
Leaders will:
Achieve a unified understanding of MTSS, its components, and how it aligns with district plans
Examine the must-haves and may-haves for effective MTSS integration into your educational system
Gain practical tools and strategies to create a supportive system that fosters capacity building and sustainability
Discover the critical role of district leadership in building collaboration, communication, and trust
Acquire the expertise to seamlessly integrate MTSS components within middle and high school settings
About the Speaker:
Dr. George M. Batsche is a Professor and Director Emeritus and previous Professor and Coordinator of graduate programs in School Psychology at the University of South Florida. He was the Co-Director of the Institute for School Reform at USF. Although the Institute houses diverse projects, the central focus of the Institute is research on and implementation support for the Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports framework as an effective model to integrate all services in educational systems. The majority of his work has focused on systemic district and statewide school reform and improvement initiatives with an emphasis on improving the performance of all students, including those with disabilities and at-risk populations.
Dr. Batsche has authored more than 75 publications (journal articles, book chapters, books, technical reports) related to his work. Dr. Batsche has served on numerous state departments of education advisory boards, professional organization boards, provided technical assistance and support to international ministries of education and was the Vice-Chair of the Professional Advisory Board for the National Center on Learning Disabilities (NCLD.) Dr. Batsche’s experience includes serving as a school psychologist, a building principal and a district administrator. In addition, Dr. Batsche had a private practice and was a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Batsche was a Past-President and the 2018 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of School Psychologists.
Event Details
Dates: October 28 2024 | December 17, 2024 | February 12, 2025
Time: 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Speaker: Dr. George Batsche
Location: Kutztown University | McFarland Student Union Ballroom 274 Student Union Building, Kutztown, PA 19530
Registration Deadline: October 14, 2024
Act 45 and Act 48 Hours
Act 45: This workshop will be offered for 30 Continuing Professional Education for School & System Leaders Act 45 hours. Administrators participating in this program for Act 45 hours are required to attend all three sessions and complete twenty hours of job-embedded assignments and a culminating project.
Act 48: Individuals attending this series must attend all three days of the series in order to receive eighteen Act 48 Professional Education hours.