Join us for a day of learning with keynote speaker Pete Hall. A former teacher and principal, Mr. Hall is co-author of best-selling and award-winning Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for creating a trauma-sensitive classroom (ASCD, 2016) and Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation - (ASCD, 2018), and a passionate advocate of the Whole Child.
Thank you to all the attendees who responded to our brief PIR survey to
​help us prepare for next year's PIR Day on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.
​DESCRIPTION: In our continuing professional learning regarding SEL, self-regulation, and supporting the whole child, internationally-acclaimed presenter Pete Hall will share his keen insights into the creation of a Culture of Safety that benefits all our students - and adults. Designed to go hand-in-hand with other sessions led by his co-author and partner Kristin Souers around the State of Montana, this workshop will review how toxic stress impacts the developing brain, enable participants to obtain clarity of their essential WHY, and explore communication strategies for partnership with parents and families. Learn the characteristics of a Culture of Safety, and implement timely interventions for our students by addressing the New 3 R’s  in education: Relationships, Responsibility, and Regulation. Using scenarios, research, and a bank of strategies aligned with MTSS, you will have time during the day to both collaborate with your colleagues in southwest Montana schools (in role- or grade-alike teams as well as in school teams) to brainstorm approaches to meet your students’ needs. Attendees will leave refreshed and excited about meeting the challenges awaiting them with tools in their toolbox and the energy and optimism needed to use them! 

IN ADDITION, WE ARE OFFERING:
  • A short video clip from Pete Hall with highlights from the day to share a preview with educators attending (site password is SSOM19)
  • Sept. 9: an online pre-meeting with administrators to review big ideas, strategies, and resources that will be covered.

REGISTRATION FEES
$35 per participant - including (good) coffee and lunch ;)

SUPPORTING MATERIALS OPPORTUNITY (optional but recommended; by Kristin Sauers & Pete Hall)
​Click the book title links above for details about each resource. An email has been sent to the original district superintendents who committed to the PIR day to request material counts. Orders are due no later than September 12, books will be available during check-in, and each district who orders will receive a separate invoice. SSoM will place the entire order to receive the ASCD member discount; shipping will be approx. 6% of the total order amount. If you are interested in placing a book / resource order please contact Melissa Tovaas at the SSoM office ASAP at mtovaas@swmss.coop. 
REGISTRATION / CHECK-IN
Registration materials will be available for all participants at the main Manhattan High School entrance starting at 7:30 am. Each individual will sign-in, receive their name badge, and have the opportunity to grab coffee and morning snacks before the morning session begins promptly at 8:30 am in the Commons - please be in your seats on time.

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Districts are encouraged to provide bus transportation from their schools to the event. The main entrance into the high school is toward the east end of the school; school will not be in session that day, so you are welcome to park wherever you want at the school.
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RENEWAL UNITS
All participants will receive up to seven OPI renewal units for attending this event. Forms will be available at the registration / check-in table between 7:30 & 8:30 am.
SCHEDULE OUTLINE*
8:30
10:00
10:15
11:00
​12:00
1:00
1:30
​2:15
​2:30
3:30​
Introduction to common vocabulary, the power of consent, and a Culture of Safety
Break
The impact of toxic stress on brain development: Why do we get discombobulated?
Connecting ourselves (individually) to the essential nature of this work (and staying healthy at the same time)
Lunch
A new lens for analyzing Need vs. Behavior
Interventions based on the New 3 R’s: Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation
Break
Processing scenarios through a collaborative protocol, making sense of our next-steps
Close
*Times are estimates, based on our pacing and needs​
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SESSION LEARNING OUTCOMES - MORNING
  1. Deepen understanding (key vocabulary and research behind) of childhood trauma;
  2. Embrace the need to build self-awareness and tend to self-care;
  3. Deepen understanding of the value of fostering a Culture of Safety: a safe, predictable, and consistent learning environment.

​SESSION LEARNING OUTCOMES - AFTERNOON
    4.  Learn the new 3 R’s – an intervention model aligned with MTSS and packed full of multiple strategies for education
          staff and community members to utilize with children and staff with known (and unknown) trauma histories – helping
          to sustain learning-ready (and teaching-ready) states;
    5.  Process real-life scenarios in a collaborative setting designed to facilitate a solution-oriented, strategy-rich protocol
​          that can be replicated back at your building.
EVENT CONTACT

​Melissa Tovaas
Director of Education Services
office ​(406) 624-3336 ext. 2
cell (646) 831-7264
mtovaas@mt-schools.org