Advanced Tier 2 Training

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Now enrolling up to 8 Iowa K-12 school teams (4-5 educators/staff members per team)

Transform your school’s Tier 2 intervention support from scattered efforts into a systematic approach that delivers results. This intensive 2-day training delivers exactly what your team needs to effectively implement Tier 2 systems and interventions that produce measurable results for students who need additional support.

This training will provide your team of educators with the rationale for Tier 2 and the step-by-step process for identification, matching intervention, making data-based decisions, and evaluating effectiveness at Tier 2 across social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Educators will have time to develop materials for the rollout of Tier 2 systems in their schools.

Your team will leave with a complete implementation toolkit and ready-to-use templates. Plus, ongoing coaching support will help your team sustain success throughout the year.

Learning Goals

  1. Be able to describe the purpose and rationale for Tier 2

  2. Identify a screening process that is feasible in your school

  3. Understand how to implement an array of Tier 2 interventions

  4. Use data to match and make progress monitoring decisions about Tier 2

  5. Evaluate the effectiveness of Tier 2 systems in schools

Training Includes

  • Two full days of in-person training (breakfast included)

  • Course materials for each participant (Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Supports in Schools: Linking Assessment to Tier 2 Interventions book + handouts)

  • 9 hours of coaching with each team via Zoom during the year following the training

  • At least $200 in ILRU credits (1 credit for each participant)

Instructors

  • Allison Bruhn, Executive Director, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health; Professor of Special Education, University of Iowa College of Education

  • Sara McDaniel, Professor of Special Education in the Department of Special Education at the; Director of the Center for Interconnected Behavioral and Mental Health Systems (CIBMHS), University of Alabama

Registration Details

  • Cost: $3,300 per team

  • Each school must send a team of 4-5 educators/staff members.

  • Enrollment is limited to 8 schools to maximize individualized support.

  • To register, please email scsmh-main@uiowa.edu by Thursday, July 31.

Schedule

Day 1

  • 8:30-9:00 a.m. Introductions, PBIS Overview

  • 9:00-10:00 a.m. Tier 2 Readiness, Teaming, Collaboration

  • 10:00-10:15 a.m. BREAK

  • 10:15-11:30 a.m. Tier 2 Fidelity, Self-assessment

  • 11:30 am -1:00 p.m. LUNCH (on own)

  • 1:00-1:45 p.m. Data for identification

  • 1:45-2:00 p.m. BREAK

  • 2:00-3:00 p.m. Step-by-step process for implementation

  • 3:00-3:30 p.m. Closing

Day 2

  • 8:30-10:00 a.m. Tier 2 Interventions

  • 10:00-10:15 a.m. BREAK

  • 10:15-11:30 a.m. Tier 2 Interventions

  • 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. LUNCH (on own)

  • 1:00-2:00 p.m. Planning: Tier 2 Blueprint

  • 2:00-2:45 p.m. BREAK

  • 2:45-3:00 p.m. Tier 2 Intervention Decision Making and Fidelity

  • 3:00-3:30 p.m. Closing

Friday, August 15, 2025 8:30am to 3:30pm
Thursday, August 14, 2025 8:30am to 3:30pm
University of Iowa College of Education
Baker Teacher Leader Center, Room N110 in North Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Scanlan Center for School Mental Health in advance at 319-467-1120 or scsmh-main@uiowa.edu.