Be the BEST Version of YOURSELF!
Great Falls, October 6th & 7th, 2024
Butte, October 27th & 28th, 2024
Pick the event nearest to you to attend and get your Middle and/or High School student team of leaders registered today!
A two-day youth leadership event including talks, activities, workshops, and community service in partnership with Montana Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools. This event is open to all Middle & High School students in Montana. Each public school district traveling greater than 50 miles each way will be reimbursed, at the state rate, for up to 4 lodging rooms and two vehicles. If your district requires additional rooms or vehicles, that will be the district's responsibility.
REGISTRATION and more information is available on the 2024 MTSS Youth Days website.
Questions, please contact: Anne Carpenter , 406-465-0922 or Tammy Lysons, 406-431-2309.
November 19 | Great Falls, MT @ Holiday Inn and Convention Center
Keynote: Carrie Cole, Literacy for All
With additional sessions from Carrie and Drea Beale on the Science of Reading for Secondary and Administrators and Powerful Teaching for Engagement. Featured sessions on Building Thinking Classrooms for All Content Areas and Mathematics with Jared Sliger, BTC. Mental Health and Behavior sessions featuring Shawna Heiser and Jerry Girard. Special Guests from Build Montana and ElevateMT. OPI Staff presenting on Secondary MTSS, Early Warning System, Transformational Learning, CTE & Montana Perkins Grant Revisions, and Indigenous Whole Learner Framework.
This event is FREE! Reserve your substitutes and register today!
OPI provides travel reimbursement for up to 5 staff per public school district traveling greater than 50 miles.
New for 2024: Pre-Forum Training
On Monday, November 18, we have added three full-day training events you won’t want to miss. Registration for Pre-Forum Training will be on the Forum website.
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Check & Connect
Presented by Joe Moriarty, OPI, 8:30-4:00 PM
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Restorative Practices
Presented by Crystal Hickman, OPI, 8:30-4:00 PM
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Presented in partnership with AHEC, 8:00-5:00 PM*
*No Pre-work, 1 hour lunch
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Explore virtual and in-person training options on our CSPD website. Some upcoming MTSS and Evidence-based Practices trainings are also highlighted below.
October 17 & 18 | 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM | Sidney High School
Shawna and Hank will present keynotes and breakout sessions on Thursday.
Friday will consist of more specific breakouts and a closing session and time made available to work in teams with each Shawna and Hank. Teams/Schools attending will receive Hank's book on MTSS.
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Shawna Heiser is a Senior Lecturer at Montana State University, working with children, families, and professionals in positive support. Her teaching interests include Behavioral and Applied Psychology principles such as learning theories, positive behavioral support, and BCBA certification procedures. Strong emphasis on teaching principles for people with autism and other behavioral difficulties.
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Hank Bohanon is a professor at Loyola University of Chicago. His work focuses on supports for high school settings related to positive behavior support, response to intervention, social and emotional learning, school-based mental health, and school improvement. He is the co-author of Implementing Systematic Interventions: A Guide for Secondary Schools.
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Presented by Drea Beale
October 24 | 8:30-3:30 PM | Great Falls Hampton Inn
Can't make it to Great Falls... Online option:
November 12 & 19- Online | 4:00-6:00 PM
Description: Are you an instructional coach, school or district administrator, or teacher leader who is looking to gain ways you can support teachers to positively impact student learning? In this training, participants will gain clarity around what coaching is and what it is not and learn how to best leverage coaching to build community and increase staff engagement. Tangible strategies for implementing coaching cycles that foster reflection and actionable next steps for instruction to increase student learning will be addressed.
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Presented by Tanya Peshovich
October 25 | 8:30-3:30 | Great Falls Hampton Inn
Lesson content aligned to standards is important, but how can we deliver that content in a way that ensures deep learning and active engagement for students? This training will focus on the explicit instructional delivery strategies with the highest effect sizes for increasing student achievement, resulting in powerful teaching for teachers AND powerful learning for students. Educators will walk away with tangible, easy-to-implement tools that they can embed into any lesson and content area to increase student engagement and boost student learning of content.
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Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 PM | December to February | Online Series
Each session can be taken individually; however, they also work together and some may build on each other.
- December 3- You Can't Fight Physiology
- December 10- Sensory Systems in the Classroom
- January 7- Dose Regulation
- January 14- Building Safe and Connected Relationships
- January 21- Supporting Students Through Feelings
- January 28- Money in the Bank
- February 4- Parents and Caregivers
- February 11- Discipline and Behavior
- February 18- Your Own Journey
- February 25- Review
Credit pending MSUB approval, must attend all sessions.
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Questions regarding MTSS in Montana:
Check out our OPI MTSS webpage or reach out to:
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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