2025 Day 1 Keynote
Welcome & Organizer
Brian Meyer, Midwest PBIS Network (IL)
Gonna Fly Now: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Present, & Preserving the Purpose of PBIS
Nikole Hollins-Sims, University of Oregon
PBIS has a longstanding history of improving student outcomes, reducing exclusionary discipline and improving staff culture and climate. The decades-long approach to creating learning environments connecting systems, data, practices and centering access and opportunity is a framework that has had tremendous impact across settings. This keynote presentation will offer an inspirational reflection of the evidence base of PBIS, the continued evolution of the framework, and the infinite possibilities for future implementation efforts. Cultivating educational communities where each and every learner has the opportunity to flourish remains a vision for the work of PBIS, even in the face of challenges and new horizons. How can we continue to climb each step, reach higher, and never give up? We have to be ready to fly!
Schoolwide
October 28, 2025