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*Series Kick-Off | Supportive, Culturally Responsive, and Inclusive Practices to Enhance Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Growth

Includes a Live Web Event on 08/19/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

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During this webinar, we kick off our professional development series and introduce an anchor resource that will guide our work throughout the year: Supporting and Responding to Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs: Evidence-Based Practices for Educators. We also offer a fillable resource to support educators in creating an effective learning environment to support all of their students.
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Dr. Brandi Simonsen

Professor of Special Education / University of Connecticut

Co-Director / Center on PBIS

Dr. Brandi Simonsen is a professor of Special Education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. She is also a Co-Director of the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS; www.pbis.org) and Co-Principal Investigator of the National Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Support (I-MTSS) Research Network (mtss.org). Dr. Simonsen's scholarship focuses on supporting educators' implementation of PBIS/MTSS across a continuum of settings.

Dr. Ruthie Payno-Simmons

Founder and Executive Consultant

RPS Educational Impact, LLC

Dr. Ruthie Payno-Simmons (formerly Riddle) is the Founder and Executive Consultant of RPS Educational Impact (https://rpsimpact.com) and an internationally recognized leader in educational equity. She previously served as the Associate Director of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center). With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Payno-Simmons has led successful initiatives to address academic and disciplinary disparities for minoritized students, including the Michigan PBIS Equity Pilot, in partnership with the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS; www.pbis.org). Dr. Payno-Simmons collaborates nationally with technical assistance centers and education agencies to develop equity-focused policies and build sustainable educational support systems through continuous improvement. Additionally, she contributes to national workgroups, including the PBIS Equity and Belonging Workgroup and, more recently, the PBIS Classroom and Disability Workgroup, where she helps create evidence-based tools to support educators in implementing culturally sustaining practices.