Building Effective Supports for Teaching (BEST) has provided training, coaching and technical assistance to supervisory unions and supervisory districts for several decades. The project provides support for educators to offer better support to students experiencing emotional or behavioral challenges. BEST provides support to schools based on a strategic plan and annual training calendar, with a goal to build statewide, regional and local capacity.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
One component of the BEST project is Vermont Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (VTPBIS), a statewide effort designed to help school teams form a proactive, school-wide, systems approach to improving social and academic competence for all students. Schools in Vermont are engaged in using a formal system of positive behavioral supports in their schools.
Visit the Vermont PBIS website.
Read the Vermont PBIS 2022 Annual Report
Read the Vermont PBIS 2023 Annual Report
2022-2023 VTPBIS Professional Development Calendar
2023-2024 BEST/Act 230 Grant Opportunities
Grant applications for BEST and Act 230 funds are open April 24, 2024, to June 30, 2024. Applicants need to login to their GMS account to apply.
BEST funds are intended for training and professional learning to support teachers, administrators, and other personnel in creating equitable, rigorous learning environments for students with emotional and behavioral needs. For SY24-25, SD/SUs may request $1,700.
Act 230 funds are intended for the training of teachers, administrators, and other personnel in the provision of education services to students who require educational support for academics and/or social/emotional/behavioral. For SY24-25, SD/SUs may request $6,000.
Grantees who receive an original BEST/Act 230 grant award will be able to apply for additional funds in Fall 2024.
Questions? Contact Laura Greenwood.