The PBIS Team Handbook: Setting Expectations and Building Positive Behavior (Free Spirit Professional®)

Char Ryan, Ph.D., is a PBIS coach and evaluation specialist. She has been a Minnesota state SWIS and PBIS trainer working with school teams.

Char was formerly the Minnesota state PBIS coordinator and PBIS coach for a regional PBIS project. She was an assistant professor at St. Cloud State University and an adjunct professor in teacher training at the University of St. Thomas.

Char works and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Beth Baker, M.S.Ed., is a teacher and advocate for students with special needs.

During her twenty-plus years in education, Beth has taught in self-contained special education classrooms, implemented and coached PBIS teams, and worked as a behavior specialist. She was also a district program facilitator assisting staff with professional development around social-emotional learning and coaching them in supporting students with emotional-behavioral needs.

Recently she has been teaching abroad and implementing PBIS at international schools. Beth loves creating positive paths to behavior change, whenever and wherever she can. She presents frequently on social-emotional learning and PBIS, both in the US and internationally.

She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Watch a free webinar with Beth Baker, M.S.Ed., and Char Ryan, Ph.D.: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS): School-Wide Leadership and Implementation.