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Mary Margaret Kerr
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
4307 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-7205
EMAIL:
mmkerr@pitt.edu
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Technical Assistance Team
A grant from the Staunton Farms Foundation to the Pittsburgh Public Schools will provide support for a University technical assistance team led by Dr. Kerr to guide the district's efforts in implementing PBIS in its schools serving grades K-8.
- Pitt-Arsenal Project
Faculty and students in three school leadership courses are working with my students in a behavioral assessment and interventions course to assess the needs of a local urban middle school. Following that effort, the 70 students will design and share data analyses, individual, classroom-wide, and school-wide interventions, and professional development seminars, literature reviews, and newsletters. Not only will the middle school gain new insights and a DVD full of resources, but our graduates are learning how to assess and solve real problems that teachers and students face every day in schools. Our hope is that as our school leadership graduates become principals and superintendents, they will be better advocates for students and teachers struggling with behavioral problems.
- Watson Institute Behavioral Supports for Youth (WIBSY)
This project offers technical assistance to 11 Pittsburgh City Schools in the area of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Support. The project is a partnership among the Watson Institute, the school district, and the School-Based Behavioral Health specialization within the Psychology in Education Department.
