Professional Experience

Donna Meers has over fifteen years experience implementing positive behavior support in her own classroom as well as training others to implement positive, proactive and instructional techniques in their classrooms and schools.

A former teacher of children with emotional and behavioral disorders, Donna has served as a behavior consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE) Behavior Consultant's Network and Central Kentucky Special Education Cooperative.

Moreover, she has been a coach for the KDE Model Schools project, a trainer for the Kentucky Instructional Discipline and Support (K.I.D.S.), Wilderness Trail Positive Behavior Support, and Bridges projects, and web manager for the Behavior Web Page.

Safe & Civil Schools Affiliation

Having trained extensively in the three-tiered model of positive behavior support, Donna believes passionately in the effectiveness of SCS materials. She has presented workshops and seminars on:

• Foundations: Establishing Positive Discipline Policies
• CHAMPs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management
• Teacher's Encyclopedia of Behavior Management

Education

M.S. Ed. in Special Education, Learning and Behavioral Disorders, University of Kentucky

Doctoral Candidate, University of Kentucky

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