Leslie VanLeishout

Experience

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  North Thurston Public Schools

  Sept 1998 - Aug 2013

  District Theater Facilitator, Arts Content Program Leader, Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Coordinator, Assessment Coordinator, Member Instructional Materials and Multicultural Committees Teacher, Director, Theatre Facility Manager, Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Coordinator, Assessment Coordinator, School Improvement Taskforce, Program Leader for Arts, Junior Class Advisor, District Arts Facilitator, Multicultural Committee, Instructional Materials Committee, and Mentor Teacher

  • Teacher Leader, North Thurston Public Schools

    Sept 2001 - Aug 2013

  • Teacher

    Sept 1998 - Aug 2013
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  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  Theater Education Coordinator

  Teach theater methods and introduction to theater classes. Observation and evaluation of student teachers. Illinois state, NCATE, and Accreditation work for School of Education including alignment to state and national standards, yearly forms and monthly meetings. Director of Cougar Theater including directing each semester Theater for Youth play and a summer camp with over 60 students, training Theater Education students as counselors, and producing/directing both a devised Showcase in each age group (6-9, 10-12, 13-17) and a musical with all students. Show less

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  North Thurston Public Schools

  Sept 2014 - now

  Responsible for providing training, support and coordination of activities within the District related to the implementation of Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) and for assisting with the behavioral needs of students throughout the District. Responsibilities include:• Provide district leadership in sustaining the District level PBIS team.• Contribute to district level PBIS team and provide support for decision making and effective teamfunctioning.• Coach and train school PBIS coordinators.• Meet with District administration to produce district level support and products for successful PBIS implementation within the schools.• Work collaboratively with school level PBIS teams and coordinators.• Act as a liaison between school PBIS teams and the school district administration.• Maintain ongoing contact with each building PBIS team.• Attend building team PBIS meetings to assist with implementation as needed.• Connect teams to necessary resources for successful implementation of PBIS.• Coordinate needed data collection (SETS, Team Checklist, EBS Survey, SWIS).• Assist team in developing, implementing and evaluating Action Plans using a variety of data sources.• Serve as a resource and support to school teams in planning supports for students with behaviorchallenges.• Present quarterly report to District administration on the ongoing successes and barriers to PBISimplementation.• Maintain open and ongoing communication with district and building PBIS leadership teams.• Provide staff development to support successful implementation of PBIS.• Provide training and technical support for PBIS and SWIS.• Promote PBIS within the District through various modes (school board meetings, newsletter,website). Show less

  • Director of Student Services

    Jul 2015 - now

  • PBIS District Coordinator

    Sept 2014 - Jun 2015