Purpose 
The Wyoming State Personnel Development Grant is intended to improve academic and functional outcomes for all students through the application, monitoring, and evaluation of practices and processes linked to the Response to Intervention (RtI) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiatives.

Method
The project proposes to implement RtI and PBIS statewide, across all grade levels (preschool through high school), and in an integrated manner that promotes systemic school reform aligned with the State Performance Plan and other state activities. The project will build upon and expand existing professional relationships, networks, and linkages that will allow the state to build and sustain local capacity. Further, the project will have an integral relationship with the University of Wyoming to increase the number of highly qualified special education teachers in Wyoming who have indepth knowledge of the RtI and PBIS approaches.

Products   
The project is designed to achieve seven major outcomes: (a) increase in RtI and PBIS-related  knowledge and skills among pre-K-12 teachers and preservice teachers; (b) provision of appropriate and timely instructional and behavioral services to students; (c) increase in the timeliness and accuracy of the identification process; (d) increase in the academic performance of students with disabilities; (e) decrease in antisocial and disruptive behaviors by students with disabilities; (f) increase in the number of special education teachers in Wyoming; and (g) increase in family knowledge of and involvement in RtI and PBIS processes.