Registration
AGENDA
Solution
Tree’s Pyramid Response to Intervention
July 25
& 26, 2011
About the Presenter:
Austin Buffum, EdD, is former senior deputy superintendent of
the Capistrano Unified School District, which enrolls more than 50,000 students
in South Orange County, California. From experience gained in the classroom and
administrative offices, Dr. Buffum now shares his in-depth knowledge with
schools, districts, and state departments of education throughout the country
and internationally.
Dr. Buffum is coauthor of Pyramid Response to Intervention:
RTI, Professional Learning Communities and How to Respond When
Kids Don’t Learn and Generations at School. He also contributed to
the anthology The Collaborative Administrator. He has worked with
Solution Tree for the past 5 years delivering their standard 2-day trainings and
presentations on Pyramid Response to Intervention. This tiered approach to RTI
is centered on Professional Learning Communities at Work™ concepts and
strategies to ensure every student receives the time and support necessary to
succeed. Dr. Buffum also delivers workshops and presentations that provide the
tools educators need to build and sustain PLCs.
Dr. Buffum attended the Principals’ Center at the Harvard
Graduate School of Education, where he was greatly inspired by the work of its
founder, Roland Barth. He later led Capistrano’s K–12 instructional program on
an increasingly collaborative path toward operating as a PLC. During this
process, 37 of the district’s schools were designated California Distinguished
Schools and 11 received National Blue Ribbon recognition.
Dr. Buffum has
served as a music teacher and coordinator, elementary school principal,
curriculum director, and assistant superintendent. He was selected 2006
Curriculum and Instruction Administrator of the Year by the Association of
California School Administrators.
A graduate of the University of
Southern California, Dr. Buffum earned a bachelor of music and received his
master of education with honors. He also holds a doctor of education from Nova
Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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