Administrators

Systems change can be overwhelming! We both have the unique experience of setting up and running wildly successful behavior programs and classrooms across schools and districts. If you are looking for advice on creating or re-vamping your self-contained settings, let us know how we can assist.

Are you ready to set up PBIS? Maybe you have started the process, but are feeling lost with the framework and implementation piece itself. We can help guide you through the entire process from planning, to prepping, to training, all the way to ensuring the fidelity of implementation among staff. 

If you're like us, you have likely attended numerous trainings on Adverse Childhood Experiences. While this is a good starting point, these trainings often leave staff wondering about next steps in working with this population of students. We provide assistance in understanding and going beyond identifying ACEs to assist in implementing trauma- informed practices, interventions, and staff-student interactions. Through the use of assessments, risk vs. benefit analysis and consideration of student history, we will work with you to increase your competency when it comes to supporting students with trauma. 

We know for some folks data can be the bane of their existence; for us, well...we live and breath for it! We help you create easy-to-use data sheets for individual students or your program needs and will show you exactly how to not only analyze the data, but make decisions based off it to get that behavior change you are looking for.

Effective classroom instruction is one of the best strategies to prevent problem behavior. But, we know most coursework doesn't teach the "boots on the ground" strategies teachers actually should be utilizing. We will provide guidance and training in implementing the top instructional strategies to date. 

There are a plethora of research and evidence-based classroom management strategies teachers likely know of, but aren't sure just how to get started using them. We will guide you through the top, tier 1 behavior management strategies that when implemented effectively will help improve the culture and behavior in ANY classroom!

Do you find your staff struggle to implement information learned in PDs? Equipping staff with the skillset needed to master behavior-change strategies is only one part of the equation. We need our staff to utilize the skills they are taught. There is a big difference between learning a skill and being able to use the skill across a wide variety of settings, times, novel situations, and students. With a background in Organizational Behavior Management, we help you not only train your staff, but help you coach them throughout the year so they actually use and transfer these skills to effectively navigating student behavior in the natural environment. 

SEL is a popular buzz term these days, and for good reason! Students with behavioral challenges fall short in many skill areas such as self-regulation, social skills, flexibility, problem-solving, and more. The problem is that too many "SEL" resources are pushed out to schools and teachers that lack the research and evidence to support their efficacy. We frequently find well-intentioned administrators and teachers attempting to implement such resources for months on end, but the data isn't showing the students behaviors are improving to the extent necessary. With extensive experience with the vast majority of SEL and social skills resources and curriculums, we can help with this! Our team will guide you in choosing the best curriculum for your classroom, program, or school and assist you in effectively training staff in the implementation of it through modeling and coaching (don't worry, we would never leave the data collection piece out ;)

There are many t's to be crossed and i's to be dotted when it comes to the field of education. From referrals, to crisis documentation, to transition planning, to data meetings, the list is endless. Let us help you tighten up those loose ends to help everything else run a lot more smoothly. 

A large majority of students who exhibit problem behaviors do so in part because of skill deficits in certain executive functions. If you have a student or group of students who fall into this category, we will guide you in how to teach and strengthen these missing skills. 

Do you have a student who is ready to transition to a less restrictive environment within the building? Maybe you have a student who attends some general education classes, but you aren't sure how to help them be successful when they are there. The success of these students depends on the staff's readiness and ability to support them in this. We have a great deal of experience working with students transitioning between educational settings and will guide you, the teachers, service providers, and support staff through the process to include: behavior plan or instructional strategy training, data collection tools, reinforcement systems, and more.

Sometimes suspension seems like the only option, but forty plus years of research has demonstrated that zero-tolerance disciplinary procedures provide little-to-no behavioral improvement. We provide you with evidence-based suspension alternatives and help you shift to being more proactive, teaching missing skills, and setting the school environment up to promote alternative behaviors in order to prevent the school to prison pipeline.