This course will equip educators with strategies to combat chronic absenteeism by leveraging team collaboration and data tools. Participants will gain an understanding of chronic absenteeism, its root causes, and its connection to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). The course emphasizes using school teams to develop and implement effective attendance success plans, focusing on multi-year, chronically absent students and addressing root causes such as barriers, disengagement, and misconceptions. Throughout the course, participants will explore the use of attendance data, learn how to prioritize interventions, and align attendance improvement strategies with broader school improvement goals.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define chronic absenteeism.
- Understand the root causes of chronic absenteeism.
- Explain the connection between chronic absenteeism and MTSS structures.
- Effectively utilize teams to establish an attendance success plan.
- Prioritize support for multi-year chronically absent students.
Intended Audiences
- School & District Leaders
- Attendance Team Members
Course Type
- Self-paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 2 PLUs
The most effective classrooms set students up for success by building strong relationships, taking an instructional approach to behavior and social-emotional learning, and arranging the environment to maximize learning and minimize challenging behaviors. The most effective teachers set up effective classrooms and then engage in ongoing self-reflection to ensure continued success and continual improvement. This course explores what it takes to build classroom communities that support ALL students and provides practical tools to plan or improve your classroom.
Intended Audiences
- K-12 Educators
- Administrators
Course Type
- Self-paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 1–9 PLUs*
*Participants in this course can pick and choose topics and complete specific sections to meet their needs. PLU certificates are available on a section-by-section basis.
This course explores best practices in preventing and managing behavior escalations. Specific attention is paid to the role of self-regulation in preventing and managing escalations. Participants will learn to recognize where a student is on the dysregulation continuum, strategies to promote a successful return to a calm, engaged state, and how to develop a plan to support dysregulated students.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the stages of escalation and effective strategies to support students at each stage
- Identify your own personal triggers and strategies to promote wellness
- Develop a plan for supporting your students' emotional self-regulation
Intended Audiences
- K-12 Educators
- Administrators
- Paraprofessionals
Course Type
- Self-paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 3 PLUs
Enrollment is restricted to identified teams.
This facilitated course supports a Tier 1 team working to improve climate and outcomes for all students by implementing an effective and efficient instructional core for social-emotional-behavioral learning. This approach is grounded in the evidence-based foundation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). A combination of live synchronous and self-paced asynchronous activities across one year will be used to develop team and staff capacity with data use, systems, and practices.
Upon completion of this course, you and your team will have developed and rolled out a plan for initial implementation (or improvement) of your school's Tier 1 supports for the social-emotional-behavioral success of all students.
Specific accomplishments include:
- Developing strong team-based leadership to support Tier 1 work
- Installing evidence-based practices to support students and ensure a safe and supportive school climate
- Engaging in ongoing data-based decision-making for continuous improvement
- Documenting team and school activities through annual and short-term action plans
Contact Ellen Reinhardt for information on enrolling your team.
Intended Audiences
- Tier 1 Climate Teams
Course Type
- Facilitated
Recommended # of PLUs
- 14 Total PLUs