As successful teachers and administrators in some of the country’s most challenging districts, our associates are uniquely qualified to tailor a program to fit your needs. Instead of painting your school with a one-size-fits-all brush, we customize a plan to your specific needs, whether districtwide, school-wide, in the classroom, or for individual students. Training ranges from a concentrated one-day in-service to multiyear projects. No two schools, no two classrooms are alike and each S4K program respects and reflects this understanding.

Once we know the training you’d like your school to receive, we will provide an incredible presenter and resources that will be the best fit to empower your staff and inspire your students. 

Our training promotes these three important topics:

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SUPPORTS: Our district and school-wide professional development draws schools and districts together to make meaningful improvements in climate, safety, and connectedness. By helping staff adopt a common vocabulary and approach, use data-driven decision-making, supervise common areas, and so forth, our associates weave various strands of behavior management into a cohesive whole without taking away teachers’ most essential assets for effectiveness—their individuality and personal touch.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: Our classroom management staff development helps teachers design (or fine-tune) behavioral plans that fit their personal styles and the needs of their students. Your teachers will learn how to teach students to behave responsibly and how to instill a desire in their students to be productive and positive contributors. Built on respect for the dignity and worth of every child, our strategies are effective because they are data-driven and grounded in the most current research.

STUDENT INTERVENTIONS: Challenging students present an array of disruptive behaviors — from resistance to defiance. We will train your staff to analyze the motivations behind these acting-out behaviors and offer straightforward strategies for replacing them with responsible and respectful behaviors. Through simple yet powerful principles — structuring for success, teaching expectations, observing and monitoring, interacting positively, and correcting calmly — your staff can learn to dispel problems and at the same time create solutions to improve the climate of the entire classroom.