Check-in, Check-out: A Tier 2 Intervention for Students at Risk

Check-In, Check-Out (CICO) is the most widely implemented Tier 2 intervention for the approximately 10-15% of K-12 students who exhibit chronic, mild behavior problems. Now significantly expanded, this professional training video illustrates the key components of CICO and shows how school personnel and parents can quickly and effectively support positive behavior throughout the day. CICO is ideal for implementation in multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) or positive behavior interventions and support (PBIS) frameworks. The chapter format allows users to quickly navigate to specific segments. Special features include reproducible forms, PowerPoint training materials, and two graphing spreadsheets for managing daily data. Running time: 27 minutes. First edition title: The Behavior Education Program.

New to This Edition
*Broader grade range: now includes high school examples.
*Summarizes the CICO research base and integrates lessons learned from over 16 years of implementation.
*Chapters on modifying CICO for attendance issues, internalizing behaviors, and individualized intervention.
*Spanish-language chapter introducing CICO to parents.
*Expanded FAQ chapter.
*Several new and updated reproducible tools.

See also the related manual by Leanne S. Hawken, Deanne A. Crone, Kaitlin Bundock, and Robert H. Horner for CICO implementation leaders: Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools, Third Edition: The Check-In, Check-Out Intervention.

Leanne S. Hawken, PhD, BCBA, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Special Education at the University of Utah. Dr. Hawken has 30 years of experience in the fields of psychology, education, positive behavior support (PBIS), and applied behavior analysis (ABA). She has been a PBIS/MTSS district- and school-level coach and has been has been training, coaching, and conducting research on Check-In, Check-Out (CICO) since the early 2000s. Outside the school context, Dr. Hawken is a certified life coach who is passionate about combining the science of ABA with the tactics of life coaching.

Kimberli Breen, MS, CAS, MA, is a national educational consultant based in Chicago. She provides multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) coordination, training, and coaching to state, district, and school leaders and implementers. Currently a Regional Facilitator Director for the University of Kansas SWIFT Center, she served as Technical Assistance Director for the Illinois Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Network for eight years. She has also directed training and technical assistance for the New York statewide PBIS initiative. Starting as a school counselor on Molokai, Hawaii, and then becoming a school psychologist, she has implemented and coached PBS in a variety of settings, including residential facilities, community-based organizations, and at home with her son, who has autism. Her focus areas include family partnerships and diversity.