Prevent Behavior Problems

Prevention works better than problem response.

Penalties have a big advantage: they are quick and easy. But they have disadvantages: they foster resentment, often remove the student from the classroom and from learning and tend to be ineffective at improving student behavior.

That's the advantage of positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS): teaching expectations then reinforcing behavior with positive feedback and keeping students in class. But that puts a bigger burden on teachers. Penalties for misbehavior aren't eliminated, but they are needed less frequently. And research has shown that a mixed approach of "carrots" and "sticks" works better than either alone.

We provide the tools to support both, PBIS and mild penalties...what we call balanced PBIS. And our positive behavior tools are designed to minimize added burden on teachers so they can focus on instruction.

Focus Attention Where It's Most Needed

Some students require a lot more attention and intervention than others. The solution: better tools for better focused attention. The 3-tier framework simplifies the task by grouping students according to the behavior attention they need. And Edclick makes it easier.

Make Frequent Feedback Easy

Research has shown that one of the most effective teaching strategies is to provide frequent feedback. It works for academic classes and it works for behavior, too. The key is to teach expected behaviors, then provide frequent feedback, both encouragement and correction, on how the student's behavior is measuring up.

Does all that feedback overload busy teachers? Research also shows that student self-monitoring is as effective, or more effective, as monitoring by teachers. You just need the right tools.

Make Fact-Based Decisions

A cornerstone of PBIS is to apply data to decisionmaking. With data going online where it can be easily accessed, viewed and manipulated, we no longer need to make decisions solely on hunches. Available data, reporting, drill downs and dashboards make trends, status and problem areas easy to see. And when we take steps to improve, data answers the question, "did it work?"

Integrate Your Information

Integrated data systems bring together data from disparate systems (the data silos) to save work and eliminate transcription errors. Our data systems talk to other data systems you may already be using.

Make Parents Your Partners

We all want parents as partners in their child's education. But how can we accomplish that without putting even more burden on teachers?

First, Edclick makes some communication automatic such as when a student gets a merit award or an office referral.

But it also can notify parents when nothing happens such as automatically notifying parents of the good news of a problem-free day after a series of incidents.

We also keep track of the types of communication with parents so teachers and administrators have evidence of the ratio of positive messages to negative messages which is essential for getting parents and teachers on the same side.

Lead All Students To Success

Break the school-to-jail pipeline that looms over the most challenging students.

Penalties are quick but often generate student resentment, not the desire or skills to behave better. Out-of-placement penalties reduce student achievement: if they aren't in class, they won't pass.

But serious misbehavior requires a serious response. Yet, that doesn't mean that the student must resent the consequence or that the student must miss class.

Edclick provides for more effective consequences. Restorative justice and restitution aim to "make it right" rather than simply punish. Student responses to our Behavior Questionnaires and Character Builders often reveal root causes for misbehavior which can then be addressed. Check In/Check Out can give a student the attention he craves but through frequent feedback instead of misbehavior.