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student
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persistence
in school
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Check
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intervention
promoting
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intervention
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and
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learning.
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with
learning.
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outcomes
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outcomes
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outcomes
of Check
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Connect
include:
increased
attendance,
persistence
in school,
increased
attendance,
persistence
in
increased
attendance,
persistence
in school,
accrual
of
credits,
and
school
completion
school,
accrual
of
credits,
and
school
accrual of credits, and school completion
completion
rates;
and andrates; and
rates;
decreased
truancy,
tardies,
behavioral
decreased
truancy,
tardies,
behavioral
decreased
truancy,
tardies,
behavioral
referrals,
and
dropout
rates.
referrals,
and
dropout
rates.
referrals, and dropout rates.
TheThe
Check
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model
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model
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parents,
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practitioners,
parents,
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practitioners,
parents,
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students
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by
the
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Community
and
students
led
by
the
Institute
on
Community
students led by the Institute on Community
Integration,
University
Minnesota.
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ofofMinnesota.
Integration,
University
of
Minnesota.

Check
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research
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and
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collaboration.
Student
referral
criteria
include
collaboration.
Student
referral
criteria
include
collaboration.
Student
referral
criteria
include
alterable
warning
signs
of
school
withdrawal
alterable
warning
signs
of
school
withdrawal
alterable warning signs of school withdrawal
primarily
attendance
indices
(absences,
tardies,
primarily
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indices
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tardies,
primarily
attendance
indices
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tardies,
skipping
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context
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performanceand
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emotionalororbehavioral
behavioral
performance
performance and
emotional or behavioral
problems.
problems.
problems.
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person
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as
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mentor

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mentor,
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coordinator
whose
primary
goal
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issue
for
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students
and
their
families.
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for disengaged
students
and
their
families.
for disengaged students and their families.
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personal
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trusting relationships.
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levels
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their
attendance,
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in
their
attendance,
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in their attendance,
grades,
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on staying
in school.
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in school.
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staying
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Check
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Core Elements
Check
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CoreCore
Elements
Check
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Elements
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ontrust
mutual
trust and
1. 1.
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basedbased
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mutual
and and
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on mutual
trust
open
communication
in which
the mentor:
openopen
communication
in which
the mentor:
communication
in which
the mentor:
a. monitors
a. monitors
or checks
a students
or checks
a students
a. monitors
or checks
a students
attendance,
grades,
behavior,
attendance,
grades,
behavior,
etc.;etc.;etc.;
attendance,
grades,
behavior,
b. connects
b. connects
a student
to personalized,
a student
to personalized,
b. connects
a student
to personalized,
data-based
interventions;
data-based
interventions;
interventions;

c. data-based
mentors students
for a minimum of two
c. mentors
students
for afor
minimum
of two
c. mentors
students
a minimum
of two
years; and
years;years;
and and

d. facilitates student access to and
d. facilitates
student
access
to and
d. facilitates
student
participation
in access
school.to and
participation
in school.
participation
in school.
2.
Problem
solving
and capacity building to
2. Problem
solving
and
capacity
building to help
2. Problem
solving
and
capacity
to help
help students overcome building
obstacles.
students
overcome
obstacles.
students
overcome
obstacles.
Persistence
Plus, a source
persistent
of
3. 3.
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Plus,Plus,
a persistent
of source
3. Persistence
a
persistent
source
of
motivation,
familiarity
with
theand
youth and
motivation,
familiarity
with the
youth
motivation,
familiarity
the youth
and that
his/her family,
and a with
consistent
message
his/her
family,
and
a
consistent
message
that
his/her
family,isand
a consistent
message
that
education
important
for your
future.
education
is
important
for
your
future.
education is important for your future.
Check & Connect Implementation Steps
Check
& Connect
Implementation
Steps
Check
& Connect
Implementation
Steps

1.
Determine
indicators
of
student
1. Determine
indicators
of
student
1. Determine
indicators of student
disengagement
disengagement
disengagement
2. Identify
students
at
of disengagement or
2. Identify
students
at risk
of risk
disengagement
2. Identify
students
at risk
of disengagement
dropout
or dropout
or dropout
3.
Select
hire
mentors
3. Select
or hire
mentors
3. Select
oror
hire
mentors
4. Organize
existing
resources
for intervention
Organize
existing
resources
for intervention
4.4. Organize
existing
resources
for intervention
5. Get
to
know
students,
teachers,
and
parents
Gettotoknow
knowstudents,
students,
teachers,
and
parents
5.5. Get
teachers,
and
parents
6. Use
check
procedures
and
the
monitoring
6.6. Use
procedures
andand
the the
monitoring
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check
procedures
monitoring
formform
form
7. Implement
connect interventions
interventions
7.7. Implement
Implementconnect
connect
interventions
8. Strengthen
the
family-school
relationship
family-school
relationship
8.8. Strengthen
Strengthenthethe
family-school
relationship
9. Monitor
the
person-environment
fit fit
9. Monitor the person-environment
Provide
9. Monitor
the
person-environment
fit
10.
mentor
support
and and
supervision
10. Provide
mentor
support
supervision
Evaluate
10. Provide
mentor
support and supervision
11.
program
implementation
11.
Evaluate
program
implementation
11. Evaluate program implementation

Check & Connect Implementation Manual

Check & Connect Comprehensive

Implementation Training:

This training is for administrators, decisionmakers, and new and existing Check & Connect
mentors in implementing Check & Connect.
Training participants receive the manual, resource
materials, and electronic forms. Participants receive
follow-up assistance to support implementation
fidelity.

Who Should Attend:

The 2012 edition of the Check & Connect
implementation manual builds on the experience and
continuing research of the past 21 years to offer users
an expanded guide that incorporates new findings
about the model. It walks readers through the Check
& Connect implementation process, outlining the key
components, describing the steps of implementation,
and presenting the underlying theory and research,
including the four types of student engagement
(academic, behavioral, cognitive, and affective)
and the importance of intervening both directly
with students and indirectly through enhancing
students home and school contexts. Additionally,
the 2012 manual provides guidance on options for
implementing Check & Connect with fidelity to its
principles and strategies while also responding to
local school and community contexts.

Teams of 2-3 people, including:

Identified Tier 2/Check & Connect Coordinator

Administrator or designee
All potential mentors

Cost for training:

$50 each for Check & Connect Implementation

manual and Implementation Binder.

Criteria for Participation:

Must be a PBIS school with Tier1/Universal

components in place

Must have implemented Check In/Check Out

with fidelity for at least one semester
Must have Tier 2 team that uses data to make
decisions for student interventions

Must have PBIS Coordinator approval to

attend Please contact De Blanchard prior to
registering

Training Dates:
February 9-10, 2015
AEA 1 Trainers/Contacts
Heather Blackmore

9:00-3:00
Room D4/D5
Keystone AEA, Elkader

Office: 563-556-3310
hblackmore@aea1.k12.ia.us

To Register:

Donna Hejhal

Workshop # 51608

Office: 641-394-2162
dhejhal@aea1.k12.ia.us

De Blanchard

Office: 563-382-2870
dblanchard@aea1.k12.ia.us

Go to - https://etc.aea1.k12.ia.us/ws1x.htm
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