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Engaging Students in Appropriate Social Behavior Using Check-In, Check-Out (CICO)

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Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a multitiered system of support implemented to proactively support the social behavior of all students in schools. For over 20 years, schools have documented the ability to implement PBIS with fidelity with positive effects noted on school climate, increases in academic engagement, and reductions in problem behavior. The PBIS model incorporates three-tiered levels of prevention/intervention. Tier 1 support involves implementing a school-wide discipline plan to proactively teach, monitor, and reward students for following expectations. Students who need more practice and feedback following school-wide expectations often benefit from Tier 2 supports such as small group social skills instruction, mentoring, or monitoring throughout the day via a daily progress report. Tier 3 supports involve conducting a functional behavior assessment and implementing a behavior support plan. This level of support is provided for students who demonstrate lack of response to Tier 2 interventions and/or come to school with more intense behavioral needs.

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  1. Department of Special Education, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Leanne S. Hawken & Kristen Stokes

  2. Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, CO, USA

    Grace Wayman

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  1. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    Amy L. Reschly

  2. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, Burnsville, MN, USA

    Angie J. Pohl

  3. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Sandra L. Christenson

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Hawken, L.S., Wayman, G., Stokes, K. (2020). Engaging Students in Appropriate Social Behavior Using Check-In, Check-Out (CICO). In: Reschly, A.L., Pohl, A.J., Christenson, S.L. (eds) Student Engagement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37285-9_11

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