When PBIS feels heavy or misaligned with your school’s culture, there are meaningful alternatives that still support clarity, connection, and consistency. This piece offers practical ways schools can simplify PBIS, adapt it, or build something different that truly fits the community and honors teacher capacity.
The Pre-CICO Checklist helps schools launch Check-In/Check-Out as a relationship-centered Tier 2 support. It guides teachers and coaches through clear, simple steps that start with connection, not paperwork. Use it to plan logistics, clarify roles, and ensure every student begins CICO with consistency, clarity, and genuine care.
PBIS grew from Applied Behavior Analysis, but narrowing its focus left schools with hammers instead of tools. This article from Dr. Tim Grivois explores how PBIS and ABA can reconnect with psychology, relationships, and context to create behavior support systems that are practical, humane, and deeply effective.
Solution #1 for teacher recruitment and retention is salary and benefits, and that’s typically outside a principal’s control. However, what
Most Tier 2 behavior support systems fall short—not because educators aren’t working hard, but because the structure doesn’t support what matters most. This post explores how schools are shifting from point sheets to meaningful support, from compliance to connection, and from one-off trainings to sustainable, yearlong change.
At TGS Educational Consulting, we know effective Tier 2 systems begin with better conversations. Starting this fall, we’re offering a
Effective CICO swaps point-collecting for meaningful, student-led coaching conversations. This post explains why hourly behavior tallies miss the mark and offers practical questions and strategies you can use right away to help students own their goals and improve behavior.
If your PBIS matrix hasn’t changed in years, it might be time for a refresh. In this post, Dr. Tim Grivois shares why values like open-minded are showing up more often—and how to design a matrix that reflects your school’s real culture, includes every voice, and works in daily practice.
What is CICO? More than a behavior chart, CICO is a relationship-based intervention that supports students through daily check-ins, clear goals, and consistent encouragement. This guide answers the top 10 questions educators ask—and explains why it’s the conversations, not the charts, that make CICO work.
Outdoor learning is a powerful, practical way to support students with ADHD. At Hudlow Elementary, teachers explored how movement, play, and time outside can increase focus, reduce anxiety, and create more engaging learning environments for all students—starting with a joyful campus-wide scavenger hunt.
