Check In/Check Out 

Holiday Inn Express - Helena

February 11, 2020      8:30-4:00

Check-In, Check-Out, (CICO), is a Tier II, group-oriented intervention, designed especially for students whose problem behaviors (a) are unresponsive to Tier I practice and systems, (b) do not require more immediate individualized interventions, and (c) are observed across multiple settings or contexts.

Because CICO is a group-based, standardized intervention, it is efficient and cost-effective. For example, the program can accommodate a number of students (e.g., up to thirty), and students can enter the program within a few days following referral. CICO also provides a built-in system for (a) monitoring students’ progress in the program, (b) evaluating the fidelity of implementation, and (c) transitioning to a self-managed program.

Check-In, Check-Out Features and Benefits:

• Increased positive adult contact
• Embedded social skills training
• Direct link to school-wide behavioral goals and expectations
• Frequent feedback and positive reinforcement
• Daily home-school communication
• Goal setting for behavioral goals
• Improves mild to moderate problem behavior
• Short term intervention to goal of self-management

Teams will leave with everything they need to implement their own Check-In Check-Out program as part of the Tier II system including:

• Identifying a coordinator
• Establishing routines
• Setting up a daily progress point card
• Developing a point trading (reinforcement) system
• Defining student decision rules
• Creating training for students, staff, parents and Tier II team members
• Progress monitoring of students and their plans
• Assessment of fidelity of implementation.