Check In Check Out (CICO)

Why should I do it:

Improves student accountability
Increases structure
Improves student behavior and academics when other interventions have failed
Provides feedback and adult support on a daily basis
Improves and establishes daily home/school communication and collaboration
Improves student organization, motivation, incentive, and reward
Helps students to self monitor and correct
Internalizes success and accomplishment of goals
Students get involved and excited about the program, enjoying the structure, support, and incentives of the intervention
Leads to maintenance free responsible behaviors, habits, and effort

When a student has failed to respond to other interventions and general class management techniques and interventions
When a student is competing little to no work
When a student is not doing home work
When a student is not participating, being involved, or taking part in the learning process
When a student has emotional issues, like anxiety, frustration, etc
When kids have attention, focus, and impulsivity issues
When kids have very poor organization
When a student is exhibiting behavioral problems
When a student demonstrates low motivation and effort

The CICO intervention, from the book Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools, 2nd Ed: The Behavior Education Program, is a highly effective research based intervention and can be changed and adapted to suit any school or situation
The program consists of students daily checking in with an adult at the start of school to retrieve a goal sheet and encouragement, teachers provide feedback on the sheet throughout the day, students check out at the end of the day with an adult, and the student takes the sheet home to be signed, returning it the following morning at check in
For details on CICO, information on how to implement it, and resources for tracking forms, see the great resources and links below