Check in Check out Graphing with the Excel Program Michael Kraus

Behavioral Interventions are successful ONLY if…  Implemented with Integrity/Fidelity  Monitored!!!  Implemented with Consistency  As important as teaching academic skills  NOT a quick fix!  Data are reviewed & graphed!!!

Check-In Check-Out (CICO) 1) Morning “Check-In” - Discuss behavior /point goals - Point card given 2) Point card to each teacher - Beginning or end of period (school specific) 3) Teacher Feedback - End of period 4) End-of-Day “Check-Out” - review performance /problem solving - Was goal met? 5) Point card to Parent - send copy of card home with student - parent initials and card is returned following day

The Objectives…  You will learn to graph a CICO intervention using the CICO Excel Program  You will demonstrate this by completing a sample case.  An observer will complete a fidelity checklist for you to demonstrate that you can use the CICO Excel Program.

Gregory the Great

Locating and Saving the File  Find the file on your computer named: “CICO Program 08-09”  Double click the file to open it.  Select “Save As” from the menu bar.  Name the File “Gregory CICO 5-09” and click Save  Gregory will have an electronic file that can store up to 20 days worth of CICO data

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Step by Step: Stay Together  The Coach Card is divided into 10 Steps.  Avoid the temptation to “click ahead”.

Day 1…

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Step 1: Descriptive Information  Begin by filling in the student’s name, grade, school, student I.D., number, race, gender, and indicate if he/she is in Special Education. The name of the CICO Checker should also be entered. (Most importantly, in the field for date, the date of the daily check-in should be entered.)

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Steps 2 & 3: Subjects/ Areas & Goals  Next, in the boxes under the Subject/Area row, enter the subjects or areas that will be monitored and scored by the teachers.  Next, enter the Behavior Goals for the student in the BEHAVIOR GOALS column.

As easy as 1, 2, 3…

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Step 4: Student Scores  The scores given to the student by his/her teachers will be put into the boxes next to each of the BEHAVIOR GOALS and underneath each corresponding Subject/Area.

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Step 5: The Point Goal  Directly underneath the gray scoring area on the row labeled TOTAL POINTS, is a box labeled, Today’s Point Goal, where you will enter the point goal for the student.

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Steps 6 & 7: Rewards and Comments  Indicate whether the student received the reward in the box next to the one labeled “Reward Given?” and what type of reward/incentive was given.  Comments about the student’s performance can be entered in the box marked “Comments.”

Steps 1 through 7…

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Step 8: Day 2 and so on…  For DAY 2 and beyond, you will only need to input the Date, the daily scores given by each teacher, information about student reward/incentive (if applicable), and any comments. All other information should auto-calculate from day one entries.

Gregory’s Data: Days 2 through 5  At this time, input the scores for Gregory from days 2 through 5.  Remember that the only sections that should type in are bordered in GREEN.

The Steps… 1. Descriptive Information 2. Subject/Area 3. Behavioral Goals 4. The Scores 5. The Point Goal 6. Rewards 7. Comments 8. Day 2 9. Graphs 10. Overview Tab

Steps 9 and 10: Graphs and Overview  For each day that the student’s points are entered, the spreadsheet will provide two graphs.

Fidelity Checklist

Final Thoughts…  Middle Schools  Block Scheduling  Changing Behaviors or Subjects/Areas  Work in Progress