Building Systems for Success

Strengthening and Refining Your Classroom Management

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Many educators are navigating increased behavioral demands alongside academic expectations, making sustainable, adaptable management practices more important than ever.

This professional development supports educators in developing practical, sustainable classroom management practices that promote student engagement and create calm, consistent learning environments.  These sessions blend relationship-centered approaches with clear systems and expectations that support instructional flow, student accountability, and academic excellence.

​After the whole-school, in-person session, each teacher receives individualized, one-on-one coaching throughout the year to implement strategies effectively and refine classroom systems for long-term success.

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Partnering With Your School

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​Before beginning the professional development sessions, we will work closely with school leadership to identify the classroom management challenges and goals most relevant to your staff and school. Together, we determine which training modules best align with your teachers’ needs, ensuring that the professional development is targeted, practical, and immediately applicable. This collaborative approach guarantees that the training addresses real classroom priorities and supports sustained impact.

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Training Modules

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• Module 1: United We Stand: Your Why and Your Classroom Vibe

Define your personal mission, vision, and classroom values, and explore how your mindset sets the tone for engagement and behavior. Teachers reflect on their “why,” connect classroom values to behavior management systems, and develop strategies to establish a positive, consistent classroom atmosphere from day one.

• Module 2: The Purge and the Place: Setting Everyone Up for Success

Organize your classroom space and materials to support smooth routines, easy transitions, and minimal disruptions. Teachers learn to create a functional environment that promotes focus, efficiency, and student independence.

• Module 3: Structure without Stress: Establishing Routines

Implement clear, predictable routines that support learning and reduce disruptions. Using a consistent framework, teachers reflect on, design, and practice routines for morning entry, classroom transitions, dismissal, and all the in between daily procedures to make management effortless and sustainable.

• Module 4: Powerful Communication in the Classroom

Foster meaningful classroom discussions, partner work, and group activities that lead to deep learning—without the chaos. Teachers will learn how phrasing, prompts, and cues guide student interactions, encourage accountability, and create rich, focused conversations.

• Module 5: Momentum Matters: Joy, Motivation, and Boundaries

Maintain student engagement and motivation while setting clear, enforceable boundaries and upholding high academic expectations. Teachers explore strategies to sustain momentum, balance encouragement with consistency, and keep energy and a passion for learning high throughout the day.

• Module 6: Grade Smarter, Not Harder: Time Saving Feedback Systems

Provide students with actionable, meaningful feedback that drives growth while reducing teacher workload.  Teachers streamline grading, implement efficient feedback systems, and reclaim instructional time for teaching and student engagement.

• Module 7: Sanity Savers: Extra Systems That Help You Breathe

Create sustainable classroom systems that reduce stress and support calm, consistent learning environments. Teachers plan, organize, and implement additional procedures that keep both students and teachers on track.

• Module 8: Engaging Families

Build strong partnerships with families to support classroom management and student success.  Teachers learn systems, routines, and communication tools that foster positive, collaborative home-school relationships.

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What Participants Will Gain

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Participants will:

• Develop clear, consistent routines and expectations that support calm, focused classrooms

• Learn proactive management strategies that reduce common disruptions and maximize instructional time

• Strengthen teacher language and responses that support student accountability and academic excellence, while preserving relationships

• Receive ongoing one-on-one coaching throughout the year to implement strategies effectively in their own classrooms

• Refine and adapt classroom systems with guidance, ensuring sustainable, long-term impact

• Increase confidence in managing behavior in ways that align with instructional goals and school expectations

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Format and Logistics

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• Format: In-person training + ongoing individual coaching

• Length: Typically, 60-90 minute in-person sessions (customizable)

• Group size: Whole staff, grade-level teams, and individual teachers

• Customization: Modules and the number of individual coaching sessions are selected in partnership with school leadership to meet your school’s needs and priorities

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Next Steps

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To learn more about how this professional development can meet your school’s needs or to schedule a consultation, please email serenareadhead@gmail.com.