LIVE! Online Check & Connect Trainings
Check & Connect is excited to announce the launch of our new LIVE! Online Trainings. The Preparation and Implementation training is the first offering in our new suite of online offerings.
The LIVE! Online Preparation & Implementation Training is an interactive engaging training delivered in two parts (3-hours each). This 2-day online training will provide administrators and leadership teams with the Check & Connect framework and guides stakeholders through the planning steps for implementing with fidelity. This training is specifically designed for Check & Connect coordinators and site leaders. This training content is not designed for mentors. For additional information on Mentor training options, please see our Training & Consultation page for Mentor training opportunities.
Introducing C&C's new
LIVE! Online Preparation & Implementation Training
The LIVE! Online Preparation & Implementation Training is —
- Interactive and engaging
- Delivered over 2 days (3-hours each).
- A thorough overview of C&C for administrators and leadership teams.
This option is ideally suited for sites —
- Exploring this student engagement intervention.
- Preparing to implement the program.
- Currently implementing and seeking formal training.
- Onboarding new team members.
- Pursuing training for leaderhship teams of 10 or less.
- Training for leadership teams unable to attend in-person.
PRICING
1-2 $295 per participant
3+ $250 per participant (15% discount)
- One set of training materials and Certificate of Attendance provided per participant.
- To ensure a personalized experience, space will be limited for each training series (2-days).
- To qualify for the 15% discount, all participants must register at the same time.
AGENDA
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Introduction
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The C&C Model
History, Overview, Research, and Core Components
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Step 1:
Determine Indicators of Student Disengagement
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Step 2:
Identify Students at Risk of Disengagement or Dropping out
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Step 3:
Select or Hire Mentors
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Step 4:
Organize Existing Resources for Intervention
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Step 5:
Process for Introducing C&C to Staff, Families & Students
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Step 6:
Use "Check" Procedures and the Monitoring Form/C&C App
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Step 7:
Implement "Connect" Interventions
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Step 8:
Strengthen the Family-School Relationship
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Step 9:
Monitor the Person-Environment Fit
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Step 10:
Provide Mentor Support & Supervision
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Step 11:
Evaluate Program Implementation
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Closing
Next Steps for Implementation
Who Should Attend
Preparation & Implementation training is designed for education administrators and lead staff (decision-making stakeholders) interested in preparing for and implementing Check & Connect. Note that this training is not intended for Check & Connect mentors.
This LIVE! Online training option is ideally suited for sites —
- Exploring this student engagement intervention.
- Preparing to implement the program.
- Currently implementing and seeking formal training.
- Onboarding new team members.
- Pursuing training for leadership teams of 10 or less.
- Training for leadership teams unable to attend in-person.
On-site Preparation & Implementation training is also available. The cost for on-site training is determined based on number of participants. To request on-site training, please contact us at 1-866-434-0010 or by email at checkandconnect@umn.edu.
Cost
The cost for LIVE! Online Preparation and Implementation Training is:
- 1-2 participants, $295 per participant
- 3+ participants, $250 per participant (15% discount)
- To qualify for the 15% discount, all participants must be registered at the same time
The following are included with this fee:
- One set of training materials and Certificate of Attendance provided per participant.
- Materials include Check & Connect Implementing with Fidelity manual and LIVE! Online Preparation & Implementation Participant Guide
Location
The training will be delivered through Zoom, an interactive online training platform.
Requirements for this training platform include:
- Participants will not be using video or a webcam from their computer, while participatation using your computer microphone will be optional.
- The training link will be emailed to participants closer to the training date.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
- Refunds will not be available for cancellations made on or after the registration deadline.
- We reserve the right to cancel this event if we do not meet our minimum of registered participants by the registration deadline. We will notify any registered participants via email or phone within 2 business days following the registration deadline if this event is cancelled.
- Maximum of 12 participants per training. Additional requests will be placed on a waiting list.
Register
Register early as space is limited and registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Check & Connect's LIVE! online trainings are copyrighted and recording this training is prohibited.
- Only paid participants registered for this online training should be in attendance.
Please register online using the link provided. We accept payments by credit card and purchase order. If paying by purchase order, see instructions below. Group registration is required for groups of 3+ to receive the 15% discount.
If paying by purchase order (PO):
- DO NOT send payment until you receive an invoice voucher from the University of Minnesota in the mail.
- Obtain PO number and billing contact information prior to registering.
- Make PO payable to The Regents of the University of Minnesota, with the payment address of: Regents of the University of Minnesota, NW 5960, PO Box 1450, Minneapolis MN 55485-5960.
- If your organization is tax exempt, include your tax-exempt ID when registering and a copy of the exemption certificate with your materials.
- Upon registration, you must email or fax your registration confirmation with a PO (and tax exempt certificate, if applicable) to: Melissa Critchley, checkandconnect@umn.edu, 612-624-9344 (fax).
Preparation & Implementaion Training Options
| Location |
Cost per participant |
Materials provided to each participant |
Training
hours |
Who can register? |
Additional
considerations |
| Implementing with Fidelity manual |
Participant guide |
| LIVE! Online |
1-2, $295
3+, $250 |
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6 hours over two days |
Open invitation (Maximum of 12 Participants) |
No travel costs |
| Open Enrollment at U of M* |
$325/$295
early bird |
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6 hours in one day |
Open invitation |
Additional travel costs/airfare & hotel |
| Onsite |
Call for pricing |
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6 hours in one day |
Closed invitation (Discretion of the district/site) |
Additional implementation support included from a C&C national trainer includes planning call before training, 5 hours of technical assistance post training |
*Open Enrollment training also hosted across the country and around the world.
Implementation Training Options
Here is a description of the Implementation Training Options flowchart
The options for Check & Connect trainings are as follows:
- All training participants will receive a copy of the Implementing with Fidelity manual (a $50 value).
- The first training option is our Preparation & Implementation Training. This 6-hour training is delivered in two formats. The first is a 1-day in person training or a virtual LIVE! Online format delivered in two 3-hour segments. The Preparation and Implementation training provides administrators with the Check & Connect framework and guides participants through the steps for implementing with fidelity.
- The next option to launching trainings is our Comprehensive training. This is a 12 hour in person training delivered over two days.The Comprehensive training provides administrators and mentors with the C&C framework and guides participants through the steps for implementing with fidelity along with effective tools and strategies for the mentor role.
- Following the Preparation and Implementation training or the Comprehensive training, is our Mentor Training. This 12-hour in person training provides new or existing mentors with in-depth training on Check & Connect with the strategies and tools for there role.
- After sites have been implementing Check & Connect for 1 year, we offer a customized Fidelity of Implementation training that supports sites and ensures ongoing fidelity.
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