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Adding one of K-12’s leading behavior management solutions, including the only evidence-based ESSA Level II platform, to PowerSchool will provide a more comprehensive approach to understanding and supporting the whole

“Educators need multiple, innovative ways to reach and involve a student’s family members. Our voice-activated Alexa skill provides instant information for families about how their child is doing throughout the

Education technology companies are now able to build their own custom voice commands for Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, to give students and their families instant access to important educational information,

Improving student behavior starts with a positive school culture. With the right research, leaders and teachers own the process to create environments in which students excel. ASCD.org A Data-Driven Approach

Each year, more than 3 million students face out-of-school suspensions (OSS), typically for nonviolent behavior. Students with disabilities and students of color are generally suspended at higher rates than their

A study from Tulane University’s Education Research Alliance for New Orleans claims a New Orleans-based data tracking service shows “promise” in significantly reducing the number of school suspensions over time.

New white paper outlines process to achieve similar reductions in suspensions with data-driven approach, Kickboard platform and professional development services NEW ORLEANS — Jan. 8, 2019 — Suspensions are associated with a

King County, Wash., school and nonprofit organization purchase Kickboard platform and professional services to support a positive school culture and equity and diversity NEW ORLEANS — Dec. 11, 2018 —

Excused absences, unexcused absences, suspensions—all contribute to chronic absenteeism, which is defined as missing 10 percent or more school days per year. While the causes vary, chronic absenteeism is now

While it may seem like common sense that students have to be in school to learn, chronic absenteeism persists in K-12 schools, impacting as many as 7.5 million children a

Kickboard’s professional development services, including the new Advancing Racial Equity in Education program, will help LAUSD schools build leadership capacity for school culture and equity initiatives NEW ORLEANS — July

NEW ORLEANS — June 6, 2018 — New Orleans-based Kickboard, maker of the award-winning Kickboard school culture system, has relocated its headquarters from downtown New Orleans to 1824 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard. O.C.

An easy, objective way to assess beneficial behaviors and interactions in your schools District Administration (DA) Schools Can Create Positive Climate In Not-quite 20 Steps

Acclaimed school reform strategist David Hardy outlines steps for developing an action plan to improve classroom attendanceNew White Paper Shares Strategic Approach For Addressing Chronic Absenteeism

Social-emotional learning company Aperture Education and Kickboard, a provider of technology and coaching for school culture initiatives, have formed a partnership aimed at helping schools collect, monitor, and analyze data

Partnership focuses on helping schools collect, monitor and analyze student social and emotional skill and behavior data District Administration Magazine Kickboard and Aperture Education Partner to Help Schools Use Student

Social-emotional learning (SEL) company Aperture Education and Kickboard, which provides technology and coaching for school culture initiatives, have partnered to help schools collect, monitor and analyze data on 40 student

At Carmen Northwest High School (CNHS), a majority of students are from low-income homes in Milwaukee’s central city, where access to a challenging college preparatory education has been limited. When

http://inservice.ascd.org/5-ways-to-build-a-positive-culture-and-improve-school-performance/In many high-poverty urban areas, there is usually at least one school that has a reputation for being a “tough campus.” Betty Best Elementary, a Title I school in Houston,

An analysis of more than 152 million student behavior instances collected over seven years by educators in 645 schools has enabled researchers to identify the most essential behaviors in creating

A growing body of research confirms that school culture significantly influences student learning. Indeed, it’s in the culture that classrooms build their success. Yet, too many schools accept pockets of

Nationally recognized thought leaders on climate and culture Tom Hierck and Jennifer Medbery discuss how K-12 districts and schools can launch a successful school-wide initiativeKickboard Announces New White Paper on

Building relationships and supporting the needs, talents, and interests of our students and teachers is of the utmost importance. Yet when I arrived at Durham Elementary International Baccalaureate World School

Kickboard Named SIIA Education CODiE Award Finalist in Best Data Solution and Best Classroom Management Solution CategoriesKickboard Named SIIA Education CODiE Award Finalist in Best Data Solution and Best Classroom

http://bit.ly/2p90B3JJen Medbery Story About School Climate and Culture Data is Featured in AASA’s The School Administrator MagazineAASA | The School Superintendents AssociationJen Medbery Story About School Climate and Culture Data

Kickboard School Culture System Is Named a Finalist in the 2017 EdTech Digest Awards for Classroom Management Solution for Teachers Kickboard School Culture System Is Named a Finalist in the

Education thought leaders Tom Hierck, Kent Peterson and former Arkansas Education Commissioner Ken James are announced as inaugural members.Kickboard Forms Advisory Board to Strengthen the Company’s Initiatives and Impact on

Kickboard today announces it has expanded its award-winning school culture system to include a full complement of collaborative, research-based professional development services. Kickboard Expands Professional Services to Help K-12 Districts

http://bit.ly/2lbAWJFIf students curse, fight or show other bad behaviors at Carver Elementary School, they aren’t suspended. More likely, they’ll have to do mindfulness yoga. That’s the kind of mindset toward

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/01/02/hot-edtech-trends-2017/2/In 2016, educators began realizing that while big data can be very helpful, it is not enough. To truly make a difference in student learning and achievement, we must pay

https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2016/12/21/from-awareness-to-action-5-steps-to-change-your-school-culture/How would your teachers, students, and parents describe your school’s environment? Most of us are familiar with the benefits of a positive school climate and culture: stronger engagement, fewer suspensions,

https://www.naesp.org/principal-novemberdecember-2016-classrooms-focus/raising-bar-change-school-culture-boosts-student-acResearch shows that the amount of time students spend engaging in instruction is highly correlated with academic achievement. So, when a student receives a discipline referral and is sent to

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161130005185/en/St.-Louis-Public-Schools-Reduce-Suspensions-ReferralsAfter implementing the Kickboard school culture system in five schools and seeing dramatic reductions in suspensions and discipline referrals — and sizable increases in positive behaviors — St. Louis Public

http://bit.ly/2dP7ClsA trail of “big data” now follows each student from the first day of kindergarten through high school graduation and beyond. Technology allows teachers and administrators to capture, organize and

Founder Jennifer Medbery staying on to drive product innovation and thought leadership Kickboard Names EdTech Industry Veteran Stefan Kohler As CEO

A position paper of the Character Education Partnership that shares three conditions for building positive school cultures.http://www.character.org/uploads/PDFs/White_Papers/DevelopingandAssessingSchoolCulture.pdf

By Lindsay O’Brennan & Catherine Bradshaw, Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence | This brief provides an introduction to school climate, including how it can be measured

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/behavior-battle-high-low-tech-solutions-james-patersonIt was the last period of a gloomy Tuesday in February. The teacher, a happy, hardworking guy who relished teaching seventh-grade math as much as his students enjoyed learning it

http://inservice.ascd.org/managing-student-behavior-with-positivity-and-kindness/When preK–12 educators talk about managing student behavior, the focus is often on negative behaviors. In our school district, like many others, we have an online system for inputting discipline

https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/high-on-edtech-in-the-mile-high-city/ISTE 2016 reveals the edtech field to now be significantly maturing, employing sophisticated technologies to provide crowdsourced instructional, assessment, and professional development items for teachers by teachers; rich, easy-to-use content,

Education World | Some ideas from thought leader Dr. Kent D. Peterson on the staff relationships that help define school culture and the impact on both colleagues and students.http://bit.ly/21Rr4P5

By Marcia Powell | A teacher’s thoughtful reflection on the day to day of school culture and how to think about change. She encourages educators to observe the culture around

By Tess Johnston, Kristy Snyder, and Christopher Wooleyhand | Some strategies for supporting and encouraging positive behaviors and appropriately addressing the negatives.http://bit.ly/1InqnCD

By Angus J. Macneil, Doris L. Prater, Steve Busch | A study exploring the differences in school culture factors among a set of Texas schools rated Exemplary, Recognized, and Acceptable

In a new study, more than 90 percent of K-12 administrators and teachers surveyed believe that addressing student behavior and the underlying social and emotional needs is a critical step

With the Kickboard school culture system, K-12 educators can create safe, happy classrooms and schools where staff and students thrive Kickboard Named SIIA Education Codie Award Finalist For Best Classroom

The free 30-day trial of the Kickboard school culture system includes the features most relevant to principals so they can make impactful data-driven decisions.With A Free Trial Of Kickboard, Principals

Edtech Digest Awards Program Recognizes Kickboard As The Top Classroom Management Solution For Teachers. The Kickboard school culture system is also named a finalist for a Trendsetter Award.Edtech Digest Awards

Four schools share quick and easy practices to improve attendance, reduce discipline referrals and suspensions, and increase academic achievement.With New How-to Guide From Kickboard, School And District Leaders Can Improve

The behavior RTI System allows teachers to quickly assign and track interventions, and act on real-time, quantitative data to create safe, happy schools where students and staff thriveWith Kickboard’s New

The Kickboard school-wide behavior management system has received top honors in the Classroom Management category of the first-ever Readers’ Choice Awards from THE Journal.Kickboard Named Top Classroom Management System In

The Kickboard instructional management solution for K-12 districts and schools has been named a finalist in the “Cool Tools” student academic tracking solution category of the 2015 EdTech Digest Awards.

Protecting the privacy and security of student data is crucial for any company serving K-12 schools. Many companies, however, find there are few resources available to help them develop an

Research shows that students with involved parents do better in school, have higher attendance, turn in their homework, and have better attitudes. To help schools build stronger relationships with families,

Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and the Louisiana Innovation Council selected Kickboard, developers of the award-winning instructional management solution of the same name, as an honoree during Louisiana Innovation Month in

Kickboard, developers of the award-winning instructional management solution of the same name, has received an Honorable Mention in the Crystal Clear category of the 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards

Students of all ages who struggle in school send out warning signals to let educators know they may be veering off the path to graduation. Yet, juggling disparate systems and

The Kickboard instructional management solution has been named one of the top K-12 technology products for 2014-15 by the readers of eSchool News. Kickboard was selected as a favorite from

What kinds of ed tech tools and capabilities do teachers most want in their classrooms? Through its participation in industry events like the EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit and ongoing

The Kickboard instructional management solution has been named a finalist in the 2014 SIIA Education CODiE Awards for Best Classroom Management Solution. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award

The Kickboard instructional management solution won the Cool Tool Award in the Student Academic Tracking Solution category of the 2014 EdTech Digest Awards Recognition Program. Now in its fourth year,

Research shows that student learning is affected by nonacademic as well as academic factors. Enabling students to achieve their full potential requires integrating learning outcome data with information about special