Season 5, Episode 103: Check-In, Check-Out (CICO)--Simplified, Standardized, Formalized

About this episode

The episode discusses the Check-In, Check-Out (CICO) intervention for at-risk students and its impact based on a 5-year study.

As educators, we've all had experience with some version of Check-In, Check-Out (CICO) as an intervention for at-risk students. What has CICO looked like for you? Is it an intervention that can be easily used for ALL students? Most importantly, has the use of CICO been impactful for your students and provided a path to graduation? Listen in as Lisa and Sara Estrapala discuss some very promising preliminary results of a 5-year study focusing on a simplified, standardized, formalized vers...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Lisa Powers, Ms. Jamie Grieshaber

Guest: Sara Estrapala

Topics covered

• Check-In Check-Out
• CICO
• at-risk students
• intervention strategies
• educational impact

Keywords

• CICO
• Check-In Check-Out
• at-risk students
• intervention
• educational strategies
• graduation
• study results

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