Team & Organization
Check-In/Check-Out
Keep the paper card. The Mentor snaps it at check-out and it is charted.
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Run Check-In/Check-Out without the paperwork.
Keep the paper card your students know. BrighterBalance handles the scoring, the graphs and the decision data.
Running CICO today
The folder of cards is the hard part.
Check-In/Check-Out works. Keeping up with the paper is what wears a Tier 2 team down.
We have a stack of point cards and nobody has time to add them up.
Someone types the scores into a spreadsheet on Friday, if they get to it.
Is it working? We won’t know until somebody builds the graph.
Which students are ready to fade, and which need more support?
If a student is referred, can we show what we tried and for how long?
A day of CICO with BrighterBalance
Same card. No folder.
Marcus is in the CICO program, and Elena is his Mentor. (A fictional example from our demo account.)
Before school
Check-in, same as always
Marcus checks in with Elena and picks up the paper card he already knows. The cards are printed from BrighterBalance.During the day
Teachers score the card
Teachers rate the card on paper through the day, the way they always have. Nothing new to learn and nothing to log in to.At check-out
Elena snaps the card
Elena takes a photo of the card. The photo finds its student, and the scores are recorded and graphed. No data entry.Every day
Points that only go up
Points from the card can feed Points & Rewards, where points are only ever added, never taken away.When the team meets
Decision data, ready
Each student’s daily scores, goal days and phase, from baseline to fading, are ready for the team’s decision.
The outcome
CICO without the clerical work.
Before: A folder of cards waiting to be scored.
With BrighterBalance: Each card scored and graphed when the Mentor snaps it at check-out.
Before: Scores typed into a spreadsheet by hand.
With BrighterBalance: No data entry. Keep the paper card; the photo does the rest.
Before: Phase decisions made from memory.
With BrighterBalance: Every student’s phase, from baseline to fading, with daily scores and goal days.
Before: Scrambling for records before a referral.
With BrighterBalance: A dated record of what was tried, for how long, and how the student responded.
Free guide
Plan your CICO program with our guide.
Read the guide before your next Tier 2 meeting, then see the screens in a demo.
Features used
The features behind your Tier 2 program.
Each one has its own page with the screens.
All plans
Points & Rewards
Points from CICO cards, positive logs and goals met. They are only ever added.
See Points & Rewards: Points & RewardsAll plans
Student Profile
From Tier 2 CICO through to an IEP, the student’s whole story in one profile.
See Student Profile: Student ProfileSPED Referral Evidence
How CICO data becomes part of a dated record of what was tried before a referral.
See referral evidence: SPED Referral EvidenceQuestions
Questions Tier 2 teams ask.
Do students need a device?
No. Students carry the same paper card they always have. The Mentor snaps a photo of it at check-out.
Who enters the scores?
Nobody. The photo finds its student, and the scores are recorded and graphed with no data entry.
Where do the cards come from?
Cards are printed from BrighterBalance, and students carry them on paper all day. The Check-In/Check-Out page shows the card and the screens.
Which plans include CICO?
Check-In/Check-Out is part of the Team and Organization plans.
See CICO without the folder.
For districts and special education teams
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