Program Description

Check-In/Check-Out (CICO), also known as the Behavior Education Program (BEP), is a Tier 2 evidence-based intervention that addresses common classroom behavior challenges. CICO works by allowing educators to teach behavior expectations and provide positive reinforcement (e.g., behavior-specific praise) and feedback to students to reinforce and track behavioral goals. The student "checks in" with an educator first thing in the morning. Throughout the day, teachers provide positive and corrective feedback. Students then "check out" with the champion at dismissal to review their overall behavior that day.

Cost

No Cost

Intended Population

• Intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Individual

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Unspecified

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Literature review revealed three studies where results indicated that all participants demonstrated a reduction in problem behavior. Review article found that across multiple studies, generally, there were small to medium effect sizes favoring the students receiving the intervention. According to the review articles, there is evidence that implementation of CICO may lead to reductions in problem behavior.

Study Citations

Campbell, A., & Anderson, C. M. (2011). Check-in/check-out: A systematic evaluation and component analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(2), 315-326.

Fairbanks, S., Sugai, G., Guardino, D., & Lathrop, M. (2007). Response to intervention: Examining classroom behavior support in second grade. Council for Exceptional Children, 73(3), 288-310.

Hawken, Leanne & Bundock, Kaitlin & Kladis, Kristin & O'Keeffe, Breda & Barrett, Courtenay. (2014). Systematic Review of the Check-in, Check-out Intervention for Students At Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Education and Treatment of Children. 37. 635-658. 10.1353/etc.2014.0030.

Laging, D. et al. (2018).Systematic review of the Check-in/Check-out components and the effectiveness for students with challenging behaviors. The Online Journal of New Horizons in Education. 8(4), 98-102. https://www.tojned.net/journals/tojned/articles/v08i04/v08i04-10.pdf

Todd, A. W., Campbell, A. L., Meyer, G. G., & Horner, R. H. (2008). The effects of a targeted intervention to reduce problem behaviors. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 10(1), 46-55.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Promising practice

Additional Reviews

• http://nclii.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Intensifying-Check-In-Check-Out-for-Students-With-or-At-Risk-for-Emotional-or-Behavioral-Disabilities.pdf