Class Behavior & De-escalation Systems
Ready-to-run professional development that builds a consistent, calm, building-wide response to classroom behavior across K–5 — drop it into a staff meeting, PLC, or PD day. Fully editable, fully cited, done for you.
Presentations
Core only — no grade bands, no Capstone.
The core Elementary PD in three ready-to-run lengths — Mini (7 short sessions), Mid (3 sessions), and Extended — with facilitator guides, discussion guides, participant handouts, and implementation tools.
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Grade Level Bands, including Capstone
The add-on bundle.
All three grade-band working sessions — Lower (K–1), Middle (2–3), and Upper (4–5) — each tuned to that grade's classroom, plus the Administration Capstone policy-drafting session.
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Everything
Best valueSave $9 — $9 less than buying Presentations and Grade Level Bands separately.
The core PD + all three grade bands + the Capstone. The whole library in one download.
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Preview the materials
A few sample slides and a companion document page. These are samples only — the full deck and resources are included with purchase.
Watermarked display samples. Final materials are delivered as clean, fully editable files with purchase.
By the end of this PD, participants will:
- Read behavior as communication. — Look past the surface to the need or function driving it, and respond to the cause instead of the symptom.
- Read the escalation cycle. — Name the phase a young student is in and match the response — calm at agitation, safety at peak, reconnection at recovery — instead of reacting.
- Prevent more than they manage. — Use relationships, predictable routines, and proactive regulation to head off most behavior before it starts.
- Respond as one staff. — Agree on shared expectations and a common calm response, so a student meets the same approach from every adult — classroom to hallway to cafeteria.
- De-escalate in the moment. — Regulate themselves first, lower the temperature, use fewer words, and hold expectations without escalating.
- Respond trauma-informed and accountable. — Hold students accountable without re-traumatizing, pairing real support with consistent follow-through.
- Document so it holds up. — Write objective, defensible behavior notes that support referrals, tiers, and the record when it matters.
- Build the tiers and a crisis plan. — Put Tier 1–3 supports and a clear crisis protocol in place, so the hardest moments have a plan, not improvisation.
Built for the people doing the work.
Elementary principals, assistant principals, deans, instructional coaches, and district leaders responsible for building-wide behavior and de-escalation systems in K–5 buildings.
License
Single-building license — present unlimited times within one building.
Delivery & refunds
Instant download via Gumroad after purchase — you'll get an email with your download link within seconds. All sales are final (digital download). Read the full refund policy.
Behavior doesn't land the same at every grade.
A staff-wide behavior message lands flat in K–5 — because a kindergarten meltdown, a third-grade argument about fairness, and a fifth-grade shutdown are completely different jobs. These grade-band working sessions sit each team down with a conversation built around their actual students: what's escalating, what's working, and what they need from leadership.
These sessions don't just talk about behavior — they produce something. Each grade band leaves with concrete recommendations and a shared response, and the included Administration capstone turns all of it into one building-wide behavior policy your board can adopt.
Lower Elementary · K–1
Co-regulation years. Behavior is communication when language is still developing — meltdowns, hitting, refusal. K–1 sets the routines, transitions, and adult co-regulation that prevent most escalation before it starts.
Middle Elementary · 2–3
The rules-and-fairness years. Behavior shows up as arguing, tattling, blow-ups over what feels unfair, and harder transitions as rigor and testing arrive. 2–3 is where clear expectations and consistent follow-through have to come together.
Upper Elementary · 4–5
Peer dynamics and the middle-school on-ramp. Behavior moves into eye rolls, shutdowns, group conflict, and identity-driven defiance. 4–5 is where staff response has to grow up alongside the students — accountability without humiliation.
Administration, including the Capstone
The leadership working session that turns every grade band's recommendations into building and district behavior policy. Includes policy drafting template, discussion guide, facilitator guide, and policy-on-a-page.
Preview a grade-band session
Watermarked display samples. Final materials are delivered as clean, fully editable files with purchase.
Each card: working-session deck + four companions:
White-label · Dual-format · Cited
Grade bands are sold together as one bundle. Buy Grade Level Bands ($29), or get Everything ($49) for the Core plus all three grade bands and the Capstone.Best value
The Administration Capstone — included in every add-on bundle. A leadership working session that turns every grade band's recommendations into building and district behavior policy, with a Policy Drafting Workbook and a one-page Policy on a Page.
Questions, answered
Is it editable?▼
Yes. Every deck comes in PowerPoint plus a forced-copy Google Slides link, so you can add your school name and logo and adjust anything.
What's the difference between the three?▼
Presentations is the core PD (Mini, Mid, Extended). Grade Level Bands adds the three grade-band working sessions (K–1, 2–3, 4–5) plus the Administration Capstone. Everything is both, bundled at the best price.
Can I just buy one grade band?▼
Grade bands come together as one bundle (or in Everything); there's no separate per-band purchase.
How is it delivered?▼
Instantly. Right after checkout you get a download link, plus an email with your files and Google links.
Can I use it across my district?▼
The license covers a single building; reach out for district pricing.
Refunds?▼
All sales are final (digital download).
Ready to make behavior a system, not a slogan?
Pick the bundle that fits your building and present it next week.