Workshops for Student Tutorials
Are you looking for ways to seal the learning gaps your students are experiencing due to recent circumstances? At Kids First, we understand the concerns and have committed to create workshops to address the learning gaps. Our workshops for student tutorials focus on quality instruction to benefit students and teachers. These Workshops are embedded with instructional strategies that guide teachers in best practices to ensure learning for all KIDS.
Special Education Services
From referral to placement to IEP development and individualized instruction, Kids First supports teachers and administrators in providing effective support services for students with disabilities. Our goal is to help schools and districts create a cohesive environment that brings together the special education and general education teachers. Offering one-on-one coaching and professional development, we give teachers the tools, expertise, and confidence to ensure success for all students.
Social and Emotional Learning
SEL begins with putting Kids First. We take a holistic approach from staff to student, encompassing relationships within the school and creating the structure for alliances in the community. Kids First will navigate faculties and staff through MDE SEL Standards and integrate the five domains to develop or strengthen foundations and processes at your school. Kids First is here to build your vision and ignite the sense of purpose to drive it.
Multi-Tiered System of Supports
Kids First will facilitate training on procedures to assist teachers and administration in the successful implementation of the three-tier instructional model. Our coaches will share resources for evidence based academic interventions for the three tiers of instruction. Customized forms to collect accurate and reliable data to drive instruction and assist in making decisions to manage the three tiers of support for ALL students are collaboratively created to meet your specific needs. Together, we will develop protocols to support students for best academic, behavioral, and social emotional outcomes.
Coaching and PD for School Leaders
The KIDS First Team is committed to providing a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to building administrative capacity through personalized, professional development for school and district leaders. Our job-embedded offerings are customized and include onsite and virtual professional development and coaching. The K1 LEADership Institute, a cohort based instructional leadership training program, unlocks access to a statewide professional support network and provides participants with hands-on learning opportunities in Leading, Educating, Advancing, and Developing leadership teams.
RTI Rails
Are you overwhelmed with RTI paperwork? Do you want to focus on Kids First and paperwork second? Kids First RTI Rails is an easy and efficient software that allows you to manage your RTI paperwork with ease. RTI Rails was created by teachers for teachers. Its simple, streamlined approach allows teachers and administrators to focus on Kids First.
Federal Programs Support
Kids First Federal Program coaches are committed to customizing our coaching to meet the needs of your district staff. Coaching for Federal Program Directors and Staffs focuses on director responsibilities, federal and state guidelines, monitoring, and planning and budgeting for the Consolidated Federal Programs Application (CFPA) and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). Whatever your need, we will customize coaching to ensure your success!
Coaching and PD for Instructional Leaders
Effective coaching is a major component of teacher growth which will result in enhancing student learning. The Kids First team is available to work with instructional coaches and leaders to assist in building teacher capacity. Understanding and developing customized coaching cycles and coaching best practices will assist with transforming schools for the better. Connecting, Organizing, Assisting, Communicating, and Having high expectations will be a catalyst for coaching instructional leaders.
Coaching and PD for Teachers
Personalized professional development and job embedded teacher coaching focuses on evidence-based teaching strategies and learning outcomes for KIDS. Onsite and virtual options are available for teachers in all core subject areas, EL and Special Education.
