Critical Information
K-12 teachers report the highest burnout rate of all U.S. professions, with more than four out of every 10 teachers noting that they feel burned out "always" or "very often" at work, according to a June 2022 Gallup poll.
Two modes for promoting resilience
Synchronous solutions…
The overarching goal of this program is retention. Through stress inoculation, faculty will use our unique Resilience Rubric, to prepare for the challenges of being an educator, causing burnout. Each member will construct a unique Prosilience Plan that helps identify and remediate risk factors, generated in both their personal and professional lives. There are two options:
Option #1 (Trailblazers): Each school identifies faculty with the greatest potential for success. These faculty members are led through a six month program to develop skills to help them become more successful. These faculty members will resonate success, inspiring others to greatness. In the second year, Resilience Advocates (RA's) will learn how to bring this work into their classrooms to promote student success.
Option #2 (New Hires): Faculty in their first two years of employment with the district. Our meetings will occur on the last Tuesday of each month (holiday exceptions), from 2:30-3:15, lasting approximately 45 minutes. During this time, an expert facilitator will guide the group through a combination of content and process, helping form an invaluable support net
Asynchronous solutions…
include on-demand video engagements on a range of topics from behavioral health to physical wellness. Faculty (and parents) can learn the rubric for developing greater resilience, to reduce stress and increase longevity. Enjoy a video montage on preventing burnout from our on-demand video engagements.
On-demand virtual engagements

Learning Disabilities Part II
Begin to deepen your appreciation of the various types of learning disabilities and how to identify them. Experience the life of a 10-year-old 'Sky' with continued interview footage.

Master Dealing with Difficult Families Part IV
This final segment is about using our understanding of family types to employ specific strategies that will pacify without enabling. Learning five techniques and several common mistakes teachers make.

Mindfulness Based Teaching Part I
Mindfulness Based Teaching (MBT) can be one of the most important work changes. Learn how children can improve their attention, effort, and concentration when you bring their tension states down.

Mindfulness Based Teaching Part II
The first steps to mindfulness involve heightening our awareness of self and how we are experienced by others. Our influence grows as we become more present, potent, and peaceful in the class.

Mindfulness Based Teaching Part IV
Enacting change within a large group with minimal resistance is a goal of all educators. Learn how to influence a new generation of technology dependent students. Invigorate your class with energy.

Parenting Through Divorce Part I
This is part one of a two-part series on shared parenting after a divorce or separation. We discuss how to tell children and warning signs to look for.

Parenting Through Divorce Part II
This is the second in the series on parenting after a divorce or separation. We explore the pros and cons of a variety of shared parenting schedules.

Preventing Burnout Part I
Explore the common and uncommon reasons for growing turnover in education and the risk for prematurely growing stagnant in your career.
Success Stories

"Whole School Health Through Psychosocial Emotional Learning highlights the importance of relationships, communication, and compassion for others. It presents a critical view in supporting, training, and retaining teachers through the lens of engaging and modeling behaviors that will help our rural students be better civic leaders and community members. My favorite quote from the book gives credit to the author's upbringing and modeling from his parents: 'We must experience the world through others so we can fully engage in educating all children. My father and mother modeled to me and my siblings how to experience the world through somebody else’s eyes, especially if their outer differences stirred up discomfort or displeasure, enriching all lives involved.' I recommend all leaders, teachers, and stakeholders secure their copy as they prepare for school."
Allen Pratt, Executive Director, National Rural Education Association (NREA)