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

Preventing Burnout Part II
Seeking pleasure or avoiding pain is the key question to consider when determining our risk of burnout. Learn how this question may intensify your stress.

Preventing Burnout Part III
Our degree of resiliency determines how well we respond to stress and adapt to change. What's generally looked at in children is essential for wellness in adults.

Preventing Burnout Part IV
Mindfulness is a key to retaining vigor and enthusiasm for one's work. Learn the basics of mindful living and how blended with gestalt theory can improve our wellness.

Preventing Burnout Part V
Potency is the antidote for burnout because people who feel powerful are as likely to feel helpless. Redefine your view of power as a process not as influence.

Procrastination Part I
Putting off tasks to the point where it causes distress in our lives isn't something we have to live with. Chronic procrastination impacts millions of people and often we get complacent.

Procrastination Part II
From the four quadrants outlined in Part I, we will use this information to identify a specific set of tactics to begin your path toward greater urgency.

Receptive Communication Part I
People typically put 95% of their effort into speaking and only 5% into listening. When we don't take in information, we turn others off to our perspective and create tension in our interactions.

Receptive Communication Part II
There six common receiving problems that help a person feel rejected or misunderstood. Learning how to recognize these barriers can help us become the kind of person that somebody wants to confide in.
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)