Address Challenging Behaviors Schoolwide Without Burnout, Chaos, or Reactive Discipline

ROOTS Behavior Framework for Schools: Schoolwide Behavior Management Training

Addressing Challenging Behaviors Schoolwide: Building Systems of Success and Regulation

Strobel Education created the ROOTS Framework to help educators prevent challenging behavior by strengthening the systems, environments, and daily practices that drive student success. Schools will leave with practical tools to strengthen regulation, relationships, and classroom systems that increase engagement, reduce disruptions, and create calmer, more consistent learning environments.

Participants can implement these strategies immediately. Available as a Live Virtual Workshop, Onsite Training, or ongoing coaching partnership.

Most behavior trainings focus on what to do after the problem happens.

Real change happens when schools strengthen the systems that prevent many of those challenges in the first place.

Thatโ€™s the work we do through our ROOTS framework.

ROOTS was developed alongside three experienced Strobel Education behavior specialists who bring over 45 years of combined, hands-on experience working in some of the most difficult schools. Together, they have helped educators and school systems create the conditions for learning by designing safe, structured, and supportive environments where both students and teachers can thrive, leading to lasting, sustainable change.

When these pieces are aligned, schools start to see calmer classrooms, more consistent responses, and more time for actual teaching and learning.

ROOTS brings together classroom management, trauma-informed practices, and social-emotional supports into one aligned system.

ROOTS gives schools a clear, practical system to improve behavior schoolwide through five key areas:

R โ€“ Regulation and Relationships
O โ€“ Organized Learning Environments
O โ€“ Operational Systems
T โ€“ Teaching Practices
S โ€“ Sustainable Systems

When these pieces are aligned, we start to see real shifts.

  • Classrooms become calmer.
  • Staff responses become more consistent.
  • Students are more engaged.
  • And teachers get more time back for actual teaching and learning.

Itโ€™s not about adding more programs. Itโ€™s about strengthening whatโ€™s already in place so it works together. Itโ€™s about getting to the ROOT.

Our PD team is in schools every week, and we keep hearing the same challenges:

  • Frequent disruptions and off-task behavior
  • Behaviors get in the way of teaching and learning
  • Teacher stress and burnout
  • Escalating discipline referrals
  • Low student engagement
  • Inconsistent responses from staff
  • Classrooms that feel more reactive than productive

The only solution is to get to the ROOT of the problem. Thatโ€™s the work we do through our ROOTS framework.

  • Regulation and Relationships
  • Organized Learning Environments
  • Operational Systems
  • Teaching Practices
  • Sustainable Systems

Whatโ€™s Included in your PD Course Package

Digital Resources

Lifetime access to a ready-to-use collection of classroom resources, templates, and tools that help teachers apply the training with confidence.

Implementation Workbook

A step-by-step workbook with key takeaways and reflection activities that support ongoing implementation.

Professional Development Certificate

All participants will receive a certificate documenting their completed PD hours.

PD Training Schedule

Module 1: The Why and Alignment to MTSS
Module 2: Regulation and the Brain
Module 3: Overview of the ROOTS Foundation
Module 4: Relationships

Module 1: Organized Learning Environment
Module 2: Operationalized Systems

Module 1: Teaching Practices that are restorative
Module 2: Responding to Behavior Scenarios

Module 1: Sustainable Systems – Classroom vs Office Managed Behavior Plan and Adult Expectations
Module 2: Data System and Actions
Module 3: Rooting and Re-Rooting (beginning of year and after extended breaks) Focusing on building classroom community and setting the roots in place
Module 4: Implement School-Based Pan

Customize professional learning to meet the needs of your staff and your schedule

Hereโ€™s what our On-Site Professional Development Training can look like on your campusโ€ฆ

Full Day or Half Day Training

Schedule one of our highly interactive, customized training sessions for your next teacher in-service day.

PLC Sessions

Have one of our consultants provide in-person professional learning within your staffโ€™s PLC schedule.

Before / After School Training

Let one of our consultants provide training during a faculty meeting either before or after school.

Explore Other Ways to Take This Training

This course is also offered as a Live-Virtual Workshop โ€” same great content, delivered in real time from anywhere.

Contact us to learn more about having Strobel Education on your campus for On-site Training.

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