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Conscious Discipline
Calm Classrooms + Regulated Adults
= Big Impact
Conscious Discipline is a brain-based self-regulation model that transforms the approach to classroom behavior and educator retention.
Turn everyday challenges into powerful teaching moments and learning outcomes with a comprehensive approach
- Over 25 Years of Transformational Outcomes
- Capacity-Building and Comprehensive
- Neuroscience and Research-based
- Over 15,000 Schools and Centers Impacted
- Over 2 Million Educators Supported Across 48 Countries
We help schools and centers become S.A.F.E.
Through training, coaching, classroom tools, and deep relationships with our Certified Instructors, Conscious Discipline supports Schools, Head Start Programs, and Early Childhood Organizations to build SAFE enviroments:
S
Sustained Leadership
A
Adult Self-Regulation
F
Foster Community
E
Engaged Classrooms
Education is facing unprecedented levels of
At the center of it all:
Dysregulated Nervous System
When adults are overwhelmed, exhausted, and working in survival mode, classrooms and school communities can feel it. Behavior escalates. Relationships strain. Retention drops. Most approaches try to manage the symptoms. Very few address the root cause.
Real Change in Real Schools and Communities
Conscious Discipline implementation is associated with observable improvements in adult well-being, behavior, climate, and systemwide coherence.
Stronger adult regulation leads to stronger retention.
81%
increase in staff confidence and resiliency metrics over 4 years
LIBERTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Liberty, MO
17%
improvement in teacher retention over 2-3 years
MCD HEAD START
>20%
increase across CLASS score Dimensions like Behavior Management and Positive Culture
Geminus Head Start
Indiana
Partners report that when adults are supported first with their own regulation, sustainability, connection, and resiliency grows.
Fewer escalations. More regulated learning environments.
45%
decrease in office discipline referrals and suspensions in just 2 years
LANGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Washington, D.C.
73%
decrease in suspensions, removals, and crisis intervention after just 4 months
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Palm City, FL
77%
increase in classroom engagement and instructional time
20 Pre-K Classrooms
QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY, 2019
Schools and centers that report fewer reactive responses and more proactive, skill-building approaches to behavior.
Students and children build skills, not just compliance.
67%
increase in student self-regulation and conflict-resolution skills
Davis-Spark Elementary
Peoria, IL
91%
increase in DECA Initiative scores over a 6 month period
Thomas Rogue YMCA Head Start
81%
increase in Panorama results over 2 years
KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Kansas City, MO
When behavior is seen as communication, and adults serve as co-regulators in safe environments – students gain transferable social and emotional skills.
One shared framework instead of competing initiatives.
95%
attendance at staff-owned Parent and Family Night events
THE PLAYING FIELD
Madison, WI
29%
improvement in math scores across Bilingual students after just 1 year
KELLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Pasadena, TX
44%
increase in climate and culture survey results
RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Liberty, MO
Districts report greater clarity and coherence when CD is implemented as a system.
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What is Conscious Discipline?
Conscious Discipline is a brain-based, adult-first apporach that helps schools and organizations build emotionally safe, regulated environments where adults and children can learn, lead, and thrive.
Conscious Discipline is. . .
A comprehensive system for building self-regulation and connection
Grounded in neuroscience and trauma-responsive practice
Implemented through training, coaching, and practical tools
Designed to scale across classrooms, schools, and districts
It is not. . .
a behavior control program
rewards and punishments
a one-time training or add-on curriculum
The Right Tools, The Right Support
Conscious Discipline
Traditional Approach
Regulation Starts with Adults
“Once we supported adults first, everything downstream improved – [student] behavior, morale, and retention.”
-David, Superintendent
“Some kids just have behavior issues. And it’s a lot more of them since COVID.”
Behavior is Communication, Not a Problem
“We stopped asking ‘How do I stop this?’ and started asking ‘What skill is missing?’ That changed everything.”
-Latoya, Principal
“I need them to behave or I can’t teach my lesson.”
Co-regulation Builds Independence
“I never thought 6 year olds would resolve conflicts on their own.”
-Early Childhood Leader
“We had a lesson on kindness, and it didn’t work.”
One Coherent System, Not Competing Initiatives
“We weren’t juggling initiatives – we were building culture.”
-Wendy, Early Childhood Director
“We are all overwhelmed. We can’t possibly do another thing right now.”
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Head Start
Conscious Discipline deeply aligns with Performance Standards, increases CLASS scores, and supports PFCE initiatives.
Teachers
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