Professional Development That Moves Practice Forward

Hatching Results offers a curated menu of ready-to-go professional learning experiences designed to strengthen comprehensive, data-driven school counseling and broader student services programs.

Each session is:

  • Grounded in evidence-based frameworks

  • Designed for real-world school and district contexts

  • Immediately applicable to practice

  • Facilitated by nationally recognized experts with lived experience doing the work

Whether you are planning a full-day workshop, pre-conference session, conference-style event, or targeted district/county/state training, these offerings can be delivered in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format and tailored to your context.

Why Districts Choose Our Ready-to-Go Workshops

District leaders partner with Hatching Results when they want professional development that:

  • Is highly relevant, timely, actionable, and engaging

  • Aligns school counseling and student services to MTSS and MTMDSS

  • Clarifies roles, responsibilities, and systems within the context of current realities

  • Builds capacity for data-informed decision-making

  • Moves teams from reactive practice to proactive, equitable impact

Our sessions are intentionally designed to support both practitioners and leaders, creating shared understanding and sustainable change.

Modalities
Fully In-Person
Virtual
Hybrid
  • All participants and facilitators are in-person
  • All participants join through Zoom or other online platform
  • Everyone has access to the chat
  • Up to 4 hours per session
  • Practitioners meet in person
  • Facilitators are projected onto a screen in the room through Zoom
  • Up to 4 hours per session

Our Professional Development Menu

Title Intended Audience Objectives Description
The School Counselor’s Role In Multi-Tiered System of Supports School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Clarify the proactive, data-driven role of school counselors within MTMDSS and alignment to the ASCA National Model.
  • Examine school counseling program design across tiers using MTMDSS to define roles and coherence.
  • Identify strengths and opportunities for improvement to collaboratively strengthen the school counseling program.
 Wondering how to integrate the comprehensive school counseling program into the schoolwide MTSS? Join us for a 101-level workshop on how school counselors can achieve positive student outcomes through a team approach. Explore strategies and resources for delivering Tier 1, 2, and 3 school counseling supports across three domains (academic, social/emotional, and college/career).
Introduction to MTMDSS and the Tier 1 School Counseling Program School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Name the three components of the Tier 1 school counseling program (core curriculum, individual student planning, schoolwide programs and activities)
  • Consider thoughtfully how to deliver Tier 1 systems that ensure ALL students receive the content
  • Assess their current level of implementation and make recommendations for strengthening the Tier 1 school counseling program
 This session will introduce the school counselor's role in MTSS, as well as Tier 1 school counseling that promotes students' development across three domains. We will begin to dive deep into what Tier 1 truly means for school counseling practice.
Teaching vs Presenting Tier 1 Classroom Lessons Designed for Learning School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Discuss the role of the school counselor in delivering school counseling classroom instruction
  • Develop high-quality lesson plans that include student engagement strategies
  • Explain when and how often to assess school counseling classroom lessons
 School counseling classroom instruction establishes a strong Tier 1 foundation. However, school counselors often fall into the trap of presenting slides, rather than teaching content. This session will explore ways you can develop your teaching skills, as well as assess what was learned.
Tier 2/3 and the Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle for School Counseling School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Identify symptoms versus root causes in a variety of common school counseling-related scenarios
  • Explain the value of using a data-driven approach when targeting students for Tier 2 support
  • Assess their current level of implementation and make recommendations for strengthening the Tier 2 school counseling program
 Within a Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain System of Supports (MTMDSS), students receive Tier 2 and 3 school counseling services based on data-driven needs. This session will provide tools, samples, and recommendations for setting up high-quality Tier 2 and 3 systems, focusing on the Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle for Tier 2.
What’s the Magic Intervention: Using Root Cause Analysis to Match Student Needs to Interventions School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Believe that identifying root causes is a necessary step in data-driven school counseling
  • Utilize a root cause analysis process to identify appropriate Tier 2 interventions
  • Identify examples of situations when systems change might be the best “intervention” to support student success
 Want to “level up” your interventions? Students experience greater success when we implement interventions that directly address the root cause of their struggles. Join us to practice identifying root causes and learn tips for “dissolving the root” rather than band-aiding the symptoms.
Sharing School Counseling Program Results School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Explain why sharing results of the school counseling program helps counselors to provide better services to students
  • Share results of the school counseling program through a Flashlight presentation, 1-pager, and/or highlight reel
  • Create basic graphs in Google Sheets to show the impact of a school counseling activity
 Sharing the results from the school counseling program improves legitimacy, increases widespread support, and enhances political and social capital. This session will prepare school counselors to regularly share impact data with key partners. Sample presentations and easily reproducible templates will be shared.
Use of Time and Interrupting The Cycle of Reactivity in School Counseling Programs School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Identify the things that keep you locked into a cycle of reactive school counseling practice
  • Select strategies most likely to break your own reactive cycle
  • Implement a more proactive school counseling program
 Make this your most proactive year yet! Many school counselors struggle to break the vicious cycle of reactivity. Join us to learn the trade secrets most likely to break your own cycle of reactivity, addressing challenges like high ratios, non-counseling duties, and time management.
Practical Tips for Meaningful Time Studies School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Explain why time studies are worth prioritizing
  • Design a time study that will produce meaningful data
  • Locate a variety of time study resources
 Our time is our most precious resource. Partnering with administrators to analyze how we spend our time is one of the highest-impact strategies for strengthening equitable school counseling program support. Join us for practical tips, tools, and recommendations for implementing meaningful time studies.
Tiered School Counseling Supports that Promote Postsecondary Equity & Access School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders, College Access Staff
  • Implement tiered supports that promote college access and equity
  • Select college access data metrics to target students for intervention
  • Locate resources, examples, and samples
 School counselors can put in place supports that impact college persistence and degree attainment. Considering this through an equity lens, join this session to feed your brilliant brain lots of ideas for Tier 1, 2, and 3 college access supports that are grounded in evidence-based practice.
A Delicate Dance: Navigating the Non-Counseling Duties Conversation School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Assess their school counseling program for appropriateness in roles and responsibilities
  • Navigate the non-counseling duty conversation from a solution-focused approach
  • Determine the most effective use of the school counselor’s time as it relates to producing measurable student outcomes.
 Navigating conversations about non-counseling duties can be empowering and solution-focused. Join us to examine several real-life scenarios and explore strategies for navigating such conversations from a student-centered mindset.
Crash Course in Developing Pre/Post Tests School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Develop high-quality pre-/post-assessments that measure student learning from Tier 1 school counseling instruction
  • Draft measurable pre/post questions that align with lesson objectives and content
 School counselors are called to measure the impact of their lessons, often through pre-/post-tests. Have you ever wondered how to draft high-quality questions that really measure shifts in student learning? Join us to learn the tips and tricks, with tons of examples.
Ethics in a Tiered Framework: Advocating with Integrity Across MTMDSS School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Analyze ethical responsibilities within a comprehensive school counseling program aligned to MTMDSS.
  • Apply the ASCA Ethical Standards and decision-making model to case studies.
  • Identify ethical considerations when designing and delivering Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions.
  • Evaluate the ethical dimensions of working with marginalized populations and in emerging contexts (e.g., undocumented students, technology, AI).
 This full-day institute emphasizes ethical practice within a comprehensive school counseling program, exploring issues across three domains and applying the ASCA Ethical Standards to real-world and emerging concerns.
Solution-Focused Brief Counseling School Counselors, School Social Workers, School Psychologists, Behavior Interventionists, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Apply Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC) techniques in various student cases
  • Identify appropriate refining, expanding, and connecting questions to increase student success
  • Review how SFBC can be implemented in current caseloads
 Shifting your mindset to solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC) will shift your whole world to infinite possibilities and hope. You will learn to facilitate the students' ability to discover and find exceptions to solve their own problems using specific techniques.
Use of Data in School Counseling School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Explore the essential types of data school counselors use to design, implement, and assess their programs.
  • Understand how to use data to identify students demonstrating a need for supplemental (Tier 2) interventions and design equitable supports.
  • Transition from reactive practices to intentional, proactive counseling strategies.
 Based on the best-selling book *The Use of Data in School Counseling (2nd Edition)*, this introductory workshop equips school counselors with practical tools and strategies to use data for improving student outcomes.
Supporting Neurodivergent Students and Their Families All School-Based Staff, All District Leaders/Staff
  • Develop a deeper empathy and understanding of the experiences of neurodivergent students and their families
  • Amplify the strengths of neurodivergent students, ensuring these strengths are nurtured and integrated.
  • Implement specific strategies and practices that create a more inclusive and supportive educational environment.
 An insightful exploration into recognizing and leveraging the strengths of neurodivergent students. Participants will engage with personal stories and professional insights to foster a deeper understanding of how to create inclusive experiences.
Student Services Professional Learning Communities 101 All Student Services Professionals, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Explain how the continuous improvement cycle (Plan–Do–Study–Act) strengthens Student Services PLCs and apply its steps.
  • Use data intentionally at each stage of the cycle to identify needs, monitor impact, and adjust supports.
  • Design PLC structures and routines that embed continuous improvement.
 In this one-day interactive training, student services teams learn how to design and facilitate effective PLCs using *PLCs That Work: A Unified Approach* as a guiding framework. Provides real-world strategies for collaboration, alignment, and sustainability.
Aligning Student Services Within MTSS All Student Services Professionals, Teachers working in collaboration with Student Services, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Explain their specific student service provider role within an MTSS framework
  • Evaluate program delivery at each tier and align roles effectively
  • Define and implement proactive Tier 1 and 2 protocols, procedures, and systems
 This one-day training supports districts in strengthening their MTSS by clarifying student services roles, improving alignment across teams, and increasing the effectiveness of supports at every tier. Participants leave with practical tools and common language for collaboration.
Elementary School Counselor Institute Elementary School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Design a comprehensive, data-informed elementary school counseling program aligned to MTMDSS.
  • Implement practical Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 strategies, including SEL instruction, early career development, and progress monitoring.
  • Evaluate program effectiveness and sustainability using intentional data practices.
 The Elementary School Counseling Institute (ESCI) is a professional learning experience designed specifically for elementary school counselors seeking practical, relevant tools. It emphasizes collaboration and provides systems and resources that increase equity, efficiency, and impact.
Secondary School Counselor Institute Secondary (MS/HS) School Counselors, Administrators, District Office Leaders
  • Design a comprehensive, data-informed secondary school counseling program aligned to MTMDSS.
  • Apply practical strategies to increase time spent in direct and indirect student services.
  • Use data to plan, implement, and evaluate counseling interventions.
 The Secondary School Counseling Institute (SSCI) brings together middle and high school counselors for a focused day of learning, collaboration, and practical problem-solving, addressing real-world challenges like high caseloads and competing responsibilities.
Partnering for Impact: School Administrators and Comprehensive School Counseling Programs School Administrators, District Administrators and Cabinet Leaders, School Counselors
  • Describe the purpose and impact of a comprehensive school counseling program.
  • Define the school counselor’s role as a systems-level partner in advancing school improvement goals.
  • Implement leadership and collaboration structures that intentionally include school counselors.
 This training is designed to help school administrators understand how comprehensive school counseling programs function as a critical component of effective school systems, clarifying the counselor’s role as a systems-level partner.

How Districts Use These Sessions

Districts commonly use these ready-to-go topics to:

  • Anchor districtwide professional learning days

  • Support grant-funded initiatives

  • Build leadership capacity among school counselors and administrators

  • Launch or strengthen MTSS and MTMDSS implementation

  • Address specific challenges such as role clarity, use of time, or Tier 2/3 systems

Sessions can stand alone or be sequenced as part of a broader professional learning plan.

Ready to Bring One of These Sessions to Your District?

We partner with districts, regions, and states to deliver professional learning that is intentional, aligned, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Let’s identify the session or sequence that best supports your priorities.

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About Hatching Results

At Hatching Results, we equip school counselors and leaders to design, implement, and sustain data-driven programs that transform student outcomes. For over 20 years, our team has supported thousands of educators nationwide through professional learning, consulting, and coaching.

We specialize in helping schools and districts implement Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain Systems of Supports (MTMDSS), ensuring equitable access and opportunities for all students—including those in alternative education settings.