Limited cohort spots

Project Onward

Build a transformative intensive program with your complex at-risk students.

Join the next cohort to develop your self-contained or alternative education program from design through implementation!
Duration
4-10 months
FORmat
Cohort
Time commitment
1-3 hours/week
About the program

What is Project Onward?

This four-month cohort-based course is designed for specialized teachers supporting students with emotional, behavioral, and mental health disorders. You will gain practical tools and strategies to design and implement a comprehensive self-contained or alternative education program that fosters student success and growth.

Throughout the course, you will explore best practices in classroom management, curriculum development, social-emotional learning, and individualized behavioral interventions. The project will guide you in creating a structured, supportive, and responsive environment tailored to the needs of your students, ensuring academic progress, skill-building, and emotional well-being. By the end of the project, you will leave with a fully developed program plan, ready to implement and adaptable to a variety of school settings.

Who This Program is For:

  • Special education teachers in self-contained programs
  • Alternative education program specialists
  • Behavior specialists and program coordinators

What You'll Learn

Ownership

Foster collaboration, set boundaries, and empower students to take ownership of their learning.

Necessities

Equip yourself with essential tools for accommodations, behavior plans, and goal-aligned services for success.

Woo

Integrate mindfulness, social skills, and creative strategies to build a supportive classroom community.

Academics

Design engaging, standard- and IEP-aligned instruction from whole to small groups with individualized rotations.

Reinforcement

Use personalized reinforcement strategies to motivate positive behavior and academic engagement.

Discipline

Implement data-driven discipline strategies to promote behavior change with restorative functional-alignment.

Here's a peek inside Project Onward...

YOur TRAINERS

Who You'll Be Learning From

Heather Volchko is a school-based consultant and program evaluator specializing in emotional and behavioral disorders, trauma-informed behavior analysis, organizational behavior management, and leadership psychology. She has been a coordinator, teacher, and paraprofessional in therapeutic, alternative, self-contained, resource, and correctional settings.

Heather is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with her Bachelors in Special Education, Masters in Educational Psychology, and is currently pursuing her PhD.


Heather Volchko, MEd, BCBA

Lathyrelle Isler is a psychologist specializing in social-emotional learning, early intervention, emotional disturbance, ADHD, autism, and down syndrome. She has been a program supervisor, academic coordinator, behavior specialist, case management coordinator, school psychologist, job coach, and mentor in school, healthcare, and community organization settings.

Lathyrelle is a school psychologist with her Masters of Science in Education in School Psychology and a respecialization certification in Applied Behavior Analysis.


LATHYRELLE ISLER, MS ED, SSP

Jonathon Barberio works with clients to explore their stories and the narratives others have written for them that they no longer wish to own while helping change unhealthy and untrue thoughts and beliefs that lead to negative experiences. He loves teaching families to be curious about the systems they are a part of and how they each affect each other because no one person is “the problem.”

Jonathon is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate with his Bachelors in Psychology and Theology, Masters in Clinical Counseling, and has certifications in rational emotive behavioral therapy, cognitive process therapy, and trauma focused behavioral therapy.


JONATHON BARBERIO, MA, LPC-A

Manny Huecias is a school-based behavior technician and online community host specializing in social, emotional, and behavioral challenges experienced by elementary aged student populations. He has been a community pop up virtual learning facilitator, restaurant manager, and avid volunteer in his community.

Manny is a Registered Behavior Technician with college coursework in education and psychology.


Manny Huecias, RBT

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of program is this designed for?

Project Onward is specifically designed for self-contained classrooms and alternative education programs serving students with complex emotional and behavioral needs.

How is this course delivered?

The course combines live coaching sessions, self-paced modules, and collaborative planning with peer educators over a four-month period.

What materials will I receive?

You'll receive comprehensive program design templates, behavior intervention tools, curriculum adaptation guides, and ongoing access to our resource library.

Is this appropriate for new teachers?

Yes, while experienced teachers will benefit from the advanced strategies, the course is structured to support educators at all experience levels in developing effective specialized programs.

I have a whole team I'd like to enroll. Do you offer group rates?

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What type of support is provided?

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The Investment

Self-Guided Course

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✓ Complete program development toolkit
✓ Lifetime access to resources
✓ Ongoing community support

Expert Guidance & Coaching

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All that plus...
✓ 1:1 implementation coaching

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