Strong behavior management creates safe, consistent, and positive environments for all members. In this session, we will ground staff in BGCP’s Behavior Management Plan and highlight how its key components will show up across trainings throughout the week. We will focus on introducing our core philosophies and creating space for staff to reflect on where they feel most aligned and where they may have room to grow. Participants will leave with a shared foundation and a clearer mindset to carry into deeper skill-building sessions.
Future Grads is expanding how we define postsecondary success. In this session, participants will be introduced to our new Postsecondary Pathways and learn how students can pursue a variety of options after high school, including bachelor's degrees, associate's degrees, career training programs, and military pathways. Participants will leave with a shared understanding of our new pathways framework and practical ways to guide students toward a postsecondary plan that is meaningful, realistic, and aligned to their future goals.
In this hands-on session, returning staff who excel in Salesforce will quickly review helpful Salesforce processes and other resources to get ready for the upcoming Fall. In addition, this session will introduce two new features: Mass Manage Participants for those who build classes with lots of students and a filter on reports called Sports Only to narrow down your site reports. Participants will practice these two features to streamline setting up classes in Salesforce and get a more accurate picture of their data.
Accurate, complete data is the foundation that drives funding, tracks student success, and tells your program's story. In this hands-on Salesforce 1.0 training, new Office Clerks, Managers, and Site Leaders will use Salesforce to practice the core tasks that keep sites running: completing thorough intakes, building accurate classes, recording timely attendance, and navigating key reports. The focus will be on the moments where data errors happen most — incomplete demographic information, duplicate student records, and attendance backlogs — and how to catch and prevent them before they impact your program. Participants will leave with the hands-on practice and clear playbook they need to navigate Salesforce with confidence.
Our BGCP Mission is to empower the youth in our community with equitable access to social, academic, and career opportunities to thrive. In this session, we will take a deep dive of how to support post-secondary students achieve career success through their career expectations.
Effective behavior management is rooted in maintaining momentum, preserving relationships, and keeping youth engaged in learning. Based on Doug Lemov's Teach Like a Champion framework, this session explores the practice of Least Invasive Intervention and how staff can address misbehavior quickly and effectively while minimizing disruptions. Participants will learn and practice key techniques, including Nonverbals, Positive Group Correction, Anonymous Individual Correction, Private Individual Correction, and Lightning-Quick Public Correction. The session will also examine how these strategies align with the organization's Behavior Management Plan, providing staff with practical tools to reinforce expectations, maintain a positive learning environment, and support youth success through proactive and respectful behavior management.
"The adolescent's search for identity often expresses itself in a temporary opposition to established authority." - Erik Erikson
Adolescencents naturally challenge authority as a way to develop their own sense of identity. In this session, we will reframe this behavior as a critical part of growth rather than defiance. We will also explore how healthy authority is a necessary part of supporting youth, and how it can be both responsive and warm while remaining clear and containing. We will examine key developmental tasks of adolescence and learn practical strategies for responding in ways that maintain connection, support autonomy, and help youth become more fully themselves.
Effective classroom management begins with clear expectations, consistent routines, and proactive strategies. Drawing on techniques from Doug Lemov's Teach Like a Champion, this session focuses on building visible compliance through strategies such as What to Do directions and Radar. Participants will learn how to give clear, concise directions that maximize youth success, maintain awareness of the entire learning environment, and address behaviors before they escalate. The session will also explore how these strategies align with and support the organization's Behavior Management Plan, helping staff create consistent expectations, foster positive youth behavior, and build safe, structured, and engaging learning environments where all youth can thrive.
Consistent, reliable communication with our parents and students is essential to program success. In this hands-on session, participants will be introduced to ParentSquare, BGCP’s new communication platform. This session will focus on learning how to send Direct Messages that allow for two-way communication and reviewing best practices for communicating with caregivers and high school students.
Children and adolescents who are neurodivergent often experience the world in ways that traditional support approaches were not designed to accommodate. This session introduces neurodiversity — what it is, how it presents, and why it matters for the work we do every day. We will address common challenges, such as not knowing how to support a neurodivergent member when they are struggling, and misreading behavior that is typical for them. With a particular focus on autistic members, we will examine what it means to work with them, not on them. Through real-world examples and practical guidance, we will explore how to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach toward support that is more inclusive, responsive, and informed. By deepening our understanding of how they experience and process the world, we become better equipped to provide effective support with compassion and care, and we will leave with a practical framework to reference.
This session will equip staff with the skills and confidence to accurately identify, document, and report member-related incidents and accidents. Participants will learn the purpose behind BGCP’s reporting protocols, walk through the required forms, and explore real-life scenarios to practice making strong documentation decisions. By the end of the session, staff will be better prepared to protect member safety, support caregiver communication, and uphold our organization's standards for accountability.
Clear performance goals help you focus your energy, track your growth, and connect your daily work to what BGCP is trying to achieve this year. In this working session, you'll learn this year's goal structure for the high school and post-secondary teams and draft your own performance goals that align with your site goals and BGCP's strategic priorities. The focus is on the part that's actually hard: turning a broad priority into a goal that's specific enough to act on and measure. You'll leave with at least one drafted, aligned goal in hand and a clearer approach to writing the rest.
This session will equip staff with the skills and confidence to accurately identify, document, and report member-related incidents and accidents. Participants will learn the purpose behind BGCP’s reporting protocols, walk through the required forms, and explore real-life scenarios to practice making strong documentation decisions. By the end of the session, staff will be better prepared to protect member safety, support caregiver communication, and uphold our organization's standards for accountability.
Big feelings, heart poungding, mind racing...WHAT DO I DO? Our members exist in a system much bigger than us and are still learning how to name and navigate their feelings. Sometimes those BIG feelings show up in BIG ways. All aboard the De-escalation Station - this is your conductor speaker! As we go on this ride, we'll reflect on the systems shaping our youth, navigate the "Tunnel of No Control," and learn how to stay grounded when emotions run high. Together, we'll build the skills needed to interrupt the crisis cycle and support young people with intention and care. Along the way, we'll deepen our understanding of child development, environment, and behavior. By the end of the journey, you'll step off equipped to respond - not react - to life's BIG feelings. Finger candy included with price of admission!
This session focuses on how site leaders can design and lead effective intellectual preparation structures that drive high-quality youth programming. Participants will define what strong leader presence looks like within planning and prep spaces, establish clear expectations for Youth Program Leaders, and implement systems to ensure accountability and follow-through. Through practical tools and real-world scenarios, leaders will learn how to monitor preparation quality, coach toward stronger planning, and create consistent systems that translate into impactful daily instruction.
