Positive, lasting relationships are the foundation of a successful classroom, both behaviorally and academically.
When students know their teachers genuinely care about them as individuals, they are more engaged, more willing to take risks, and more motivated to succeed. Creating that culture doesn't require expensive programs or complicated systems.
Leisa Arritt was fortunate enough to serve in a variety of positions over her 31-year career as an educator. She began as an elementary teacher, moved into the role of Instructional Coach, and served as Dean of Students, then trained at the school, district, and national levels, reaching hundreds of teachers, primarily across Southwest Florida.
Her belief is simple and hard-earned: positive, lasting relationships are the foundation of a successful classroom, both behaviorally and academically. When students know their teachers genuinely care about them as individuals, they are more engaged, more willing to take risks, and more motivated to succeed.
Creating this kind of classroom culture doesn't require expensive programs or complicated systems. Practical, research-based, proven strategies build meaningful connections, reduce disciplinary issues, and create an environment where students feel valued, supported, and ready to learn.
Her training resume runs deep: Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator for Imagine Schools, certified trainer for Thinking Maps and Write from the Beginning, Partners in Print presenter, and cooperating teacher for the FGCU internship program and NET mentoring. Charlotte County named her a Teacher of the Year Top 5 Finalist in both 2009 and 2010, after a 2005 nomination.
Today she delivers Time To Teach classroom management training for K-12 schools and districts, passionate about helping educators strengthen their craft and see what is possible when practical, proven strategies are implemented consistently and with purpose. The most meaningful rewards, she'll tell you, are watching students grow in confidence, behavior, and achievement, and building relationships with students and families that extend far beyond a single school year.
Where the relationships-first conviction was earned: an elementary classroom in Southwest Florida, and the daily proof that connection drives learning.
Coaching colleagues and leading student culture schoolwide, seeing classroom management from every side of the building.
Hundreds of teachers trained: Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator at Imagine Schools, Thinking Maps, Write from the Beginning, and a two-time county Teacher of the Year Top 5 Finalist.
One-day classroom management training for K-12 schools and districts, built on 31 years of practice.
This was the best logical presentation on discipline I've had in twenty-three years of teaching. I have practical ideas I can use immediately. He demonstrated great knowledge of classroom practices, management, and what life is actually like in the classroom. So few do.
"One of the most immediately useful workshops I've taken. Even after 20 years."
"I've never seen anything like this. You get tools you can apply the very next day."
For K-12 schools and districts ready to give their teachers a day that actually changes Monday morning. Available across the United States.