Clear priorities
Define the adult practice your district wants to strengthen.
Dr. David A. PalmerRewire the Response™Book a School Conversation Rewire the Response · District Implementation Consulting
District consulting that connects plans to adult practice.
Strong plans need consistent practice. Build the adult-response capability across your schools.
Dr. David A. Palmer, EdD · 30+ years in education
Indio, California · Coachella Valley · Nationwide work
Designed forDistrict leaders, student services teams, special education leaders, and cross-site implementation teams.
The shared goalConfident educators. Consistent responses. More students connected to learning.
Built for real school moments
Identify the capability gap before adding a program
The starting point is a recurring challenge and the adult decisions surrounding it. Leaders describe where expectations differ, where staff feel uncertain, and where training has not translated into consistent practice.
An agreed baseline can include leadership conversations, staff input, and observation of selected routines when included in scope. We define what the team will examine before deciding how to measure progress.
- Clarify the adult-response challenge across roles and sites.
- Identify existing practices and implementation barriers.
- Select a realistic practice target and follow-up measure.
- Align leadership expectations with what staff will rehearse.
A clear direction for your team
Make the next response more useful.
Aligned expectations
Give sites and roles a common starting point.
Visible follow-through
Look at application beyond attendance and feedback forms.
What the work looks like
Combine training, coaching, and implementation support
A district partnership can combine leadership alignment, staff professional development, shared response language, coaching, and walkthroughs. The combination depends on your priorities; a district does not need every component to begin.
INSPECT gives teams a common way to examine the conditions around behavior. The implementation work defines how that lens will show up locally: what staff notice, how they communicate, which decisions they practice, and what leaders reinforce.
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Establish the baseline
Identify where adult expectations and responses differ.
- 02
Build shared practice
Combine leadership alignment, staff training, and coaching to fit your scope.
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Review application
Examine agreed measures, barriers, and the next adjustment.
The Rewire position
Understand the moment.
Strengthen the adult response.
Neurodiversity-affirming and nervous-system-aware. Support follows the student’s individual emotional, behavioral, sensory, communication, and learning needs.
ADHD, autism, and learning differences are part of the broader work. Frustration, distress, shutdown, refusal, disconnection, and escalation call for careful observation and individualized support.
01Decode before you decide.Examine what may be beneath the behavior.
02Regulate the responder.Notice adult tone, pace, urgency, and pressure.
03Match the moment.Respond to current needs and capacity.
04Build capacity, not compliance.Strengthen connection and access to learning.
A guide who knows the work
Experience from both sides of the hard moment.
Dr. David A. Palmer, EdD brings more than 30 years in education as a teacher, special education specialist, coach, school leader, and administrator.
A current educator, neurodivergent adult, and parent of neurodivergent children, he pairs practical experience with respect for the adults and students doing the hard work every day.
EdD30+ years in educationTEDx speaker
Meet Dr. David →Educator feedback
“Dr. David coaches through great examples of self regulation and coregulation. He is engaging and interesting as a great storyteller and is super knowledgeable about the topic.”
Debbie Chiong
Plan the right engagement
Review application, not just attendance
Follow-through examines the adult practice being implemented, the barriers staff encounter, and the next adjustment. A 30-day review or a longer sequence can be included in the proposal. Measures are agreed rather than promising a guaranteed reduction in student behavior.
Consulting engagements are scoped by the number of sites, roles, delivery days, preparation, and follow-up. Work is available for Coachella Valley districts and districts nationwide; travel and lodging are billed separately when required.
Your questions, answered.
Can we start with one school?
Yes. A focused site or team can provide a practical starting point before expanding the work. The initial scope is agreed with leadership.
Does consulting replace our existing systems?
The work focuses on adult response and implementation within your current school and district context. Existing plans and procedures remain part of the planning conversation.
How is a partnership priced?
The proposal specifies preparation, delivery, site participation, coaching, and follow-up. Standard full-day engagements are $5,000 plus applicable travel and lodging; partnerships are quoted by scope.
A practical next step
Bring the recurring challenge your team is facing.
Start with a complimentary conversation. We’ll identify the audience, format, and scope that fits.
Book a 20-Minute School Strategy Call