Dr. Jon Eyler is the founder and CEO of Collaborative Learning Solutions, an educational services and consulting firm specializing in culture and climate solutions. Jon’s work focuses on behavior, social/emotional wellness, restorative practices, data, equity, and integrated system change. Dr. Eyler and his team currently support LEAs in developing system-wide structures focused on improvement and restoration as opposed to punitive measures, and on the integration of multiple district initiatives to mitigate disproportionate representation. Dr. Eyler’s work also includes the development of targeted (Tier II) systems and intensive (Tier III) treatment programs for students with a history of significant behavioral challenges. This work has resulted in numerous partnerships with districts and county offices throughout California to improve the quality of Emotional & Behavioral Disability (EBD) programs and has decreased the need for costly nonpublic school and/or residential placements which are often not in the best interest of students.
Dr. Eyler has served as an administrator at both district and county levels. He has worked as a regional administrator for the Riverside County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) where he provided leadership and guidance to 22 LEAs serving more than 30,000 students with special needs. Prior to starting the consulting firm, he also worked for the University of Southern California (USC) where he taught courses in Educational Psychology (Learning Theory and Social Context of Education). Today, he and his team continue to support hundreds of schools and districts across the state with leadership, professional development, and technical assistance around tiered systems of intervention, data solutions, EBD program evaluations, and integrated system change.
Areas of Particular Interest and Expertise
Step 1: Gather and Inquire
- Leadership Meetings
- Educational Partners’ Meetings
- Gathering Quantitative Data
- Gathering Qualitative Data
- Programmatic Self-Assessment
- Infrastructure Analysis
- Policies, Practices, and Procedures Review
- Consolidation of Step 1
Step 2: Data and Root Cause Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Prioritizing Factors Contributing to Significant Disproportionality
- Initiative Inventory
- Identification of Target Population
- Development of a Theory of Action
- Consolidation of Step 2
Step 3: Plan for Improvement
- Development of a CIM for CCEIS Action Plan
Step 4: Implementing and Monitoring
- Support data collection for evaluating effectiveness of interventions
