Founder · Time to Teach · 500,000+ Teachers Trained

Reclaim your classrooms.
Reignite your teachers.
Transform your schools.

35 years. Half a million educators. Documented, measurable transformation in every kind of school — elementary through high school, Title I to suburban, in-person or virtual.

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Rick Dahlgren commanding a room full of engaged educators
500K+ Teachers Trained
Trusted by:
Denver Public Schools Fresno County Office of Education Monterey Peninsula USD Parlier Unified Fresno USD Madera USD Exeter USD
The Crisis in Every District

The burnout crisis isn't a teacher problem.
It's a classroom management problem.

52%
of teachers cite managing student behavior as their #1 source of stress
RAND State of the American Teacher, 2025
53%
of K–12 teachers report feeling burned out — the highest level on record
RAND, 2025
45%
of teachers have considered leaving the profession because of classroom management challenges
Teaching Tolerance Survey

Your teachers aren't quitting because they don't love kids. They're quitting because they spend more time managing behavior than teaching. Every referral is instructional time lost. Every burnout is $20,000–$25,000 out of your budget. Rick has spent 35 years solving exactly this.

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Documented Outcomes

Real schools. Real data.
Undeniable results.

Every number below is from a named district, in a documented school year. No averages. No projections.

Crescent Academy
Southfield, MI
Total Suspensions↓ 62%
Major Offenses↓ 90%
Bullying Incidents↓ 96%
Colton Middle School
Monterey Peninsula USD
Defiance Incidents↓ 94%
Total Suspensions↓ 95%
175 → just 8 suspensions1 Year
Kastner Intermediate
Fresno USD
Discipline Referrals779→170
API Score+50 pts
RecognitionCA Distinguished School
Parlier USD
California
Suspensions↓ 33%
Office Referrals↓ 27%
Expulsions Since 2011Zero
Fresno County Office of Education
Elementary Suspensions↓ 24%
Middle School↓ 53%
High School↓ 65%
Los Arboles Middle School
Monterey Peninsula USD
Defiance Incidents↓ 72%
Total Suspensions↓ 70%
352 → 107 suspensions1 Year
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The Financial Case

Retaining teachers isn't just the right thing to do. It's the smartest budget decision your district can make.

The Learning Policy Institute found that replacing a single teacher costs a district $20,000–$25,000 — recruiting, hiring, onboarding, lost productivity, and the hidden cost of disruption to students.

When teachers have the tools to manage their classrooms with confidence, they stay. When behavior is under control, instruction happens. When instruction happens, scores go up. The ROI isn't abstract — it's quantifiable.

If Rick's training retains just 10 teachers in your district:
Cost to replace 10 teachers $250,000
Avg. Time to Teach engagement cost Custom quote
District budget saved $250,000+

Turnover cost source: Learning Policy Institute, 2024. $20,000–$25,000 per teacher.

$25K Cost to replace
one teacher
🏫
Retain 5 teachers
$125,000 saved
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Retain 10 teachers
$250,000 saved
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Retain 25 teachers
$625,000 saved
Rick Dahlgren presenting at a keynote with a projection screen behind him
About Rick

Built by a teacher.
Proven by 35 years in real schools.

School Psychologist Former Classroom Teacher Author National Speaker Founder, Time to Teach

Rick Dahlgren didn't start as a speaker. He started in classrooms — with the toughest students, in the toughest situations — and watched gifted teachers burn out because they didn't have the right tools.

That experience drove him to build the Time to Teach framework from the ground up. As a licensed school psychologist, he conducted a deep and ongoing review of peer-reviewed literature on behavioral science, classroom management, and teacher effectiveness — and built a system that is both research-validated and immediately practical.

Rick doesn't deliver someone else's program. He built this — and he continues to update and refine it every year as new research emerges and schools evolve.

Research-backed, not theory-driven. Every strategy in the Time to Teach framework is grounded in peer-reviewed educational and behavioral research. Rick has personally reviewed the literature, field-tested every method, and refined the content over 35 years of real-world implementation across 500,000+ educators.

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What Rick Delivers

Designed around your campus.
Delivered on your terms.

Every engagement is customized to your district's needs. Rick works with every grade level, every demographic, every school type — in person or virtually.

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Keynote Speaking
High-energy, storytelling-driven presentations that transform how your staff sees classroom management. Rick commands the room from minute one and leaves your teachers fired up and equipped.
→ Ideal for: district-wide events, opening days, conferences
In-Person Virtual All Grade Levels
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Full-Day Training
A deep-dive implementation day where your entire staff learns the Time to Teach framework — practical tools they use on Monday morning, not next semester. The most-requested format.
→ Ideal for: single-campus PD days, staff retreats
In-Person Virtual Title I Spec. Ed.
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Multi-Day District Rollouts
School-culture transformation across multiple campuses. Includes leadership team development, staff training, and implementation planning. The format that produces the most dramatic, sustained results.
→ Ideal for: district-wide initiatives, multi-campus rollouts
In-Person Virtual Hybrid
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Ongoing Coaching & Support
Administrator and teacher coaching to sustain momentum beyond training day. Rick and his team ensure the framework takes root — across the entire school year, not just the first week.
→ Ideal for: campuses committed to long-term culture change
Virtual In-Person Year-Long
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Already using PBIS? Time to Teach integrates seamlessly.

Rick's framework gives your teachers the practical "how" your PBIS system defines as the "what." Most districts that bring Rick in already have PBIS in place — and report the combination is what finally makes it work at the classroom level.

From Principals, Superintendents & Teachers

"Rick didn't just train our teachers.
He transformed our campus."

In my 26 years of being a principal, I had rarely seen such an effective program that became even more effective due to its acceptance by all staff members. Enhanced school safety, quality time to teach, and significant academic improvements were the most noteworthy observable and measurable gains from this innovative program.

Darrell Rud
President, National Association of Elementary School Principals
Educator Testimonial

From the first minute of listening to Rick we were all hooked. You can tell he and his trainers have spent many, many years in classrooms. They walk the walk, and talk the talk. We liked him so much we had him train in ALL of our schools — and the results have been astonishing.

Rick Dutton
Director of Education, Denver Public Schools

After attending your seminar, every teacher returned excited, wanting to implement this immediately. Our teachers told me this first week of school was the best first week they have ever experienced — ever.

Principal Marvin Baker
Jack G. Desmond Middle School, Madera USD

TTT has changed the mindsets of our teachers and provided us with a system for managing and supporting student behaviors — and a belief in ourselves that we have all the tools needed to respond to anything.

Principal Sonia Wilson
Wilson Middle School, Exeter USD

Time to Teach has created a common language across every adult in our building — paraprofessionals, teachers, facility managers. We truly became a village raising our children, versus individual classroom kingdoms with conflicting rules.

Principal Sally R. Edwards
Harrington Elementary, Denver Public Schools
Educator Testimonial

Full day kindergarten, 30 students, no instructional aide. But with Time to Teach — piece of cake. This is my 11th year, and by far the best yet. These strategies have eliminated behavior problems and the loss of teaching time entirely.

Julissa Montalvo
Kindergarten Teacher, Parlier USD

Time to Teach brought us the positive, systematic structure needed to empower teachers to be successful. We have significantly reduced discipline referrals, suspensions, and behavioral issues — and our classroom cultures are more positive and productive.

Alan Macedo
Principal, Parlier High School
Common Questions

What administrators ask before booking.

Time to Teach was designed to enhance PBIS, not replace it. Rick's framework gives your teachers the practical, in-the-moment strategies that turn your PBIS structure from policy into daily classroom reality. Most districts that bring Rick in already have PBIS — and report the combination is what finally makes it work at the classroom level.
Every grade level — kindergarten through 12th grade. Rick has documented results across elementary, middle, and high school in every kind of district: Title I, urban, suburban, rural, and special education settings. The framework adapts to the room; the core strategies are universal.
Teachers report changes in classroom climate within the first week of implementation. Measurable district-level data — suspensions, referrals, attendance — typically shifts within the first quarter. The most dramatic results documented across Rick's case studies occur over one full school year, with continued improvement in subsequent years.
Yes. Rick delivers engagements both in-person and virtually, with hybrid options available for multi-campus rollouts. Virtual delivery is fully interactive — not a webinar format — and produces comparable outcomes to in-person sessions. On the call, Rick will recommend the right format for your situation.
Deeply. Rick conducted a comprehensive review of peer-reviewed educational and behavioral research before building the Time to Teach framework — and continues to review and update the content as new research emerges. Every strategy is grounded in evidence. This isn't a framework someone assembled in a weekend; it's 35 years of research, field-testing, and refinement.
Every engagement is custom-priced based on scope, audience size, format, and travel. Rick doesn't have a fixed rate card because he doesn't offer a fixed product — each campus gets a proposal built around what they actually need. On the discovery call, Rick will give you a clear picture of what's involved and what it would cost. No hard sell, no hidden fees.
Fifteen minutes, no pitch. Rick asks about your campus, your challenges, and what success looks like. If Time to Teach is the right fit, he'll walk you through what an engagement would look like. If it isn't the right fit, he'll tell you that too. Rick handles every initial call personally — no sales reps, no scheduling assistants, no pressure.
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