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Building Staff Capacity to Strengthen Tiered Supports 

Mondays, 12-1pm | March 23, March 30, April 6

This 3-session PLC will help you learn how to build staff capacity to strengthen tiered supports.  This includes: 

  • Assessing and planning the PD your staff needs

  • identifying the MTSS-related needs and strengths of staff 

  • Strengthening staff knowledge of tiered supports

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Note: This series will meet on Mondays March 23, March 30, and April 6 from 12-1pm. (Links for the second and third sessions will be emailed to you separately after registration)

Creating Consistency and Fidelity of MTSS across Grades and Schools

Wednesdays, 8-9am | March 25, April 1, April 8

How can districts ensure their Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is coherent, aligned, and implemented with fidelity across schools—while still honoring the unique context of each building? This three-part peer-sharing series will explore practical strategies for developing clear MTSS policies, processes, and procedures that promote consistency across grades and schools. Participants will examine approaches to balancing districtwide expectations with intentional school-level adaptations, and discuss how professional development, guidance documents, data protocols, and other implementation supports can strengthen fidelity over time. The series is designed to foster collaboration, shared problem-solving, and actionable next steps for district leaders.


Note: This series will meet on Wednesdays March 25, April 1, and April 8 from 8-9am. (Links for the second and third sessions will be emailed to you separately after registration)

Data Use for MTSS Sustainability 

Tuesdays, 12-1pm | March 31, April 7, April 14

This 3 series PLC will address ways to improve your data use for MTSS Sustainability.  This includes: 

 

  • Improving data collection and progress monitoring aligned w/student needs

  • Consistently collecting data

  • Using data to support your MTSS 

  • Building capacity of staff for data use

  • Sharing data with the school community


Note: This series will meet on Tuesdays March 31, April 7, and April 14 from 12-1pm. (Links for the second and third sessions will be emailed to you separately after registration) 

Adapting MTSS to Better Support High-Need Student Populations

Tuesdays, 8-9am | April 28, May 5, May 12

How can districts ensure their Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) effectively meets the needs of students facing significant barriers—such as trauma, housing instability, newcomer status, neurodiversity, or other complex challenges? This peer-sharing session will explore how districts are adapting Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports to respond to the strengths and needs of specific student populations within a cohesive MTSS framework. Participants will share strategies for selecting and implementing targeted interventions, engaging caregivers, addressing school avoidance and behavioral concerns, and aligning SEL and mental health supports to diverse student needs. The session is designed to foster cross-district learning, highlight promising practices, and generate practical ideas that participants can bring back to their teams.

 

Note: This series meets on April 28, May 5, and May 12 from 8-9am. (Links for the second and third sessions will be emailed to you separately after registration)

Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Students Experiencing Homelessness/Newcomer Students 

Thursdays 9:30-11am OR 12:30-2pm | March 26, April 9, April 30, May 14

We know that you are navigating rising numbers of students whose schooling has been disrupted by mobility, displacement, trauma, and rapid adjustment to new environments. Youth experiencing homelessness and newcomer youth—especially those who are youth of color, sexual and gender minorities, or hold intersecting identities—are among the most marginalized in schools, facing heightened risks of trauma, victimization, academic failure, and limited access to mental health and social services.   

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Walker will be providing a four-part professional learning community (PLC) to help school teams build capacity for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students and their families, with a particular focus on newcomer students and students experiencing homelessness.  

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Each PLC will consist of four 90-minute virtual sessions. Ideally a team from your school/district would attend the sessions rather than just one representative. We know how hard it is to coordinate schedules and calendars, or pull multiple people at the same time for PD. We also know that the greatest chance of impact is when a collaborative team attends together and plans time to debrief and discuss learnings and implementation. There will be some planning and discussion time within the PLC sessions, but we hope you will schedule additional time (or including time into existing meetings) to plan and debrief.
 

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