Moving to a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) requires deliberate implementation in order for it to work. After all, if the teachers in a school don’t monitor the same data or follow the same processes for intervention, then the inconsistency could sink the initiative.
Chronic absenteeism rates soared as high as 28 percent nationwide during the 2022-2023 school year and 31 percent in Ohio alone. School and district leaders in the edLeader Panel “Roll Call! Addressing the Roots of Absenteeism with MTSS” shared how one Buckeye State school bucks national trends using an innovative approach that has decreased absenteeism rates well below federal and state averages.
Presented by Ronda French, Psy.S., NCSP, Assistant Director of Pupil Services, Medina City School District (OH); Sandra Spruell, MTSS Consultant, Branching Minds; and Jason Schrammel, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Valhalla UFSD (NY)
Presented by Lucas Harrington, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and SEL Consultant, Social Cipher; and Dr. Nathalie Henderson, District Partnerships Advisor, Social Cipher
Moderated by Vanessa Castañeda Gill, CEO and Founder, Social Cipher
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Founder, Reading Science Academy; Linda Diamond, Executive Director, Evidence Advocacy Center; and Dr. Marisa Ramirez Stukey, Senior Director of Research and Engagement, Collaborative Classroom
Presented by Todd Hartman, Principal, Creekside Early Childhood School (OH); Jessica Skelton, Assistant Principal, Creekside Early Childhood School (OH); with Special Guest Deana Moss, Director of MTSS, Lakota Local School District (OH); and Ashlie Cox, Customer Success Manager, Branching Minds
Presented by Dr. Michael Hebert, Professor and Associate Dean of Teacher Education in the School of Education, University of California, Irvine, and Director of the UCI Writing Project
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
Presented by Kate Pechacek, K12 Strategic Advisor, TalkingPoints; and Kristie Werner, Senior Product Marketing Manager, TalkingPoints
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Founder, Reading Science Academy; and Terrie Noland, Ph.D., CALP, Vice President of Educator Initiatives, Learning Ally
Presented by Eric Crespo, Superintendent, Weehawken Township School District (NJ); and Marta Audino, Director of Student Services and Programs, Hamilton Township Board of Education (NJ)