Presented by Meredyth Kealey, Ph.D., Former Educator, Current Director of Curriculum & Instruction, MindPlay Education; and Stephanie Arnold, Education Specialist, Blacksburg High School, Montgomery County Public Schools (VA)
Moderated by Dorene Uhrich, Chief Customer Officer, MindPlay Education
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.
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)
Strategic plans. Student engagement initiatives. Academic success goals. Whatever a plan is called, it usually starts full of hope and promise. But, despite all of the time and resources spent creating them, plans often fail. During the edLeader Panel “Beyond the Plan: Measuring, Adjusting, and Realigning Strategies for Success,” experts from The Center for Model Schools discussed the keys to successful plan implementation.
Presented by Dr. Jillian Whatley, Director of Professional Learning, Center for Model Schools; Dr. Marc J. Cohen, Instructional Leadership Coach, Center for Model Schools; and Dr. Joshua P. Starr, Former Superintendent, and Managing Partner, Center for Model Schools
Presented by Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance; and Tiyi Smith, National Academic Advisor, Renaissance
Presented by Kelly A. Powell-Smith, Ph.D., NCSP, Professor of Reading Science, Mount St. Joseph University
Presented by Andrea Ruppar, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison; and Jennifer Kurth, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Kansas