MTSS: Taking Efficacy from Good to Great

Presented by Megan Gruis, Ed.S., LSC, Executive Director of Customized Implementation Supports, CharacterStrong; and Janie Moseley, Director of MTSS, Owensboro Public Schools (KY)
Moderated by Paul Procopio, Senior Account Director, Panorama Education

Sponsored by Panorama Education in partnership with CharacterStrong

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An effective MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) program has been proven to lead to a positive school environment, higher academic achievement, and reduced behavior interventions, but students cannot benefit from known effective practices they do not receive. Taking a scientific approach to implementation can produce robust, usable knowledge that educators can leverage to strategically undertake implementation to achieve meaningful changes in student outcomes.

View this edLeader Panel to learn how key strategies using outcomes, data, effective practices, and systems can take your MTSS program from good to great. Viewers learn:

• How to take a system-wide approach with a clear vision
• Practical tools to take back to your schools and use to enhance successful MTSS implementation
• How measurement can drive sustainable practices and help avoid hurdles

This recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders.

About the Presenters

Megan Gruis has a passion for and expertise in training and coaching school teams around school improvement, social-emotional learning, and developing a positive, safe, and nurturing school environment. As Executive Director of Customized Implementation Supports at CharacterStrong, her work includes building out consultative services, products, and supports that aid school systems in successfully implementing programming to improve student outcomes. Her team empowers school districts across the country with implementation knowledge and methods to build and sustain equitable, tiered service delivery models. Social-emotional-behavioral-academic frameworks to support adults to deliver practices with fidelity and thus improving student outcomes of interest.

Janie Moseley received her Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from Kentucky Wesleyan College. She also holds a master’s degree in elementary education with a reading and writing specialization, a Rank I in K-12 Educational Administration from Western Kentucky University, and additional administration certification coursework from the University of Tennessee. In her role as Director of MTSS at Owensboro Public Schools, Janie is developing a framework of strong core instruction and behavior supports on a tiered system to support individualized student success. She is responsible for measuring varying levels of assessment and implementing evidence-based instructional practices to raise student achievement.

About the Moderator

Paul Procopio is a senior account director with Panorama Education. He lives social-emotional learning practices in how he coaches youth baseball—teaching young people the mental approach to adversity that goes beyond baseball, into life!

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Panorama Education partners with K-12 schools and districts across the country to collect and analyze data about social-emotional learning, school climate, family engagement, and more. With research-backed surveys and a leading technology platform, Panorama helps educators act on data and improve student outcomes. Panorama supports 15 million students in 21,000 schools and 1,500 districts across 50 states.

CharacterStrong provides research-based Pre-K through 12th grade social & emotional learning curricula and professional learning services that positively impact lives.