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Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Founder, Stephanie Stollar Consulting and The Reading Science Academy; Linda Diamond, Author, Current Executive Director, Evidence Advocacy Center; and Katharine Bonasera, Former Principal, Current Senior Manager of Educational Partnerships, Collaborative Classroom
Sponsored by Collaborative Classroom
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This edWebinar is for elementary leaders seeking to transform student outcomes and build sustainable, system-level improvements, focused on literacy, through an MTSS framework.
While MTSS is often associated with isolated interventions, a high-functioning framework serves as a schoolwide operating system—the foundation for how a school uses and aligns resources to meet the needs of all learners. This edWebinar will empower leaders to transition from reactive troubleshooting toward a proactive, systemic approach.
Through a facilitated conversation, we will explore “pre-mortem” strategies: ways to resolve systemic barriers before they impact student growth. We will also examine the necessity of instructional coherence, ensuring alignment across tiers rather than introducing conflicting intervention routines that increase cognitive load for vulnerable learners.
Learning objectives include:
- Expand the Framework: Establish MTSS as a comprehensive organizational strategy rather than a checklist or sorting mechanism
- The Proactive Pivot: Apply pre-mortem planning to build robust systems and unify instructional efforts
- Ensure Coherence: Align instructional language and routines across all tiers to create a seamless, predictable student experience
Attendees will gain practical insights for designing tiered literacy improvement plans that bridge the gap between professional learning and student outcomes. We will discuss sustainable strategies for universal screening and grade-level planning to foster long-term instructional success.
This edWebinar will be of interest to elementary school and district leaders.
About the Presenters
Dr. Stephanie Stollar has dedicated over 30 years to improving literacy outcomes through evidence-based practices. She believes that by supporting all educators, high achievement is possible for every student. In 2020, she founded Reading Science Academy, an online community where educators support each other to improve results in their classrooms. In addition, she serves as a Board Member of the Innovations in Education Consortium, sits on the Executive Team at the Evidence Advocacy Center, and is a co-founder of a national alliance for supporting reading science in higher education.
Previously, she served as the VP of Professional Learning at Acadience Learning, an Assistant Professor at Mount St. Joseph University, an MTSS trainer and consultant for hundreds of school districts, an Assistant Professor of School Psychology, and a school psychologist. Through her ongoing educational workshops and extensive publications, she continues to build the capacity of educators and education systems worldwide so every student can be lifted through literacy.
Linda Diamond is best known for her nationally recognized professional books, Teaching Reading Sourcebook, used by many teacher preparation programs, Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures, and the Vocabulary Handbook. Linda was a teacher, principal, director of curriculum and instruction, and a senior policy analyst in an education think tank. In 1995, Linda founded and became President of the Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education (CORE Learning), an organization committed to improving literacy and math outcomes for all children. After serving as CORE’s President for 26 years, Linda stepped down from that role and continues to serve on CORE’s Advisory Board and The Reading League-California Advisory Board, and advises publishers, state agencies, legislators, and other organizations as they work to improve literacy instruction.
Katharine Bonasera is Senior Manager of Educational Partnerships with Collaborative Classroom for Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. She has nearly 20 years of teaching and leadership experience in urban school environments, serving as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and principal. In addition to her school-based experience, she has coached early career Teach For America teachers and served as an advisor with Relay Graduate School of Education’s National Principals Academy Fellowship. She is passionate about cultivating school environments that foster connection, equitable practices, and the opportunity for all community members to thrive.
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