Presented by Katie Dorn, MFT, LSC, CEO and Co-Founder, EmpowerU; and Michelle Langenfeld, Ed.D., Former Superintendent, Green Bay Area Public School District (WI)

Sponsored by EmpowerU

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Student mental health and motivation needs have quadrupled since 2020, and for the first time in 20 years, this disruption to learning has caused major drops across reading and math academic growth. But we can’t expect students to absorb more content if four out of five of them are feeling overwhelmed and stressed and unable to learn due to lack of focus.

School leaders everywhere report that the needs for student non-academic support far outpace their capacity for delivering it, and staffing shortages aren’t going away soon. However, every student struggling with motivation and mental health challenges deserves a supportive program to help them re-engage and thrive. Watch this edWebinar to learn:

• The importance of pairing high-frequency 1:1 non-academic coaching with short, digestible pieces of skill-building resilience content to drive re-engagement and academic gains
• The need to equip students with the tools for self-regulation, motivation, and resilience as a precursor to being ready to learn and thrive in the classroom
• The critical impact of 1:1 support for accountability and to help students to apply key learnings to their own lives to reach their goals
• Creative solutions to address critical barriers to learning with solutions that are affordable, scalable and most importantly, proven to improve well-being and outcomes

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

About the Presenters

Katie Dorn, MA, LSC, MFT is the CEO and co-founder of EmpowerU, a solution that has disrupted the delivery of mental health supports to schools. A dynamic speaker, published author, and leader in the education field, she has a strong passion for finding effective ways to help students and families overcome mental health obstacles and thrive.

Dr. Michelle Langenfeld is a collaborative educational leader with more than 30 combined years teaching and leading schools in both suburban and urban settings. Coming from a business background, Dr. Langenfeld has made it her personal mission to ensure that all students have access to high-quality, engaging educational opportunities and experiences that will prepare them for successful futures.

During her nine-year tenure as Superintendent in Green Bay, Wisconsin, she worked in partnership to develop and implement innovative and engaging student learning pathways resulting in significantly improved graduation rates for all student groups and graduation gap closing. While serving as a principal in the largest district in Minnesota, Dr. Langenfeld‘s school was recognized nationally for closing the achievement gap. Since stepping away from the superintendency, Dr. Langenfeld continues to teach graduate students while also serving as an education consultant, providing executive coaching as well as consultation supporting mental health initiatives.

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EmpowerU’s highly personalized, data-driven Tier 1 and Tier 2 solutions equip students to be resilient, self-directed learners and reach their goals—without additional hires or a heavy lift from schools. The program provides each student with interactive lessons and personalized coaching, pairing technology with brain research in a unique way that supports students, empowers their growth and reduces feelings of anxiety and depression. Multi-year data makes it clear: nobody understands Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and approaches student success the way EmpowerU does.