Teachers Amanda Green, Madison St. Louis, and Heather Saft share their insights about how the MTSS process best serves students when quantitative and qualitative data highlight students’ assets and are used to plan for future intervention needs. Amanda, Heather, and Madison share what matters most to them as educators and how they collaborate as a team within their microschool community at Briarcliff Elementary in Kansas City, Missouri. The episode will inspire listeners to advocate for their students and reenvision their district’s MTSS framework for their learners.

Episode Mentions:

• Sam Bennett’s Circles of Engagement
• Briarcliff Elementary School (MicroSchool)
• Kansas City Public Schools
• Pathways
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework/Process
  • Tiers of Support
• MAP Test Growth (KC Assessment Tool)
• Fastbridge Learning
• Cornelius Minor
  • We Got This.: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be
  • S2E1: We (still) Got This: What It Takes to Be Radically Pro-Kid with Cornelius Minor

Connect and Learn with Madison:

• on Instagram @madisonstl 

Connect and Learn with Amanda:

• on Twitter @MrsGreenNKC

Connect and Learn with Heather:

• on Twitter @heather_aft

Connect and Learn with The Den at Briarcliff:

• on Instagram @thedenatbriarcliff
• on Twitter @TheDenatBR

Connect and Learn with Briarcliff Bears:

• on Facebook @Briarcliff Bears
• on Twitter @BRES_Bears

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.