4-DAY FLEX SERIES
(Registration and payment are required for each session you plan to attend)
Target Audience: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendent, Pupil Services/Sped Director, Curriculum Director, Principals and MTSS team
OCTOBER 14
Session 1: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Leadership
Delve into the "What?" and the "Why?" of MTSS. Evaluate current MTSS practices, using the results of the evaluation to identify the changes that need to occur and the people that need to be involved in order to get the results your district needs. Develop an understanding of the MTSS team's role(s) and responsibility at each tier. Identify the MTSS team tier 1 norms, structures and processes that need to be in place.
DECEMBER 15
Session 2: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Building Competency
Suggested Team: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendent, Pupil Services/Sped Director, Curriculum Director, Principals and MTSS team
Deepen your understanding of MTSS while building district competency.
JANUARY 29
Session 3: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Building Implementation
Identify the academic and behavioral expectations for the students in your district. Determine the method for referral and how the placement will happen. Evaluate current interventions and identify others that could be used effectively.
MARCH 10
Session 4: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Getting our System Running
Evaluate the implementation of MTSS, the processes in place and the success of the process at each level.
Facilitators: Danielle Holztrager, Mindy Kaminski, Erica Kaughmann, Jennifer Martinez, Cathy Papp, Olivia Weisman
Event Fee (per session): LC Member Districts* - $25 | Non-Members - $75
*Member Districts: Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria, Firelands, JVS, Keystone, Lorain, Midview, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake, Wellington
Registration Assistance: Pam Sykes, sykes@esclc.org or 440.324.5777 x1100
Secondary school leaders face unique challenges of implementing MTSS in their schools. In this community of practice, join other secondary school leaders facing the same obstacles ultimately determining your purpose and scope for literacy within your MTSS framework. Few resources address the specifics and complexities of MTSS practice at the middle and high school levels like this brief does. Join us for a step-by-step review of the strategies and begin implementing action steps in your school. Resources will be provided in copy and electronic format.
Date: Oct 22, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: ESC of Lorain County
Facilitator: Sarah Marsden
Event Fee Free
Registration Assistance: Debbie Shannon, shannon@esclc.org or 440.324.5777 x1112
Secondary school leaders face unique challenges of implementing MTSS in their schools. In this community of practice, join other secondary school leaders facing the same obstacles ultimately determining your purpose and scope for literacy within your MTSS framework. Few resources address the specifics and complexities of MTSS practice at the middle and high school levels like this brief does. Join us for a step-by-step review of the strategies and begin implementing action steps in your school. Resources will be provided in copy and electronic format.
Date: Oct 22, 2025
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Location: ESC of Lorain County
Facilitator: Sarah Marsden
Event Fee Free
Registration Assistance: Debbie Shannon, shannon@esclc.org or 440.324.5777 x1112
You have heard the message, “you can’t intervene yourself out of a tier 1 problem." Let's address this critical first step. Join author Dr. Kim Gibbons in a guided book study of her book on effective universal instruction. This community of practice will provide the tools needed for evaluating and improving universal instruction in your school or across your district. Time for working together on action steps will be included! Book is FREE to the first 20 to register. All author sessions are FREE with registration.
Date Series: OCT 22 | DEC 17 | FEB 18 | APR 15 (must attend all dates)
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am
Location: ESC of Lorain County
Facilitator: Sarah Marsden
Event Fee Free
Registration Assistance: Debbie Shannon, shannon@esclc.org or 440.324.5777 x1112