Leveraging MTSS in the Classroom: Setting Learners and Staff Up for Success

The MiMTSS TA Center is excited to announce the launch of Leveraging MTSS in the Classroom: Setting Learners & Staff Up for Success summer series! These sessions are designed to set educators up for a successful start to the 2025-26 school year and to support learners in the classroom. The TA Center staff have curated a selection of MTSS professional learning opportunities for the classroom in the areas of literacy and social, emotional, behavioral supports.

All materials available for the individual sessions can be found within the training plans linked under each session (if applicable).

August 18, 2025 – Social, Emotional, Behavioral Health (SEBH)

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Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEBH Supports: Supportive Relationships
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Trainer: Delilah Smith

Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEBH Supports: Expectations and Routines
Time: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Trainer: Delilah Smith

Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEBH Supports: Physical Environments
Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Trainer: Alicia Lawlor

Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEBH Supports: Engaging Learners in Instruction
Time: 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Trainer: Alicia Lawlor

Session: Classroom SEBH Supports: Teaching Expectations and Social-Emotional Skills
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Trainer: Delilah Smith

August 19, 2025 – Literacy (K-12, Tier 1)

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Session: Structured Literacy: An Introduction
Time: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Trainer: Jennifer Ferlito

Session: Explicit Instruction Power Hour: An Introduction to Explicit Instruction
Time: 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Trainer: Julie Bourke

Session: Grade Level Continuous Improvement: Connecting Universal Screening Data to Tier 1
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Trainer: Kristen Rizzuto-Hellebuyck

Session: Supporting Family Partnerships: Younger Students with Reading Needs
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Trainer: Lara MacQuarrie

August 20, 2025 - Social Emotional Behavioral Health (SEBH)

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Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEBH Supports:  Regulation Strategies for Students and Staff (Grades K-12)
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Trainer: Delilah Smith

Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEBH Supports: Understanding Behavior
Time: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Trainer: Alicia Lawlor

Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEBH Supports: Reinforcing Behavior
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Trainer: Delilah Smith

Session: Tier 1 Classroom SEB Supports: Responding to Behavior
Time: 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Trainer: Alicia Lawlor

August 21, 2025 - Literacy (K-12, Tier 1)

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Session: Unpacking Expository Text: Effective Strategies for Teaching Text Structure to Secondary Students (Grades 4-12)
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Trainer: Johanna Toth

Session: Supporting Family Partnerships: Older Students with Reading Needs[JD1] 
Time: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Trainer: Lara MacQuarrie

Session: Explicit Instruction Power Hour: Active Participation Strategies
Time: 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Trainer: Julie Bourke

Session: Empowering Students with Vocabulary: Using Explicit Vocabulary Instruction to Support Content Area Learning (Grades 6-12)
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Trainer: Johanna Toth

Materials For All Dates