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We feel so privileged to be a part of the outstanding work happening in schools and districts related to ensuring collaborative responses for students. It leads to reflections regarding how collaborative cultures approach their complex work of supporting…

Leaders exploring or operating within Collaborative Response (or any framework for staff collaboration) need to have a solid understanding of Change Theory. What can we expect to be on the horizon for our schools and teams engaging in meaningful change,…

Collaborative team meetings, which include assistants, counsellors, learning coaches and teachers, are essential in establishing an organization's Collaborative Response. Administrators not only need to ensure that the time is embedded to allow these…

“…organizations that take the plunge and actually begin doing the work of a PLC develop their capacity to help all students learn at high levels far more effectively than schools that spend years preparing to become PLCs through reading or even training”…

As schools develop, refine and revise their continuums of support, there is a need to identify and differentiate between interventions, strategies and accommodations. This blog post shares the difference between each support, along with tools and…

Within Collaborative Response, we have discussed the critical importance of the collaborative team meeting, an embedded meeting time where staff are brought together to discuss the progress, strengths and needs of students. One of the essential elements…

Change in schools is never easy. As we critically examine “how we do things” and scrutinize fundamental changes to existing practices, adversity is going to arise. When looking to initiate changes, whether it is implementing collaborative team meetings,…

In order for a collaborative team meeting to have the greatest impact for the maximum number of students, the creation and assignment roles can be a key structure. Without focus and intent, meetings can veer into what we have referred to as a collection…