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Kurtis and Lorna break down what is a SMART goal and how their development can have a tremendous impact of team collaborative efforts when building upon and improving Tier 1 practices within your school's MTSS efforts.

Kurtis and Lorna sit down with Becca Silver, founder of The Whole Educator and author of 'The Resistance Solution.' Becca explains why traditional collaboration protocols fail when we don't understand the underlying fears, beliefs, and unmet needs of our…

Kurtis and Lorna share how Collaborative Response is more than just a way to organize meetings - it is a multi-tiered system that can really help move your school improvement efforts forward with intentionality and purpose! They share what that looks like…

Kurtis and Lorna discuss the value of developing a strategic and aligned data calendar for key measures established for a school.

Kurtis sits down with returning guest Chrissy Beltran to explore dysfunctional team dynamics and practical strategies for building genuine collaboration, alignment, knowledge building, and collective efficacy among educators.

Kurtis and Lorna discuss the WeCollab software, how it came to be and how it can be a powerful support system for a school and division's Collaborative Response efforts.

Kurtis and Lorna break down the collaborative team meeting (CTM) and discuss how it can radically change MTSS or RTI efforts in any school to ensure a purposeful and aligned Collaborative Response. In addition to clarifying its purpose and structure, they…

Kurtis and Lorna discuss what is a universal screen, how to get started with screeners in your school and some considerations for leaders to maximize the use of screeners.

Kurtis and Lorna sit down with author, speaker, and leadership coach Dr. Frederick Buskey to unpack how to transform your school from a culture of firefighting to a culture of collaboration.