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Join Lorna and Kurtis as they talk with Dr. Deonna Smith, author of Rooted in Joy, about practical strategies for building equitable, joyful, and collaborative school cultures grounded in belonging and care.

Kurtis and Lorna discuss various ways to ensure your are well prepared for your Collaborative Team Meetings. The small investment of time up front can lead to greater engagement and impact for students.

Discover how decoding human behavior and body language can transform teamwork and deepen collaboration in this insightful episode featuring Dr. Bethany Bilodeau.

Discover how Saint John High School, Canada’s oldest publicly funded school, successfully introduced Collaborative Response after two years of groundwork in this inspiring conversation with principal Christina Barrington and ESS head Jillian Wilton.

Lorna and Kurtis talk with educator and author Johnathan Cranford about reimagining in-school suspension as a powerful tool for meaningful behavior change and improved student success.

Join Kurtis Hewson at the 2025 Thrive Summit as he shares how the foundational components of Collaborative Response—and the power of the collaborative team meeting—can transform how schools support student needs.

Join Lorna and Kurtis as they talk with Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson about how building teacher resilience and engagement strengthens retention and fosters thriving, collaborative school cultures.

Kurtis and Lorna discuss 5 overarching ways schools can creatively embed time for staff collaboration in their school timetable.

Empower your school team with the Developing a Continuum of Supports Workshop Guide. This $19 toolkit includes a facilitation guide, customizable slide deck, and step-by-step process to co-create a dynamic continuum of supports—a key component of…