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Our ML department has worked hard to be included in interdepartmental work on MTSS, including PD for teachers, school leaders, and assistant superintendents.

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Amy Nesci
Baltimore City Schools
avbergen@bcps.k12.md.us

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Osiris De Los Rios, Community Resource Specialist, Broward County Public Schools
Osiris.de-los-rios@browardschools.com

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Melinda Mayers, Educational Specialist, Broward County Public Schools, melinda.mayers@browardschools.com

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Access to Tier 1 instruction and appropriate Tier 2 access.

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Meghan Wells
Meghan.wells@fwisd.org

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Mentioned in Tier 1 but not clearly defined or articulated.

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Luz García-Martín
Senior Coordinator: Dual Language/ESL/Migrant Department
San Antonio ISD
lgarcia-martin@saisd.net

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We have a MTSS department and within the department there are MTSS leads per school clusters and there are local school MTSS leaders

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There is not a good process and many teachers, especially secondary, do not know the process.

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Bbaggett@everett.k12.ma.us

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Communication to get approval from parents. 

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Communication to get approval from parents. 

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We have an MTSS coordinator with about 3-4 other staff. MTSS team is part of Office of Specialized Learning.

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Teacher referral through an online portal system

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Teacher referral through an online portal system

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Felicia Torres
AD of LSCE
ftorres@kcpublicschools.org

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Effective tier 2 interventions for slife

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TPS- Curriculum & Instruction

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Seija Surr, Ellevation Education
seija.surr@ellevationeducation.com
We are eager to learn more about how MTSS and EL management systems interact so we can best support our partner districts.

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It designed to be a system tailored to meeting the needs of the whole child. In this case, we are charged to be mindful of the overall needs of our MLS as individuals.

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Over-identification in some schools, retaining without MTSS process, interventions in tier 1, etc, and a variety.

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ELs being served, with access to grade level content, in Tier 1.

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LaTonya Simmons
K-5 ESOL Coordinator
Atlanta Public Schools
Latonya.simmons@atlanta.k12.ga.us

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Dr. Margaret McKenzie
Director, Multilingual Programs & Services
mamckenzie@atlanta.k12.ga.us

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It’s unclear in our district. Maybe the counseling department.

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We would like to ensure that all classroom teachers can address ML learners’ needs in the tier 1 classroom. Low prioritization of ELL through a series of new curricula implementations and initiatives has made it clear that we will not be able to address this with classroom teachers themselves and must focus on direct support in that setting by ELL staff.

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TPS - Curriculum & Instruction

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mckinzieah@scsk12.org

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

ESL manager

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Quality tier 1 instruction designed with MLs in mind 

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Quality tier 1 instruction designed with MLs in mind 

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
stacey1.pandit@cms.k12.nc.us

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Allyson Hile Director of Language Services and Cultural Equity Kansas City Public Schools ahile@kcpublicschools.org

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School site counselors and leadership teams.

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Developing knowledge and understanding of school teams on effective MTSS processes for students in dual language immersion programs

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Coordinating and collaborating with other departments to progress through what steps to take. Work in progress.

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Atlanta has an MTSS department

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Language needs have not been addressed in the criteria for identification or intervention of students who need additional academic support except when determining the appropriateness of a referral to special education. ML students are included in MTSS but the flowchart is one-dimensional.

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Aaron MacLennan
School District of Philadelphia
Manager of Multilingual Programs
apmaclennan@philasd.org

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The CFO and Director of LSCE

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Gilmara Johnson- Title III Director- Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools - gilmaram.johnson@cms.k12.nc.us

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Gilmara Johnson- Title III Director- Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools - gilmaram.johnson@cms.k12.nc.us

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Sarah.schmidt@spps.org
Executive  Director, Office of Multilingual Learning
Saint Paul Public Schools

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Amy Whitehead, ESL Specialist of Intake and Assessment. Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, Ky. amy.whitehead@jefferson.kyschools.us

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Anchorage’s MTSS falls under the Teaching & Learning department

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In the School District of Philadelphia, MTSS is led inter-departmentally.

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Actionable steps in the creation and discussion of students needs that are tailored to the targeted steps to most effectively meet the students needs.

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Minneapolis has an MTSS district team housed under the Research, Evaluation, and Assessment department.

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Justin Matson, Director of ESL - Jefferson County Justin.matson@jefferson.Ky schools.us

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Katty.chois@palmbeachschools.org

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It is mentioned in Tier 1 but many schools still struggle with the idea of the services being Tier 1. 

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It is mentioned in Tier 1 but many schools still struggle with the idea of the services being Tier 1. 

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OPS - Curriculum and Instruction Support

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OPS - Curriculum and Instruction Support

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Language learning needs would be addressed, not subsumed in the process of identifying and addressing academic needs

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Properly sheltered instruction that ensures ELs can access and participate in grade level content.

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Properly sheltered instruction that ensures ELs can access and participate in grade level content.

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Ensuring all students have access to tier 1

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Meeting students where they are using data + differentiate instruction for language and culture 

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Meeting students where they are using data + differentiate instruction for language and culture 

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Megan Paulis de rangel
Minneapolis public schools
K-5 literacy lead, dual language programming
Megan.rangel@mpls.k12.mn.us

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Victoria Saldala, Director, Bilingual/ESOL, Broward
Victoria.saldala@browardschools.com

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Jody Langan
Literacy Content Lead
Minneapolis Public Schools
jody.langan@mpls.k12.mn.us

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Wagma Isaqzoy, Program Manager- Social and Emotional Learning Dept. Houston Independent School District

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Wagma Isaqzoy, Program Manager- Social and Emotional Learning Dept. Houston Independent School District

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Wagma.isaqzoy@houstonisd.org

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Talsace@gmail.com

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Bobbi Lafferty
ELL Director, Anchorage School District
Lafferty_bobbi@asdk12.org

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English Learners being served through Tier 1

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Broward has an MTSS team embedded in the Teaching and Learning Dept.

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Giving students what they need when they need it.