In July, SWIFT district and school leaders told their transformation stories to more than 1,000 educators at the
2017 MTSS National Professional Learning Institute: All Means All
in Orange County, California. We are proud of the work all our partners are doing, and are pleased to highlight some of their presentations here:
Maryland
Allegany County Public Schools Specialized Instruction in the Secondary Setting
by Kendra Kenney, Principal; Patti Cuthbertson, Special Education Teacher; Rebecca Alkire, 7th Grade Math Inclusion; and Suzanne Taylor, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Reading Intervention at Washington Middle School
Building MTSS From the Bottom Up: Focusing on Prekindergarten and Kindergarten
by Wendy Barnes, Coordinator of MTSS; Pamela Cocol-Brown, School Psychologist; Nadine Serbonich, Lead School Psychologist; and Jessica Silva, Lead Speech-Language Pathologist for the Baltimore City Public Schools
Better Together: Promoting Academic and Social Success in Middle School
by Megan Frunzi, Principal; Samantha Wallace, Assistant Principal; and Angela Gyuro, PBIS Coach from Elkton Middle School, Cecil County Public Schools
CICO (Check In Check Out) at Cecil Manor ES
by Tony Petinga, Principal of Cecil Manor Elementary, Cecil County Public Schools
Bringing Meaning to the Mission
by Jennifer Schrecongost, Acting Principal, Matapeake Elementary School, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools
Rock Solid: Teachers Building a Strong Foundation, One Student at a Time
by Kimberly Seidel, Principal, Sudlersville Elementary School, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools
New Hampshire
Using Student Data to Identify Skill-Specific Interventions
by Chris Young, Principal; and Lynne Wiggins, Reading Specialist at Charlestown Primary School
Oregon
Building Your Red Thread of Collaboration: Supporting Success in Behavior
by Ivonne Dibblee, Principal; and Everett Barr-Hertel, School Counselor at Atkinson Elementary, Portland
“Those Kids” to “Our Kids”: Our First Year in SWIFT, a Journey Toward Greater Inclusion
by Melissa Harder, Principal; Mary Beth Hill, Special Education Teacher, Life Skills; Teresa LeClaire, Special Education Teacher, Learning Resource Center; and Beth Martin, Intervention Specialist and Instructional Coach at Jefferson Elementary, Corvallis
Family Engagement in a Rural School Setting
by Julie Holden, 4th Grade Teacher; Julie Patton, Health Teacher; Wendy Van Seggern, Counselor; Becky Stoughton, Principal; and Kimberly Strong, Language Arts Teacher in the Sisters School District
Vermont
Installing an Intervention Block: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
by Megan Grube, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology for the Grand Isle Supervisory Union
Where Many (MTSS) Roads Converge; Lessons Learned in Vermont
by Chris Kane, Inclusion Coordinator/SWIFT SEA Co-Coordinator; and Tracy Bettale Watterson, MTSS Program Manager, SWIFT SEA Co-Coordinator from the Vermont Agency of Education