First District RESA Launches MTSS Consortium
The First District Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) held its first MTSS Consortium meeting in August at the Liberty County Performing Arts Center. Representatives from all eighteen school districts served by First District RESA were in attendance.
Participants collaborated and worked as a group to identify goals to improve the fidelity of MTSS implementation in their schools and districts. The consortium participants received an overview of MTSS by Regional Coach Launa Chamberlin, Georgia Department of Education.
Cohort 1 districts shared lessons learned from year one and talked about how their districts and schools benefited from technical assistance from GaDOE.
Other topics discussed included MTSS overviews and building the Infrastructure to support MTSS, student achievement, and school improvement.
Future collaborative sessions will include support in strengthening the behavior piece of MTSS with screening materials and interventions, identifying appropriate and effective academic interventions, and starting the implementation process at the high school level.
The First District MTSS Consortium will meet on December 9, 2019 in Candler County and March 11, 2020 in Tattnall County.
This consortium is facilitated by Kathleen Tootle and Kim Bennett, both from First District RESA. Visit First District RESA for more information.