Implementor Spotlight: Lake County Reviewing data to inform decisions is an essential component of the RTI2-A + RTI2-B. With the coaching and support of Tennessee TSC Educational Consultants, Lake County RTI2-A + RTI2-B District Coordinator, Suzanne Keefe Atchison,...
As Richard DuFour reminds us, “The fundamental purpose of school is learning, not teaching (DuFour et al., 2004, p. 2).” This perspective causes us to pause and reconsider the importance of what happens in a classroom between teacher and student. Focusing on learning...
When we go to the doctor, we sometimes go for a regular check-up to make sure our bodies are functioning properly, and sometimes we go to receive help for something that isn’t functioning properly or for something that is painful. We would be surprised if the doctor...
Dedicated to strengthening their district’s vision “to create a culture of collaborative learning focusing on the whole child ensuring success in the global community,” Murfreesboro City Schools (MFCS) has been implementing RTI2-A + RTI2-B in three pilot...
A Resource Mapping Case Study Resource mapping is a crucial step during the initial stages of aligning RTI2-A and RTI2-B. For one District Leadership Team (DLT) partnering with the Tennessee TSC in East Tennessee, the process has been an incredibly eye-opening...
“Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.” –Author unknown In our own attempts to be good leaders, that special quality of good leadership can be elusive and...
The Tennessee Tiered Supports Center is supported by a Technical Assistance Grant within the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University funded by the Tennessee Department of Education (Grant # 4-26-230-2023)