National School Psychology Week is Nov. 8-12 National School Psychology Week is an opportunity to highlight the important role school psychologists play in helping students thrive, as well as how their work contributes to successful multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). “Though the work of school psychologists has always been important, the increasing mental health…
Bring the SEBL Workshop Series to your school! Within NeMTSS, social, emotional and behavioral learning (SEBL) specialists at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools provide evidence-based professional development and implementation support to build educators’ capacity to practice, teach and model SEBL competencies among adults and students to improve school…
Sarah Schuppan, Kindergarten Teacher Westside Community Schools Omaha, Nebraska How long have you been in education? Sarah Schuppan: 23 years Can you briefly describe your work with NeMTSS? SS: As a general education kindergarten teacher, I use a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) in my daily teaching to increase the percentage of students…
Meet the NeMTSS Team 2021-22 School Year As schools welcome students back this fall, we want to take this time to introduce the newest members of the Nebraska Multi-tiered System of Support (NeMTSS) team. For the 2021-22 school year, we have made some shifts and added new positions to offer more support to educators throughout…
Essential Element | Building Capacity & Infrastructure for Implementation Welcome to the fourth installment of our six-part series on the Essential Elements in NeMTSS. The Essential Elements are one of the first things new districts learn about during Systems Training. They are encouraged to think about how each element plays a part in…
Essential Element | Evidence-Based Practices: Curriculum, Instruction, Intervention & Assessment Welcome to the third installment of our six-part blog series on the Essential Elements in NeMTSS. The Essential Elements are one of the first things new districts learn about during System Training. They are encouraged to think about how each element plays a part…
2021 Nebraska MTSS Summit October 7-8, 2021 – Virtual Essentials for Renewal and Acceleration Join us this fall for the 2021 NeMTSS Summit on Oct. 7 and 8! Essentials for Renewal and Acceleration is the theme of this year’s all-virtual event, hosted by the Nebraska Department of Education’s Office of Special Education. As students…
Chelsea Feusner, Director of Pre-K through Grade 5 Education Kearney Public Schools Kearney, Nebraska How long have you been in education? Chelsea Feusner: 16 years Can you briefly describe your work with NeMTSS? CF: As a district leader, I sit on our Kearney Public Schools (KPS) District MTSS committee. MTSS drives our decisions…
Essential Element: Communication, Collaboration & Partnerships Welcome to the second of our six-part series on the Essential Elements of NeMTSS. The Essential Elements are the building blocks to a deeply implemented system and are one of the first things districts learn about during day one of System Training. Educators are encouraged to make connections…
In honor of International SEL Day, NeMTSS Project Associate Maureen Halpenny sat down with NeMTSS SEBL Statewide Lead Lindsee Fryatt to learn a little bit about social-emotional learning (SEL) and social, emotional and behavioral learning (SEBL). Watch their conversation below to find out about SEL and SEBL in Nebraska! For more information, visit our Resource…
