National School Social Work Week is March 6-11 In honor of National School Social Work Week (SSWW), celebrated March 6-11, the NeMTSS team would like to recognize Nebraska’s school social workers and celebrate the impactful work they are doing to help their students, families and school communities — especially as we have navigated the…
Jamie Soper, Principal, Mary Lynch Elementary School Kimball Public Schools How long have you been in education? Jamie Soper: 21 years Can you briefly describe your work with NeMTSS? JS: MTSS processes drive the decisions made at Kimball Public Schools. I am currently a member of our district’s Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) team, as…
Essential Element | Data-Based Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Welcome to the final 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 Systems Training. They are encouraged to think about how each element plays a part in their district…
Valerie Parrack, Middle School English Teacher Papillion La Vista Community Schools Papillion, Nebraska How long have you been in education? Valerie Parrack: 16 years Can you briefly describe your work with NeMTSS? VP: Our school has been integrating Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) into our culture for several years. As we continue…
Essential Element | Layered Continuum of Supports Welcome to the fifth 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 Systems Training. They are encouraged to think about how each element plays a part in their district…
Join us for SEBL Coffee Connect! The NeMTSS team is excited to introduce SEBL Coffee Connect in 2022, a new virtual event series that aims to build collaboration and community among educators and others implementing social, emotional and behavioral learning (SEBL) in Nebraska schools. Each session will start with information from NeMTSS SEBL Specialists Emily…
Apply now to join the HAL/NeMTSS Pilot Project The Nebraska Department of Education’s Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment is gearing up to conduct research on the effectiveness of Nebraska’s Multi-tiered System of Support among high ability learners (HAL) — and we invite you to participate! The team is currently looking for Nebraska schools…
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…