Episode 71: The Missing Link Between PLCs and MTSS: How Schools Improve Student Achievement with Kurtis Hewson
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Kurtis Hewson discusses the importance of collaborative team meetings in connecting PLCs and MTSS to improve student achievement.
Connect with the Show Here! PLCs can be strong and MTSS can be strong, and schools can still feel like they are missing the connector that turns good work into a coherent system. That “missing piece” is what Kurtis Hewson calls the collaborative team meeting, a simple but highly intentional structure designed to bring classroom practice and student supports into the same conversation. In this episode, we talk about why educators burn out when they work hard but cannot see impact, and how coll...
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