Kristan Rodriguez—In Support of Student Data: A Data Workbook for MTSS Teams

About this episode

Kristan Rodriguez discusses her book on using data to support MTSS teams in education.

Get the book, In Support of Student Data: A Data Workbook for MTSS Teams Visit the Commonwealth Consulting Agency website, www.cca-pr.com Follow Kristan on X @dr_rodriguez21 Connect with Kristan on LinkedIn About The Author Kristan Rodriguez, Ph.D., is an award-winning educational leader and former superintendent and principal. She is the creator of the MTSS² Framework™ that replaces fragmented referral practices with proactive, data-informed structures. Dr. Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Commonwealth Consulting Agency (CCA), a trusted partner to state agencies, districts, and schools nationwide. Dr. Rodriguez is the best-selling author of In Support of Student Data: A Data Workbook for MTSS Teams (Wiley, 2025) and In Support of Students: A Leader's Guide to Equitable MTSS (2023). This episode of Principal Center Radio is sponsored by IXL, the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Discover the power of data-driven instruction in your school with IXL—it gives you everything you need to maximize learning, from a comprehensive curriculum to meaningful school-wide data.Visit IXL.com/center to lead your school towards data-driven excellence today.

People in this episode

Host: Justin Baeder

Guest: Kristan Rodriguez

Topics covered

• student data
• MTSS
• educational leadership
• data-informed practices
• equity in education

Keywords

• MTSS
• student data
• educational leadership
• data workbook
• equitable practices

Sponsors

IXL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Commonwealth Consulting Agency

Products: In Support of Student Data: A Data Workbook for MTSS Teams

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