Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports


	Kansas MTSS Symposium
	September 4-5, 2008
	Handouts and Materials from the Symposium

	Thursday
		Alexa Posny
		Bill East
		Pat Anderson & James Baker - Setting the Stage for Change
		Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports: Innovation Configuration Matrix (ICM)
	Friday
	830-945	Concurrent Sessions
		Atchison HS - Merging Behavior and Academics into a Single Multi-Tier System
		Steve Kukic - Doing What We Know
		Geary County & DeSoto - Creating a Multi-Tier System at the Secondary Level
		Tina Pelletier - Unlocking Reading Comprehension
		Kimberly Marcum - Effective Engagement Strategies for Reading
		Emporia - MTSS for Social and Emotional Learning
		Highland Park - Getting Started with PBS
		Tara Ferriter - The Logistics of Intervention at the Elementary Level

	1000-1145	Concurrent Sessions
		Gardner-Edgerton - Math Problems with MTSS
		Shawnee Mission - Designing and Implementing MTSS District-wide
		Emporia - Getting Off the Ground with MTSS Using Data-Based Decision Making
		Tina Pelletier - Improving Reading in the Content Areas
		-----Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas (PDF)
		Kimberly Marcum - Conducting Effective Reading Walk Throughs
		Garden City - Addressing ELL Issues in a Multi-Tier System
		Terry Scott - Practical PBS
		Tara Ferriter - The Logistics of Intervention at the Secondary Level

	Luncheon Session	Steve Kukic - Conquering the Conundrum

	100-215	Concurrent Sessions
		Shawnee Mission - Implementation of SWPBS in Shawnee Mission Middle Schools
		Parsons - Lessons from Reading First that have Helped Create a Multi-Tier System
		Gardner-Edgerton - Components of Supplemental and Intensive Instruction
		Tina Pelletier - Literacy and Language Strategies for Early Childhood
		Kimberly Marcum - Leadership Skills for Improved Reading Instruction
		McPherson - Creating a Seamless System for Educating All Students
		Terry Scott - Practical PBS
		Jodi Henderson - Using Communities of Practice (CoP) to Support MTSS

	230-400	Getting Started Sessions
		McPherson - Lincoln Elementary
		Gardner-Edgerton - Madison Elementary
		Shawnee Mission - Crestview Elementary
		Oskaloosa Elementary
		Salina - Salina Central High School PBS
		Lawrence - Prairie Park Elementary


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