If MTSS Is Everything, Where Do We Start?

IF NDMTSS IS EVERYTHING, WHERE DO WE START? North Dakota’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (NDMTSS) is a framework designed through the lens of continuous improvement to guide school districts, schools, and all educators to ensure each and every student has access to learning experiences that enhance their educational outcomes. Our mission is to empower schools […]

Supporting Secondary Struggling Readers – Fall Cohort​

Supporting Secondary Struggling Readers – Fall Cohort 54 educators from 14 districts attended two days of learning how to assist struggling readers at the secondary level through curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This two-day training (Oct. 4 and Nov. 8) was attended by 54 secondary educators learning to assist struggling readers at the secondary level through […]

Nearly 200 K-5 educators across the state working to obtain the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to address student reading needs

Nearly 200 K-5 educators across the state working to obtain the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to address student reading needs We are thrilled to see the outpouring of support for the Foundations of Reading Instruction & Intervention training series designed for K-5 educators around the Five Big Areas of Reading and the Science of Reading in the […]

3 Districts, 24 educators complete Leading Implementation of Systemic Social Emotional

3 Districts, 24 educators complete Leading Implementation of Systemic Social Emotional In October of 2021, three teams (24 individuals) from Flasher, Midway, and Zeeland made the commitment as a leadership team to work towards creating the conditions for optimizing social-emotional learning (SEL) through the application of the ND Multi-Tier System of Supports (NDMTSS) Essential Components […]

21-22 Developing Pathways for Academics Kick-off with 17 teams, 137 educators!

21-22 Developing Pathways for Academics Kick-off with 17 teams, 137 educators! Developing Pathways for Academics Kicks of 21-22 Cohort with 17 school teams, 137 individual educators! Throughout the Developing Pathways for Academics professional learning teams will utilize the NDMTSS Essential Components to solve problems at the school, classroom, and student level. Emphasis will be given to translating current […]

Foundations of Reading Fall Cohort Wraps Up

Foundations of Reading Fall Cohort Wraps Up Across six regional education associations, 13 school districts, and 14 individual buildings, nearly 40 educators invested in the NDMTSS Foundations of Reading series, aligned with the Science of Reading, to gain the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to address a variety of students’ needs in reading. [Note: Register for the […]

NDMTSS Training Participation 2020-21 + Year to Date

NDMTSS Training Participation 2020-21 + Year to Date 2020-2021 NDMTSS Participation With a transition to virtual training due to the pandemic, NDMTSS staff were still able to reach an outstanding 64 school districts and 113 school buildings! These leadership teams did not push this important work to the wayside but instead found a way to schedule the […]

NDMTSS Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations (PBIS Year 1) Training is back and better than ever!

NDMTSS Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations (PBIS Year 1) Training is back and better than ever! The NDMTSS State Team is excited to announce that we are resuming Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations – PBIS Year 1 training and support for our ND schools in 2021-22! This training focuses on establishing clear Tier 1 behavioral expectations within an MTSS/Positive Behavior […]