Season 5, Episode 89: Making the Complex, Simple! The Importance of Integrating Across Multiple Educational Systems

Lynne DeSousa, MTSS Specialist and PBIS Coordinator for the Colorado Department of Education, shares the importance of "getting back to basics". Current school safety initiatives to prevent school violence has led to a re-emphasis on the foundational pieces of several educational initiatives, namely PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports), RtI (Response to Intervention), and MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports). The goal is to integrate these educational initiatives focusing on implementation, support, motivation, and sustainability. Take the complex and simplify so that all will reap the benefits! RESOURCES MTSS Multi-Tiered System of Supports NIRN National Implementation Research Network Summary of Horner's Cascading Logic Model by Morgan Solender Kent McIntosh, University of Oregon--articles Elena Agular: Transformational PD--What It Is and Why You Need It

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Season 5, Episode 89: Making the Complex, Simple! The Importance of Integrating Across Multiple Educational Systems is an episode from The Educator's Blueprint by Dr. Lisa Powers and Ms. Jamie Grieshaber.

This episode is 35:21 long.

This episode was published on Nov 19, 2025.

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