MTSS as a Schoolwide Operating System: Strategies for Coherence and Implementation Success

Presented by Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Founder, Stephanie Stollar Consulting and The Reading Science Academy; Linda Diamond, Author, Current Executive Director, Evidence Advocacy Center; and Katharine Bonasera, Former Principal, Current Senior Manager of Educational Partnerships, Collaborative Classroom Sponsored by Collaborative Classroom Learn more about earning a CE certificate and our accessibility features. This edWebinar is for elementary leaders seeking to transform student outcomes and build sustainable, system-level improvements, focused on literacy, through an MTSS framework. While MTSS is often associated with isolated interventions, a high-functioning framework serves as a schoolwide operating system—the foundation for how a school uses and aligns resources to meet the needs of all learners. This edWebinar will empower leaders to transition from reactive troubleshooting toward a proactive, systemic approach. Through a facilitated conversation, we will explore “pre-mortem” strategies: ways to resolve systemic barriers before they impact student growth. We will also examine the necessity of instructional coherence, ensuring alignment across tiers rather than introducing conflicting intervention routines that increase cognitive load for vulnerable learners. Attendees will gain practical insights for designing tiered literacy improvement plans that bridge the gap between professional learning and student outcomes. We will discuss sustainable strategies for universal screening and grade-level planning to foster long-term instructional success. This edWebinar will be of interest to elementary school and district leaders. Dr. Stephanie Stollar has dedicated over 30 years to improving literacy outcomes through evidence-based practices. She believes that by supporting all educators, high achievement is possible for every student. In 2020, she founded Reading Science Academy, an online community where educators support each other to improve results in their classrooms. In addition, she serves as a Board Member of the Innovations in Education Consortium, sits on the Executive Team at the Evidence Advocacy Center, and is a co-founder of a national alliance for supporting reading science in higher education. Previously, she served as the VP of Professional Learning at Acadience Learning, an Assistant Professor at Mount St. Joseph University, an MTSS trainer and consultant for hundreds of school districts, an Assistant Professor of School Psychology, and a school psychologist. Through her ongoing educational workshops and extensive publications, she continues to build the capacity of educators and education systems worldwide so every student can be lifted through literacy. Linda Diamond is best known for her nationally recognized professional books, Teaching Reading Sourcebook, used by many teacher preparation programs, Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures, and the Vocabulary Handbook. Linda was a teacher, principal, director of curriculum a