2025 Kansas MTSS & Alignment Symposium

2025 Kansas MTSS & Alignment Symposium

7:00am CDT

Breakfast & Check-In Wednesday Expo Hall Internet for Upper Level (Redbud, Cypress, Birch)- Connect to KSMTSS Enter Password: 2025MTSS TBA Internet Lower Level (Ballrooms and Trails)- Select Wireless Network: HYATT-Meeting Access Code: 2025MTSS TBA

8:00am CDT

Building Resilient Learners: Schoolwide implementation of Kansans Can Competencies Ballroom DDr. Patricia Noonan • Amy Gaumer Erickson START on Time! A Schoolwide Strategy for Safe Transitions and Reduced Tardies: Mobilize teams to improve hallway climate, supervision, and student engagement between classes. BirchJacob Edwards Fluency Across Grades: Enhancing Speed, Accuracy, and Motivation in Learning Cypress ACorey Peltier No More Guesswork: Navigating What Works in Mathematics Instruction Ballroom EKari Heide • Andrea Heck Quick Checks, Big Gains: Using Targeted District Assessments to Inform Classroom Practice Ballroom ABCSpencer Brown • Dr. Zachary Conrad Enhanced Alphabet Knowledge (EAK): Practical Instruction to Teach Letters and Sounds Cypress BLea Harding • Stacey Mayberry Strive-for-Five Conversations: An Introduction TrailsSonia Cabell Progress Monitoring with Purpose for K-12: Turning Data into Action Ballroom FGHAmanda Rucker • Briana Curry Writing with Purpose: Implementing Standards-Based Rubrics to Deepen Comprehension and Elevate Instruction Redbud BErynn Youngers • Kallie Soeken • Shyann Ross Are They Compliant or Engaged? - Moving Beyond Compliance to True Student Engagement Redbud CAmy DeLaRosa Results NOW I: The Importance of Priority (starting with Curriculum) Redbud ADr. Mike Schmoker

9:10am CDT

AM Break Wednesday, September 10 TBA

9:30am CDT

Behavioral Risk Indicator Data and Social-Emotional Assessment Tools: Enhancing Student Well-Being Redbud BSusan Schiffelbein Why Do Babies Cry? Making Sense of Any Student Behavior in Any Setting: Demystifying behavior as a puzzle to be solved, not a threat to be eliminated. BirchJacob Edwards Making Math Vocabulary Matter: Practical Strategies for Daily Integration Ballroom ABCCarrie Reece • Eileen Colling Progress Monitoring: Effective Screening and Data-Driven Decision Cypress ACorey Peltier Building Oral Language and Content Knowledge through Strive-for-Five Conversations TrailsSonia Cabell Little Hands Big Growth! MTSS in the Preschool Setting Cypress BJaclyn Walker • Shannon Davis • Lisa Adolph Inclusive Tech: Using Multimedia to Support Diverse Learners in the Classroom Ballroom DDr. Michael Kennedy Reading by Design: K-5 Grouping and Sorting for MTSS Success Ballroom FGHVicki Cooper • Briana Curry Wallace County - 0-60 in 3 Years! Redbud CMarsha Klinge • Christy Hammer • Jamie Hawkins • Eric Jarvis • Rebecca Edwards • Andrew Korte Results Now II: Effective Instruction—Guaranteed. Redbud ADr. Mike Schmoker Team Up & Tune In: Supercharge Your Collaborative Work with the Inquiry Cycle Ballroom EAlyssa Crowther

10:40am CDT

AM Break Wednesday, September 10 TBA

11:00am CDT

No More Silos: Leading a System to Unify Staff Through Positive and Proactive Behavior Supports BirchJacob Edwards Promoting Student Success Redbud BHoracio Sanchez Explicit Instruction in Math: Engaging Students Through Opportunities to Respond Cypress ACorey Peltier Math by Matthew Burns Ballroom E Counting is as Easy as 1, 2, 3... Or Is It? Cypress BDr. Susan Looney Writing Into Literacy: Supporting Early Writing in Preschool and Kindergarten TrailsSonia Cabell Fidelity of Implementation in Multi-Tier Systems of Support: What, Why, and How Ballroom FGHDr. Jeremy Miciak Ordering from the Menu of Vocabulary Practices: What Are Your Students Hungry For? Ballroom DDr. Michael Kennedy Assessments that Improve Learning Redbud CThomas R. Guskey Leadership Moves That Matter- Elevating Your PLC Teams Ballroom ABCAmy DeLaRosa Results NOW III: Demystifying K-12 Literacy Redbud ADr. Mike Schmoker

12:10pm CDT

Lunch Wednesday Expo Hall

1:30pm CDT

Implementing Interventions & Progress Monitoring for Behavior and Social-Emotional Learning TrailsSusan Danner The Foundation of School Climate Redbud BHoracio Sanchez Math Session by Matthew Burns Ballroom E The Kansas Math Project: Empowering Teachers | Facilitating Growth Cypress AKari Heide • Andrea Heck Centers with a Prupose BirchRylee Schlesener • Afton Diehl • Christy Bogart Shape, Space, and Seeing the World Mathematically Cypress BDr. Susan Looney The Identification and Treatment of Dyslexia: Separating Evidence-Based Practices from Myths and Misconceptions (Session 1 of 2) Ballroom FGHDr. Jeremy Miciak Using Lessons from Cognitive Load Theory to Inform Vocabulary Instruction (and Everything We Do as Teachers and Learners) Ballroom DDr. Michael Kennedy Developing Consistency in Grading Practices Redbud CThomas R. Guskey From Silos to Systems: Strengthening Fidelity and Coherence in MTSS Implementation Redbud AJosh Lee From Theory to Action: Driving Meaningful Change Through Collaborative Inquiry Ballroom ABCCasey Peine • Sarah Westbury • Lex Rhoadarmer

2:40pm CDT

PM Break Wednesday, September 10 TBA

3:00pm CDT

Cultivating Resilient Students and Staff TrailsJen Smith • Nick Sisson • Shelly Jennings Designing the Perfect Intervention Redbud BHoracio Sanchez Navigating Classroom Behavior- Charting a Course for a Calm Classroom BirchEmily Kessler Math Session by Matthew Burns Ballroom E Targeted Math Interventions in Secondary Schools Cypress AStacy Smiley • James Bell • Amy Gruen Mathematize Your Classroom: Powerful Routines for Playful Thinking Cypress BDr. Susan Looney The Identification and Treatment of Dyslexia: Separating Evidence-Based Practices from Myths and Misconceptions (Session 2 of 2) Ballroom FGHDr. Jeremy Miciak Tugging at the Upper Strands: Rethinking Comprehension for Grades 4–12 Ballroom DDenise Brown • Vicki Cooper Effective Professional Learning Redbud CThomas R. Guskey From Vision to Impact: Syracuse’s Journey of Systemic Improvement Through Partnership Ballroom ABCPaul Larkin • Liz Plunkett • Josh Houston It’s Time for a Tune-Up: Fine-Tuning MTSS for Sustainable Success! Redbud ATia Massey • Katie Orr • Brianna Deas

4:10pm CDT

Symposium Day 1 Adjourn TBA

7:00am CDT

Breakfast Thursday Expo Hall Internet for Upper Level- Connect to KSMTSS Enter Password: 2025MTSS TBA Internet Lower Level- Select Wireless Network: HYATT-Meeting Access Code: 2025MTSS TBA

8:00am CDT

Navigating Stakeholder Data - Charting Your Priorities for the Year using IMIS, FES & School Climate Redbud BChristina Mann START on Time! A Schoolwide Strategy for Safe Transitions and Reduced Tardies: Mobilize teams to improve hallway climate, supervision, and student engagement between classes. BirchJacob Edwards The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Telling the Story of our BSEL Journey Ballroom ABCAshlea Troth • Nicole King • Brant Brittingham • Carlee Holloway • Becca Todd Fluency Across Grades: Enhancing Speed, Accuracy, and Motivation in Learning Cypress ACorey Peltier Math Session by Matthew Burns Ballroom E Counting is as Easy as 1, 2, 3... Or Is It? Cypress BDr. Susan Looney Inclusive Tech: Using Multimedia to Support Diverse Learners in the Classroom Ballroom DDr. Michael Kennedy Scaffolding for Success: Instructional Moves That Support ESOL Students Ballroom FGHAmanda Rucker • Rachel Ishman Strengthening the Core with Effective Building-Wide Strategies at the Secondary Level TrailsErica Hicks • Jessica Wason • Leslianne Craft • Allison Bailey • Sara Gideon Assessments that Improve Learning Redbud CThomas R. Guskey Results NOW I: The Importance of Priority (starting with Curriculum) Redbud ADr. Mike Schmoker

9:10am CDT

AM Break Thursday, September 11 TBA

9:30am CDT

Promoting Student Success Redbud BHoracio Sanchez Why Do Babies Cry? Making Sense of Any Student Behavior in Any Setting: Demystifying behavior as a puzzle to be solved, not a threat to be eliminated. BirchJacob Edwards Making Math Vocabulary Matter: Practical Strategies for Daily Integration Ballroom ECarrie Reece • Eileen Colling Progress Monitoring: Effective Screening and Data-Driven Decision Cypress ACorey Peltier Kansas MTSS Team Q & A Ballroom D Early Childhood Read-Aloud Routine for Building Math Knowledge Ballroom ABCLea Harding • Stacey Mayberry Shape, Space, and Seeing the World Mathematically Cypress BDr. Susan Looney Strive-for-Five Conversations: An Introduction TrailsSonia Cabell Assessment and Instruction for Emergent Bilingual Students within Multi-Tier Systems of Support Ballroom FGHDr. Jeremy Miciak Developing Consistency in Grading Practices Redbud CThomas R. Guskey Results Now II: Effective Instruction—Guaranteed. Redbud ADr. Mike Schmoker

10:40am CDT

AM Break Thursday, September 11 TBA

11:00am CDT

Q & A with Horacio Sanchez Redbud BHoracio Sanchez Q&A with Jacob Edwards BirchJacob Edwards Q & A with Corey Peitier Cypress ACorey Peltier Q & A with Matthew Burns Ballroom E Room Available for school teams to meet Ballroom ABC Q & A with Sue Looney Cypress BDr. Susan Looney Q &A with Sonia Cabell TrailsSonia Cabell Q & A with Jeremy Miciak Ballroom FGHDr. Jeremy Miciak Q & A with Michael Kennedy Ballroom DDr. Michael Kennedy Q & A Mike Schmoker Redbud ADr. Mike Schmoker Q &A with Thomas Guskey Redbud CThomas R. Guskey

11:30am CDT

Lunch Thursday Expo Hall

12:40pm CDT

Cultivate a SchoolWide Culture of Attendance in a Multi Tier System of Supports BirchTammy Huff • Jane Groff The Foundation of School Climate Redbud BHoracio Sanchez Math Session by Matthew Burns Ballroom E The Dynamic Duo: How i-Ready and FastBridge Support Math Core and Interventions Ballroom ABCHeather Hundley • Seth Heide • Katie Peuser • Emily Shrimplin The Kansas Math Project: Empowering Teachers | Facilitating Growth Redbud CKari Heide • Andrea Heck Building Oral Language and Content Knowledge through Strive-for-Five Conversations TrailsSonia Cabell Building Strong Foundations: Developing Number Sense in Preschool Cypress BLea Harding • Stacey Mayberry Kansas MTSS and KSDE Reading Updates Cypress ADenise Brown • Rachel Ishman • Dr. Laurie Curtis Ordering from the Menu of Vocabulary Practices: What Are Your Students Hungry For? Ballroom DDr. Michael Kennedy The Identification and Treatment of Dyslexia: Separating Evidence-Based Practices from Myths and Misconceptions (Session 1 of 2) Ballroom FGHDr. Jeremy Miciak Closing the Loop: Making the Self-Correcting Feedback Loop Work for You Redbud AAlyssa Crowther • April Lutz

1:50pm CDT

PM Break Thursday, September 11 TBA

2:10pm CDT

Designing the Perfect Intervention Redbud BHoracio Sanchez No More Silos: Leading a System to Unify Staff Through Positive and Proactive Behavior Supports BirchJacob Edwards DIY High School Math Curriculum Ballroom ABCKevin Suther • James Bell • Amy Gruen Explicit Instruction in Math: Engaging Students Through Opportunities to Respond Cypress ACorey Peltier Math Session by Matthew Burns Ballroom E Mathematize Your Classroom: Powerful Routines for Playful Thinking Cypress BDr. Susan Looney Writing Into Literacy: Supporting Early Writing in Preschool and Kindergarten TrailsSonia Cabell The Identification and Treatment of Dyslexia: Separating Evidence-Based Practices from Myths and Misconceptions (Session 2 of 2) Ballroom FGHDr. Jeremy Miciak Using Lessons from Cognitive Load Theory to Inform Vocabulary Instruction (and Everything We Do as Teachers and Learners) Ballroom DDr. Michael Kennedy Effective Professional Learning Redbud CThomas R. Guskey Results NOW III: Demystifying K-12 Literacy Redbud ADr. Mike Schmoker

3:20pm CDT

Symposium Adjourns TBA