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53: Is Your Tier 1 Strong: Building an Integrated MTSS Foundation for Student Success
A strong school year begins with a strong Tier 1. In this episode, the System Shift team explores what it really means to have an effective Tier 1 within an integrated MTSS framework. They discuss why academics,...
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52: Reset, Don’t Restart: How School Leaders Can Reflect, Recharge, and Improve Systems for a Better School Year
As a new school year approaches, many educators focus on restarting but what if schools need a reset instead? In this episode, Gail, Leesa, and Mary Beth explore the difference between restarting and resetting, why...
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51: End-of-Year Transitions: How to Protect School Culture, Systems, and Sustainability
Every school experiences transitions—retirements, promotions, leadership changes, and staff departures. In this episode, Dr. Gail, Dr. Leesa, and Dr. Mary Beth discuss how leaders can protect school culture, preserve...
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50: Lessons on Leadership, MTSS, and Building Strong School Systems Learned Over the 50 Episodes of System Shift
In this special one-year anniversary episode, Drs. Gail, Mary Beth, and Leesa reflect on 50 episodes of System Shift and the biggest lessons they’ve learned about leadership, systems, and creating schools where...
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49: Are Your Systems Proactive or Reactive: Taking a Whole Child Data Approach in Schools
Report cards are out, but how did your systems perform this year?
In this episode, the System Shift team discusses why schools must look beyond academics and examine behavior, SEL, and attendance data together to...
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48: Why School Leaders Need Reflection this Summer: Preventing Burnout & Resetting for Next Year
As the school year ends, many leaders jump straight into planning for next year without stopping to reflect on their own well-being.
In this episode, the System Shift team explores why intentional pauses, reflection,...
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47: Healing for Leadership with Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez: Emotional Intelligence in School Leadership
What if the biggest gap in education isn’t student support but adult development?
In this episode, Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez shares how emotionally intelligent leadership is the key to building safe, resilient school...
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46: Leading vs. Lagging Indicators: The Key to Driving Real School Improvement
Are you measuring what actually moves the needle?
In this episode, we break down the difference between leading and lagging indicators and why too many schools rely on end-of-year data to drive decisions.
Instead, we...
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45: MTSS Isn’t Interventions: Reframing MTSS to Include Tier 1 for Real Impact on Student Outcomes
What if MTSS isn’t about interventions at all?
In this episode, we challenge a common misconception: that MTSS is primarily about Tier 2 and Tier 3 support. Instead, we reframe MTSS as a proactive, preventative...
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44: Budget Cuts with Purpose: A Smarter Way to Align District Spending
Budget season brings tough decisions, but where should you start?
In this episode, we share how to use the BRIDGE Framework to align spending with your purpose, evaluate initiatives, and make strategic decisions that...
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43: From Compliance to Commitment: Using Brain Science to Drive Lasting School Change with Dr. Lisa Riegel
What if sustainable change in schools starts with the brain?
In this episode, Dr. Lisa Riegel shares how neuroscience can transform leadership and system-wide change. Using her 8 C’s Framework, she explains why...
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42: Interventions Happen Everywhere: Rethinking Tier 1 Responsibility in Schools
What if intervention isn’t a place or a person, but something everyone does?
In this episode, the team challenges the traditional view of intervention and explores how schools can shift to a shared responsibility...
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