Student Level Support

Social and Emotional Resources

Why We Need Trauma-Sensitive Schools

This guide is an invitation to hold a conversation about our video Why We Need Trauma-Sensitive Schools. It is designed for educators and others who want to embark on or engage in the process of creating trauma-sensitive schools. A trauma-sensitive school is a place where an ongoing, inquiry-based process allows for teamwork, coordination, creativity and sharing of responsibility for all students, and where continuous learning is for students as well as educators. [10 minutes]

Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports

MTSS Center has been a national leader in supporting states, districts, and schools across the country in implementing an MTSS framework that integrates data and instruction within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and support students’ social, emotional, and behavior needs from a strengths-based perspective.

Michigan's Multi-Tiered System of Supports Technical Assistance Center

The MiMTSS Technical Assistance Center works on behalf of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to provide a continuum of technical assistance to ISDs, districts, and schools in a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. Their mission is to improve outcomes for all learners by assisting educators in developing infrastructures to support high-quality and sustained implementation of effective, data-driven practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports framework.

Supporting School Wellness Toolkit

This toolkit provides teachers, administrators, students and families, and communities with support to assist in responding to challenges amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Click on the boxes to find resources and recommendations, organized by audience type, to address current student and staff wellness challenges.