 Hello it's Tony Earhart your ESUA MTSS coordinator. First of all thank you for letting me work with all of your districts on the MTSS process. Today I just want to share a few things about the MTSS training days held at the ESUA in Neely. These days are developed according to a five-year process with two training days each year in order to deeply implement MTSS. We've also developed a data day at the end of the year to evaluate your data on behavior. It's been really refreshing this year to sit at the end at the ESU 8 and meet with our team but as well as people from the ESU 8 and other schools in the ESU 8 area and kind of talk about what they're doing at their schools, problem-solve some of the things within our district and just help us kind of regroup and refocus and you know be guided through the process a little bit. You know at no time do I feel like anybody's judging us or saying that we're doing things wrong or just presenting ways to help us. You know there's different people from the ESU 8 that know some of our students pretty well so they can take part in some of the conversations and help us think through some things too. So you know it's just it's been a good experience for me this year to go to the MTSS days. I was able to bring over a newer staff member this year that didn't have much experience with MTSS and even they're working with the ESU in doing Wheeler Central's MTSS plan. I couldn't imagine doing anything but it was such a big project and yet they make it seem simple and they look at your plan and they'll say well you're ready for this step and I'll think with confidence okay even the work between our sessions has been doable in anyone's busy schedule so rely on that ESU they know what they're doing. At ESU 8 we take a team approach to the MTSS process. So Tony Earhart our MTSS coordinator works alongside the PD team and the school of psychs to ensure we best meet your school's needs. Sometimes we're on site for team meetings or fidelity checks. Other times you might be into the ESU for trainings um you can always come to us and ask for support in any way that you need it. MTSS is not a process that can happen too quickly. There's a problem-solving model that needs to be followed in order to really look at your school and individualize MTSS to fit your needs. If this process is followed then you will truly have a deeply embedded MTSS process that helps your students achieve success in many areas such as math, reading, and behavior.