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Merkley and Murphy staff tell Lapeer board Tier 1 focus, Positivity Project boosted attendance and behavior supports
Summary
Presenters from Merkley Elementary and Murphy described a district Tier 1 (MTSS) approach and adoption of the Positivity Project (P2). School staff reported a drop in total student absence days (1,625 to 1,336) and said P2 provides tiered social-emotional lessons and family resources.
Stacy Weber, principal of Merkley Elementary, told the Lapeer Community School Board that Merkley and Murphy staff have emphasized a whole-child Tier 1 approach this year, aligning universal instruction, behavior expectations and attendance work through a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS).
"Tier 1 is not a program. It's the quality of our universal instruction and culture," Weber said, describing schoolwide professional-development work and posters used to establish consistent practices. She said the school's Student Assessment Team (SANS) cycles through identifying, analyzing, implementing and evaluating interventions for academics, behavior and…
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