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Consultant urges San Rafael schools to define Tier 1 supports and adopt common SEL competencies
Summary
A consultant told the San Rafael City Schools board the district’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavioral supports are strong but recommended a clear, districtwide Tier 1 MTSS framework and adoption of a single SEL competency set to improve consistency and outcomes.
Marybeth Cropp, a consultant who conducted a districtwide behavioral-support assessment, told the San Rafael City Schools board that the district’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 responses to student crises are well developed but that Tier 1 — the universal, proactive social-emotional and behavior supports — needs clearer definition and alignment across schools.
Cropp said the evaluation drew on interviews with counselors, administrators, 28 adult staff surveys, randomized student conversations and visits to all 12 district schools. "You…
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