Elementary Principals Describe Inclusive Classrooms, MTSS and District Implementation Teams

Jan 22, 2026

Principals Shawna Schleif and Heather Lowe reported on Orchard Hill, Phoenix and Talent elementary schools, focusing on demographics, inclusive learning communities, district ELA and math implementation teams, and the MTSS handbook and professional development plans.

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Principals Shawna Schleif and Heather Lowe presented joint data for Orchard Hill, Phoenix and Talent elementary schools, including school demographics, goal-target trends and examples of inclusive classrooms guided by inclusive learning communities. They described district-wide structures—District ELA Implementation Leadership Team (DILT), Math Implementation Leadership Team (MILT), PLC teams and the MTSS handbook—that are guiding instruction and family engagement work.

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