Things 2 Know: State Support Team 2

As we move into the heart of the school year, there is no shortage of requirements and opportunities for continued growth. Our goal at SST2 is to help make your next steps feel more manageable and meaningful.

Whether you are navigating a Desk Review, strengthening your One Plan, supporting early learners, or looking for ways to deepen literacy and mathematics instruction, our team is here to partner with you. We hope this month’s updates provide helpful resources and practical ways we can support the important work happening across our region.

Kristin Fazio

Director, State Support Team 2

Fazio@sstr2.org

440.324.3173

For districts participating in this year’s Desk Review, we are working closely with the Office for Exceptional Children to make sure that support is never far away.

James Lewis will serve as the lead OEC point of contact for our region, working closely with Kristin Fazio and Melissa Wagner from our SST2 team throughout the Desk Review process. James, Chip McCain and Joe Kujkowski recently joined Kristin and Melissa to help districts work through the required Internal Monitoring training and answer questions along the way.

That collaboration will continue throughout the year. Whether you’re working through a requirement, have a question about what comes next or simply need another set of eyes on where you are in the process, SST2 and OEC are here to help you navigate it.

As schools respond to feedback from their ED STEPS One Plan review, many teams are revisiting their plans and strengthening connections between identified needs, SMART goals, evidence-based strategies, action steps, and measurable outcomes.

Not sure what your next step should be? We can help your teams use their plan as a tool for meaningful improvement, not just a compliance requirement.

Whether your next step involves literacy, mathematics, or special education, our team can provide coaching, facilitate data conversations and help you connect your goals into actions that will make a difference for your students.

Learn more about incorporating meal communication boards and access SST2’s other Preschool Pointer shorts here.

Topic: Intensifying literacy supports (R-TFI Item 2.22) followed by continued learning around the function of TBTs and department-level teams.