MTSS Integrated Conference '26

Join a principal–school counselor team as we share how we’ve embedded restorative practices into our MTSS framework to strengthen Tier 1 supports and enhance Tier 2 responses. Learn how we’ve translated relationship-building, accountability, and belonging into practical strategies—from classroom circles to restorative approaches for addressing challenges. Walk away with real examples and actionable tools to build a connected school culture where every student and staff is supported.

Hope is not wishful thinking—it is a measurable, teachable framework linked to improved academic, social, and emotional outcomes. This session introduces the Science of Hope, grounded in the research of goals, pathways, and agency, and explores how schools can intentionally build hope within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports. Participants will leave with practical strategies to foster hope for students and adults, strengthening engagement, resilience, and well being across tiers.

This presentation will cover WA INCLUDE's use of the ECHO model to bring together educators, clinicians, and community partners to improve outcomes for students with IDD and autism. This session will highlight how cross-sector collaboration among school districts and medical professionals in tele-mentoring fosters shared problem-solving, strengthens behavioral and mental health supports, and builds capacity within school systems. Participants will learn how partnerships between WA INCLUDE and school districts in WA State have led to the creation of innovative, coordinated approaches to supporting students with complex needs as well as how the ECHO model can be expanded in their own districts.