Multi-Year SWIFT Equity MTSS Research Project
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Cumberland County Schools has been awarded a SWIFT grant to support and deepen our implementation of equity practices and the multi-tiered system of support. Four school districts across the nation and 70 schools have been selected to participate in this research study. Our district is one of those districts and has been granted funding for 22 schools to take part in Cohort 1 and 2. Cohort 1 will begin participation this year, 2019-2020. Cohort 2 will begin participation next year, 2020-2021.
The goal of this study is to enhance instructional leadership and support dynamic learning environments. Based on a randomized sampling, the twenty-two subject schools were selected to participate. All schools selected for this study were chosen based on established criteria set by SWIFT and CCS. The SWIFT Education team will provide equity training and equity coaching focused on MTSS (Multi-Tiered Support System) to your leadership team. (A Multi-Tiered Support System integrates academics, behavior and social-emotional learning for all students.)
The grant provides all participant schools:
- SWIFT Fidelity of Implementation Tool or SWIFT-FIT
- 1 day of training for school leaders
- 2 days of training for leaders with leadership teams
- Job-embedded coaching to assist schools leaders with the implementation of MTSS
SWIFT Equity MTSS Cohort I and II - Principal Teams
Cohort I (Started in 2019-2020)Tara Bratcher, Lloyd Auman ElementaryDr. Michele Cain, Cumberland Road ElementaryDawn Collins, Gallberry Farm ElementaryYolanda Epps, Hope Mills MiddleAnne McFadyen, Brentwood ElementaryKatrina McKinnon, Gray's Creek ElementaryLarry Parker, Walker-Spivey ElementaryStephanie Rivers, Montclair ElementaryBilly Starks, Pine Forest MiddleCorine Warren, Benjamin Martin ElementaryMyron Williams, Seventy-First HighCohort II (Started in 2020-2021)Regina Blanding, J.W. Coon ElementaryDr. Natasha Brown, Westover MiddleDr. Don Cahill, Bill Hefner ElementaryBrady Davis, New Century International ElementaryMargaret Goodwin, Warrenwood ElementaryGerald Hernandez, Jr., E.E. Miller ElementaryGemette McEachern, New Century International MiddleEric McLaurin, Ferguson-Easley ElementaryDr. Tonjai Robertson, South View HighBrenda Ware-McAllister, Lillian Black ElementaryNiesha Witherspoon, Elizabeth Cashwell ElementarySWIFT Equity MTSS District Team
Academic ServicesDr. Stacey Wilson-Norman, Chief Academic OfficerJovan Denaut, Integrated Academic & Behavior Support FacilitatorMelody Chalmers, Assistant Superintendent, District Transformation & Strategic InitiativesDr. Mellotta Hill, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary ServicesDr. Jane Fields, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary ServicesStudent Support ServicesDr. Mary Black, Associate Superintendent, Student Support ServicesDr. Natasha Scott, Executive Director, Student ServicesDr. Pamela Adams, Executive Director, Exceptional ChildrenAntoreya Scott, Coordinator, PBIS
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Equity, Inclusion & Excellence
Educational Resource Center
396 Elementary Dr.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: 910-678-2781
Jovan Denaut
Integrated Academic & Behavior Support Facilitator