Building Leadership

Make the support system work with students.

Principals, counselors, teachers, and student support teams turn the district framework into daily routines that help students earlier and more consistently.

This path is for building teams preparing to use the concern process, meet as a student support team, select first responses, monitor progress, and request additional support when needed. The goal is to give staff a simple, reliable way to move from concern to action.

What the building team does when concerns appear.

A building support system should make the next step obvious. Staff should know how to report concerns, teams should know how to review them, and students should receive support that is followed up and adjusted.

1
Prevent

Use Tier 1 classroom routines, relationships, engagement, and regulation support to reduce avoidable escalation.

2
Notice

Give staff a clear way to report observable concerns before patterns become crisis-level problems.

3
Respond

Use the student support team to select a first response, name an Intervention Lead, and set a follow-up point.

4
Adjust

Review progress, change supports when needed, and connect to Tier 2 or Tier 3 planning when concerns continue.

The tools should make the support process easier to follow.

1
Tier 1 Classroom Prevention Guide
2
Staff Student Concern Form
3
What Happens After You Submit a Concern
4
Student Support Intervention Menu
5
Student Support Team Review Form
6
Student Support Team Meeting Form
7
Tier 2 Targeted Support Planning Tool
8
Tier 3 Intensive Support Planning Tool

The tools are not meant to create paperwork. They are meant to help staff report concerns clearly, help teams make decisions, and help students receive support without delay.

The building process works best when roles are clear.

Principals

Protecting the meeting routine, clarifying expectations, and making sure the support process is used consistently.

Teachers and Staff

Observing and reporting student concerns clearly so the team can act before concerns become crisis patterns.

Student Support Teams

Reviewing concerns, selecting supports, naming an Intervention Lead, and following up on whether the support is helping.

Use this sequence to begin implementation.

Start with the Framework

Understand how prevention, concern reporting, team review, support matching, and follow-up fit together.

View Framework

Review the Tool Sequence

See how the prevention guide, concern form, process guide, intervention menu, and team forms fit together.

View Building Tools

Prepare Staff Before Use

Introduce the concern form first, then explain what happens after submission so staff trust the process.

This is not a checklist. It is a practical way to help staff move from concern to coordinated support.