The Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer School Mental Health Supplement at the University of Washington SMART Center partnered with the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the National Center on Intensive Intervention, Kaiser Permanente, and the Association of Washington School Principals to host the 2019 MTSS Fest East Conference May 6, 2019 - May 7, 2019 in Spokane, Washington. There was a record attendance of 640 educators.

Activities the Northwest MHTTC School Mental Health Supplement supported at MTSS Fest included the Pre-Conference which focused on the role of the school principal in school mental health integration. Eighty school leaders attended the half day session that was presented by Susan Barrett, Old Dominion University. Sessions supported during the main conference included Interconnected Systems Framework, county-wide school mental health and MTSS, reducing disproportionality in student discipline, Tier 3 behavior supports, and more.

The Northwest MHTTC School Mental Health Supplement staff also facilitated an onsite advisory committee meeting at MTSS Fest with attendees from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. A resource table was provided to share information about regional school mental health and MTSS resources with participants.

2019 MTSS Fest East Conference Program 

Video of Superintendent Chris Reykdal's Opening Remarks

For questions about past or future Washington MTSS Fest conferences, email [email protected].

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