An MTSS Solution for California Educators
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Supporting the Priorities Shaping California Schools
California schools are advancing MTSS, closing literacy gaps, addressing chronic absenteeism, and implementing suicide prevention requirements under AB 2246. Branching Minds brings these initiatives together in one connected platform.
Branching Minds helps California districts:
- Strengthen MTSS implementation across every school
- Close literacy gaps with coordinated, data-driven intervention
- Catch chronic absenteeism early and act before it escalates
- Turn AB 2246 suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy into everyday practice
A Unified Platform for California Schools
Branching Minds gives California educators one connected platform to identify student needs, coordinate supports, strengthen collaboration, and make informed decisions across every school.
Turn Student Safety Policy Into Everyday Practice
Canopy Case Management helps districts standardize threat assessment protocols, securely document assessments and response plans, coordinate follow-up, and connect students with the supports identified through the assessment, all within your existing MTSS workflow.
Integrated Suicide Risk Screening Workflows
Guide staff through consistent, evidence-based suicide risk screening protocols aligned with AB 2246 and Education Code 215.
Secure Case Documentation
Document screenings and follow-up activities in one secure, centralized system.
Response Plan Tracking
Assign next steps, monitor follow-up, and keep support teams aligned throughout the process.
Integrate Suicide Risk Screening & MTSS
Connect safety insights to holistic student data and targeted supports, so teams see the whole student — not just the incident in front of them.
"Once we could see the whole child in one place, we could finally identify what students really needed."
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How Encinitas Union School District Is Strengthening Student Support and Showing Their Work
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"Now we have the right tool to document and track what we're doing, and tell the whole story of the child in a much better way."
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Support CA Community Schools with MTSS
California’s Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) and CA MTSS share a whole-child vision.
Use MTSS to unify student supports, family engagement, and cross-team collaboration, turning your community school strategy into daily practice.
Proudly Partnering with Districts Across California
A System-Level MTSS Platform
Branching Minds isn’t new to MTSS or to California.
We’re a team of educators, learning scientists, and technologists who’ve helped hundreds of districts make MTSS actually work. Our unified platform connects academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports, turning complex data into clear, research-grounded decisions.

Identify Who Needs Support and Why
- Proactively identify which students need support by automatically applying cut points to assessment data.
- Examine why students may struggle using reading and math Insight Surveys.
- Understand where and for whom the core needs strengthening, with access to targeted instructional resources.
Educator Voices from CA and Beyond
"Branching Minds is so intuitive and so user friendly. And I strongly feel that it's a tool that every district should have. "
Leslie Wright
Coordinator of Instructional Supports and Enrichment, Encinitas Union School District, CA
"Branching Minds has been the game changer for us to make MTSS a true whole child system of support. Without it, we would not be as far along as we are and we wouldn't see our kids thriving as they are because we are able to have a system that pulls us all together for us. It would take so much time, we spent years and so many hours trying to create our own and Branching Minds has it all."
Karen Arnett
Director of Teacher and Student Support, Springs Charter Schools, CA
"Last year our literacy scores outpaced the state in growth, and for the first time, our student performance triangle is aligned correctly. It showed us that our new curriculums and interventions are effective."
Dr. Julie Thompson
Superintendent, Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, NC
"I've been doing this work for 36 years, and I've never come across a tool that encompasses so many things districts truly need and that my staff actually use daily."
Dr. William Crankshaw
Superintendent, Greater Johnstown School District, NY
"The streamlined workflows, intuitive menus, and ability to select interventions and assign tasks simplifies the creation of support plans, ensuring educators can efficiently tailor strategies."
Dr. Laura Blessing
Superintendent, Miamisburg City Schools, OH
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