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    An MTSS Solution for California Educators

    Join 250,000+ educators who are using Branching Minds to improve student outcomes.

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    Stronger Students | Stronger California

    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.

    MTSS Platform

    One Cohesive MTSS Platform

    Unify academic, behavior, and social skill supports in one cohesive MTSS platform.

    Attendance

    Chronic Absenteeism

    Catch early warning signs and take coordinated action at scale before absenteeism becomes chronic.

    Literacy

    Close Literacy Gaps

    A connected system that turns literacy data into action.

    Safety MTSS

    NEW: AB 2246 Student Safety

    Align suicide risk screening, documentation, and follow-up within a whole-student support system.

    Meeting California's Student Safety Requirements

    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.

    🎥 Watch Canopy in action.

    Suicide Risk Screening

    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

    Secure Case Documentation

    Document screenings and follow-up activities in one secure, centralized system.

    Response Plan Tracking

    Response Plan Tracking

    Assign next steps, monitor follow-up, and keep support teams aligned throughout the process.

    Safety Screenings and MTSS

    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.

    Success Story

    How “Know Every Student” Became a Reality at Springs Charter Schools

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    "Once we could see the whole child in one place, we could finally identify what students really needed."

    Products / Features Used

    Springs Charter Schools using MTSS to centralize student data and reduce suspensions with Branching Minds

    Success Story

    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."

    Products / Features Used

    Encinitas Union School District and Branching Minds

    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.

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    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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    MTSS Resources for California School & District Leaders

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    California's Budget Is Betting Big on MTSS and Community Schools: Is Your District Ready?

    California's 2026 budget strengthens MTSS and community schools. Learn what the funding means for districts and how to turn investment ...

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    The MTSS/RTI Buyer's Guide

    How to choose and fund an MTSS software platform.

    Why We Teach Reading This Way: The Science Behind Literacy

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    Why We Teach Reading This Way: Understanding Literacy Basics Through the Science of Reading

    Learn how the Science of Reading and MTSS work together to build strong literacy foundations and help every student become a confident ...

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