An MTSS Solution for Indiana Educators
Join 250,000+ educators improving student outcomes with Branching Minds, the only ESCI-approved MTSS solution vendor.
Support Indiana’s Digital Learning Grant with a Unified MTSS Platform
Branching Minds meets the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) requirements for the 2026 Digital Learning Grant by bringing academic and behavior data into a single MTSS platform, allowing teams to:
Use real-time IREAD-3 and ILEARN data to identify student needs and assign evidence-based literacy and math interventions, aligned with the Science of Reading and ESSA evidence tiers.
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Identify and respond to early warning signs like attendance and student engagement trends, with tools that support whole-child insights, such as SECA surveys.
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Reduce administrative burden and boost educator impact by automating data entry, meeting prep and documentation with AI tools that guide teams to follow MTSS best practices.
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Analyze performance by subgroups including Special Education and ELL to provide detailed evidence of impact on diverse student populations.
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Built-in AI tools support MTSS teams by reducing manual work, streamlining meetings, and surfacing key insights.
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Proudly Partnering with Districts Across Indiana and Beyond
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How Duneland Increased Consistency and Communication for Student Interventions
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"Every decision we make is made because of the data that Branching Minds helps us collect and analyze."
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A System-Level MTSS Platform
Branching Minds isn’t new to MTSS or to Indiana.
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.
Real Schools. Real MTSS Impact.
"In the last year, we’ve grown significantly in our ability to be more responsive to students' needs. We can make every decision we make because of the data that Branching Minds helps us collect and analyze."
Jenn Bognar
Director of Exceptional Learning, Duneland School, IN
"I can easily log in and see how many students have moved between tiers. This streamlined process has made data collection and report preparation more efficient, with everything in one central place."
Dr. Christine Baldwin
Dir. Curriculum & Instruction, Indian Springs School District #109, IL
"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
"We found that a lot of the vendors that we were talking with were trying to use their data warehouse platform in an MTSS way, but it wasn't built for MTSS processes, and that's why we ended up going with Branching Minds, because it was built from the ground up for MTSS."
Deana Moss
Director of MTSS, Lakota Public Schools, OH
"Everyone at Branching Minds is so helpful and quick to respond! I truly appreciate their support."
Dawn Barrett
Director of Curriculum, Johnsburg School District 12, IL
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