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    An MTSS Solution for Washington Educators

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

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    Supporting the Priorities Shaping Washington

    Washington schools are advancing MTSS, addressing chronic absenteeism, closing literacy gaps, and standing up suicide prevention plans required under RCW 28A.320.127. Branching Minds brings these priorities together in one connected platform.

    Branching Minds helps Washington districts:

    • Strengthen MTSS implementation across every school
    • Catch chronic absenteeism early, before it becomes a pattern
    • Close literacy gaps with coordinated, data-driven intervention
    • Put your suicide prevention plan into practice — standardize suicide risk screening, documentation, and follow-up under RCW 28A.320.127, instead of treating it as a compliance checkbox

    A Unified Platform for Washington Schools

    We’re proud to support Washington districts with a unified, data-driven MTSS approach that improves student outcomes and reflects guidance from the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction on early identification, data-based decision-making, and tiered support.

    Put Washington guidance into consistent practice across schools with Branching Minds.

    SLD Eligibility Readiness

    Washington's Shift to RTI

    Support consistent identification practices with the data, documentation, and intervention processes Washington districts need.

    Early Warning System

    Early Warning System

    Spot early signals and take action.

    Dyslexia

    Connected Literacy Growth

    Turn literacy data into targeted instruction.

    Safety Insights

    NEW: Student Safety Platform

    Standardize suicide risk screening, documentation, and follow-up under RCW 28A.320.127 — all within your existing MTSS workflow.

    Suicide Prevention Plans Shouldn't Just Sit in a Binder

    Suicide Risk Screening, Built for Every Washington Student

    RCW 28A.320.127 requires every Washington school district to adopt a plan for recognizing, screening, and responding to students in emotional or behavioral distress — including youth suicide risk. Most districts have a plan. Fewer have a consistent way to put it into practice across every building, every year.

    Canopy Case Management gives your district a student safety platform to standardize suicide risk screening workflows, document risk classifications securely, coordinate follow-up, and connect students with the supports identified through the screening — all within your existing MTSS workflow.

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    Integrated Suicide Risk Screening Workflows

    Embedded Suicide Risk Screening Workflows

    Guide staff through consistent, evidence-based suicide risk screening protocols aligned with RCW 28A.320.127.

    Secure Case Documentation

    Secure Case Documentation

    Document risk classifications and follow-up activities in one secure, centralized system built for K-12 student safety management.

    Response Plan Tracking

    Response Plan Tracking

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

    Integrate Suicide Risk Screening

    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.

    Using Early Warning Systems to Flag and Prevent School Failure

    Early Warning Systems in Action

    An effective EWS goes beyond just data. It uses indicators like attendance, behavior, and course performance to flag students at risk and guide timely, targeted interventions.Use this guide to improve outcomes for all students, especially those at risk of not graduating.

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    Trusted by Districts Nationwide

    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."

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    Encinitas Union School District and Branching Minds

    Success Story

    How Roanoke Rapids Outpaced State Growth in Literacy

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    "Using Branching Minds to manage Read to Achieve individual reading plans, the district achieved 100% creation and monitoring of these plans, ensuring all identified students received targeted support."

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    Roanoke Rapids educators reviewing student literacy data to support reading growth

    Success Story

    How Creekside Elementary Improved Attendance with Branching Minds

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    "We started with 98 students marked for chronic absenteeism. By October, that number dropped to 55; now we’re down to 18."

    Products / Features Used

    Creekside Elementary team reviewing student attendance data and identifying at-risk students

    A System-Level MTSS Platform

    Branching Minds isn’t new to MTSS or to Washington.

    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.

    Real Schools. Real MTSS Impact.

    "With Branching Minds, the support never goes away. And sometimes I feel like I am the only client because whoever I'm reaching out to gets back to me like that."

    Leslie Wright

    Coordinator of Instructional Supports and Enrichment, Encinitas Union School District, CA

    "Branching Minds fostered better communication and collaboration across grade levels, teams, and between schools and the central office by providing a shared view of student data, making the entire district more aligned in supporting student success."

    Dr. Julie Thompson

    Superintendent, Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, NC

    "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

    "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

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    MTSS Resources for Washington School & District Leaders

    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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    Using Early Warning Systems to Flag and Prevent School Failure: A Practical Guide

    Use this guide to help your school improve educational outcomes for all students, especially those in danger of not graduating, using a...

    Washington RTI requirement for Specific Learning Disability eligibility and MTSS readiness for district leaders

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    Washington's RTI Requirement for SLD Eligibility: What District Leaders Need to Do Now

    Washington districts must transition to RTI-based SLD identification by 2028. Learn how district leaders can prepare systems, intervent...

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