An MTSS Solution That Empowers Illinois Educators
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Illinois Educators and Administrators
We’re proud to be an approved Illinois State Board of Education learning partner, supporting schools in achieving high-fidelity MTSS.
Here’s how the right MTSS platform can support your goals:
- Access to the Branching Minds MTSS platform, including technical and consultative support with data implementation.
- Ongoing professional development to scaffold MTSS practice and platform implementation
- A community of MTSS educators across the country to collaborate on best practices
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Proudly Partnering With Districts Across Illinois

Supporting Illinois Districts in MTSS Success
A System-Level MTSS Platform
We are a team of seasoned educators, learning scientists, and technologists with a proven track record of supporting hundreds of K-12 school districts.
We are uniquely positioned as a district/school intervention management system to integrate all the aspects of MTSS to achieve fidelity and make MTSS best practices practicable for teachers and administrators.
Don't Take Our Word for It
"Branching Minds is the communication tool we were missing for teachers and staff to communicate effortlessly about students with fidelity."
Dr. Christine Baldwin
Director of Curriculum, Indian Springs School District, IL
"With Branching Minds, we're seeing a whole picture of students across several years - and not just one snapshot. So it is helping us from a district leader lens and a school leader lens to make the right decisions for our students."
Donna Cross
Executive Director of Research Accountability and Data, Evanston-Skokie 65, IL
"You brand yourself as a true partnership, and my experience has been just that. It’s a partnership between us and Branching Minds."
Amanda Taxis
Somonauk Community Unit School District, IL
"The chat feature is very helpful. I get a timely response, which allows me to support teachers when they come to me with questions."
Shujuanana
Educator, Chicago Public Schools, IL
"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
Identify Who Needs Support and Why
- Proactively identify which students need what level of support by automatically applying cut points to your assessment data.
- Examine why students may struggle by using reading and math Insight Surveys, highlighting underlying issues.
- Understand where and for whom the core needs to be strengthened and access resources to improve core instruction for teachers.

All-in-One MTSS Data Platform for Illinois Schools
To make MTSS more efficient, Branching Minds breaks down data silos by integrating the assessment tools you already use and presenting the data in a clear, actionable format.
Learn more about our partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
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MTSS Resource for You
The Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Buyer's Guide
How to choose and fund an MTSS software platform.
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