Cracking the Code: Bridging MTSS and Special Education for Student Success
Building on the insights from our MTSS Summit keynote, this webinar dives deeper into the essential relationship between Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Special Education (SPED). Join our expert speakers as they address key questions from the keynote and expand on practical strategies for integrating MTSS and SPED to ensure equitable and effective support for all learners. Discover how to balance compliance with creativity, align interventions with student needs, and create a system that works for every student, every time.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore how MTSS and SPED frameworks complement each other to provide comprehensive support for students with and without disabilities.
- Learn strategies to meet legal requirements while fostering innovation in student interventions.
- Identify actionable steps to ensure all students, regardless of ability, have equitable access to high-quality, tiered supports.
Meet Your Presenters

Karen Hamilton
Consultant & Retired Assistant Superintendent
Karen Hamilton is a retired Assistant Superintendent with Wake County Public Schools. She has 40 years of experience including teacher, principalship, Director of Student Support Services.

Hiral Vekaria
Director of Leadership Development
Hiral Vekaria is a Director of Leadership Development at the National Association of School Psychologists. She has spent most of her career advancing the work of multitiered systems of supports (MTSS) in a variety of public school settings.