Why I Created F.O.C.U.S. NJDOE FOCUS Grant: Turning Literacy Screening Data into Instruction That Works By Jackie Frangis As I read through the NJDOE FOCUS grant, one thought keeps coming up. This is exactly the work happening in classrooms. The NJDOE FOCUS grant is centered on three key priorities. Schools are expected to implement high-quality universal literacy screeners, build educator capacity to interpret and use that data, and ensure that data directly informs Tier 1 instruction and...

But After 4 Years in Schools, I Can’t Stay Quiet Anymore. it’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post. Not because I didn’t have opinions, but because I didn’t feel like I had anything new to contribute that would truly make a difference. Education doesn’t need more noise. It needs clarity that actually helps schools function better for teachers and students. After four years of deep MTSS coaching, classroom modeling, and applied research https://mtss4success.org/  across very...

In today’s inclusive classrooms, paraprofessionals play a vital role. They support students with diverse academic, behavioral, and...