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"Branching Minds itself as a platform is really easy to use and navigate. It was really helpful, the data and everything already lived there about the student's profile. For us that helped with the team approach that it didn't fall on one person."

Dr. Jess Plaza

Director of Student Supports and Services, Evanston Skokie, IL

"Before Canopy, things were a hot mess. We were originally using pen and paper, and a hodgepodge of different strategies and outdated documents that weren't evidence-based. Now, we're all trained in C-STAG protocol, and our teams love having the decision tree pop up in Canopy to guide them through evaluations. And from a district perspective, what's most helpful is I can monitor things on an ongoing basis, new or open cases, task follow-up, and trends. Canopy just releases some of our cognitive load so we can really meet the needs of our students."

Dawn Baumgartner

Coordinator of Social Services & Wellness, Phoenix Elementary School District #1, AZ

"Ever since we started using the Meeting Assistant, the feedback has been incredibly positive. People love that the meetings are very directed. The agenda is set, we know exactly what we’re talking about."

Tiffany Bergen

MTSS Coordinator, North Rockland Central School District, NY

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

Todd Hartman

Principal, Lakota Local Schools, OH

"Because all of our plans live in Branching Minds, we're able to analyze and evaluate whether what we're doing is working from so many different angles.Having our data organized in that way has revamped how we talk about student achievement."

Trisha Senne

Coordinator of Assessment and MTSS, CCSD59, IL

"The step by step directions for every process, along with weekly check-in meetings with our data specialist for additional guidance and accountability, set us up for success with implementation."

Amanda Taxis

MTSS Coordinator, Somonauk Community School District 432, 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

"Branching Minds is giving us a way to streamline looking at data that's important for decision-making from the student level to the class level to the grade level to the school level."

Mandy Couturier

Director of MTSS, Harwood Unified School District, VT

"This has been the most on-track platform implementation we've ever experienced with any vendor!"

Stella Reyes

MTSS/504/Dyslexia Coordinator, Compass Rose Public Schools, TX

"The responsiveness of Branching Minds is unmatched. Their support has been a true catalyst for our MTSS work—we wouldn’t be as far along as a district without it."

Taren Hendricks

MTSS Coach, Goshen County School District No. 1, WV

"Even before we had our accounts up and running, I was reading and reading all the different articles and the helpful resources that you offer, but along with that, the people make a difference with Branching Minds."

Laurie Gregory

Director of Educational Services, Eden Central School District, NY

"We found a key component in Branching Minds that has our social emotional learning support and our behavior supports. We were able to make instructional adjustments using the Branching Minds data in coherence with the teacher's data, and it helped to better support the student. Now we're not losing as much instructional time as we were with some of our frequent flyers."

Robyn Brandon

Reading Specialist, Danville Public Schools, VA

"Having a platform like Branching Minds just makes it so easy to understand why we're doing what we're doing. Everything is all in one place. There's so many little pieces that gives us that full picture and everyone that works with that student has access to that. So that helps us achieve what we need to do to help the kids achieve."

Josie Giannini

Interventionist, Lee School, Norridge School District, IL

"Excellent communication and clear lists to complete before and after our meetings."

Stefanie Clarke

Executive Director of Accountability, Planning and Performance, Lee County Schools, NC

"As we went deeper into literacy, it became clear that MTSS was essential. Without it, we weren’t supporting students as well as we could. MTSS is integral to building a sustainable, effective literacy ecosystem."

Dr. Kelsey Walker

MTSS Coach, Goshen County Schools, WY

"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

"Branching Minds helps us catch issues early and keep students on track with grade-level content—so support is based on data, not just labels."

Dr. Julie Thompson

Superintendent, Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, NC

"For any questions I have had with implementation, I used the Branching Minds help feature and the chat. I have had all positive experiences and heard positive feedback from staff about this customer support."

Tina Inghram

MTSS Coordinator, Crook County Schools, WY

"Branching Minds is so intuitive and so user friendly. And I strongly feel that it's a tool that every district should have. "

Leslie Wright

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

"We're now discussing the reasons behind placing students in specific tiers and how we can create stronger entry and exit ramps for these services. This approach allows students to achieve the growth they need and exit using interventions tailored to the data input into Branching Minds."

Amanda Allison

Assistant Superintendent Of Pupil Personnel Services, Onteora Central School District, NY

"Branching Minds transformed the way we do MTSS completely. We would not be where we are today without it. We would not have had the good conversation. It has really transformed our district."

Pennie Graeber

RTI and At-Risk Coordinator, Waco Independent School District, TX

"Branching Minds is a place where any person serving that child can either document information or glean further information to help serve that child. That's been the biggest success with information that doesn't get lost in translation, because we start a new school year."

Jeanine Kidwell

Principal, Libby School District 4, MT

"Branching Minds has given classroom teachers more in-depth knowledge regarding areas in which a student struggles and the intervention tools to help meet their needs."

Kristen Beesaw

Assistant Director of Interventions and 504, Bryan Independent School District, TX

"This is why I was so excited to work with Branching Minds—it gives teachers the tools they need and presents data in a clear, parent-friendly way."

Jennifer Ocana

Head of School, Island Village Montessori, FL

"All my staff had to do was show up with a smile on their face and their device. To get the quality you get from Branching Minds Meeting Assistant would take you at least an hour. This keeps us focused on the data."

Heather Davis

Special Education Teacher, Unadilla Valley, NY

"Branching Minds improved the fidelity of interventions and progress monitoring in our school. As an administrator, I can monitor use and ensure supports are implemented consistently."

Amy Hill

Assistant Principal (retired), Clarke County Schools, GA

"When we have school-wide support team meetings, I can see their data in Branching Minds. Everything is in one spot."

Jennifer Sessa

Director of Pupil Support, Island Village, FL