ContentsForeword Ginger Healy v
Preface vii
Introduction 1
Fireworks and the Fire(Work): Our Work for All of Our Students 5
A Call to Action for Leaders 5
Who Is This Book For? 6
Book Features and Organization 6
Chapter Summaries 7
1. Foundational Frameworks for Culturally Proficient Tier 3 Practices 11
Cultural Proficiency Framework 14
Healing-Centered Engagement: Ginwright’s Four Pivots and the Neurobiology of Stress 23
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: The MTSS Framework 25
2. Creating Pathways, Not Punishments: Shifting School Practices to Support Healing in a Preschool Classroom (Maksym) 31
Maksym’s Story 32
Creating an Individualized Student Support Plan for Maksym 45
How Maksym Progressed as His Support Team Implemented His Student Support Plan 66
Policy Implications and Recommendations 66
Conclusion 68
3. A Healing-Centered, Tiered Approach for an Emergent Bilingual First-Grade Newcomer Student (Mateo) 69
Mateo’s Story 70
Creating an Individualized Student Support Plan for Mateo 79
How Mateo Progressed as His Support Team Implemented His Student Support Plan 100
How Newcomer Best Practices Supported Mateo’s Adjustment and Learning 101
Policy Recommendations and Implications 102
Conclusion 104
4. Healing Is Possible When We Focus on Connection Over Compliance (Brandy) 105
Brandy’s Story 106
Creating an Individualized Student Support Plan for Brandy 116
How Brandy Progressed as Her Support Team Implemented Her Student Support Plan 139
Policy Recommendations and Implications 140
Conclusion 141
5. Intentional Attuned Relational Strategies: There’s Nothing You Can Do to Make Me Stop Caring About You (Kaylon) 143
Kaylon’s Story 144
Creating an Individualized Student Support Plan for Kaylon 155
How Kaylon Progressed as His Support Team Implemented His Student Support Plan 178
Policy Recommendations and Implications 179
Conclusion 180
Conclusion 182
Endnotes 185
References 187
Index 193
About the Authors 197
