Student Success Teams, MTSS, DCAP – How Do They Support and Enhance Each Other? - What Components of these Processes are Different, the Same, and Work to Support Each Other? - How Does a School Identify the Components Separately and Ensure that You

MSAA Professional Development Workshop for Central Office Administrators, District Teams Principals, Assistant Principals, Department Chairs, Director of Curriculum, Interventionist, and Special Education Leaders

Student Success Teams, MTSS, DCAP – How Do They Support and Enhance Each Other? 

v  What Components of these Processes are Different, the Same, and Work to Support Each Other? 

v  How Does a School Identify the Components Separately and Ensure that You Do Not Have a Duplication of Efforts?

Student Success Teams, the District Curriculum Accommodation Plan, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support often are confused, intermingled and result in much confusion for the teachers. This confusion results in a loss of effective teaching and learning for all students. This workshop will help school/district teams untangle the confusion, identify the necessary components of each, and develop a plan to review each component.

Participants will:

·         Understand the DCAP (District Curriculum Accommodation Plan): learn its components, DESE's mandate for its use, necessary adjustments to their existing plans, and next steps for implementation

·        Review various DCAP plans, including examples of well-developed ones 

·         Review of Student Success Team resources; guidelines for effective SST and how to use DCAP and Tiered Interventions during the SST process

·         Role Play SST meeting to learn how to keep each meeting to a maximum of 15 minutes; who should be in attendance; scheduling of SST meetings; and follow-up

When: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Delivery Method: In-Person Workshop

Location: The MSAA Office, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA

Presenter: Dr. Judy Ann DeLucia, Seaside Educational Consultants

PD Hours: 6 in Content Area Leadership and Administration

Fees: Member $225 / Non-Member $300

MSAA Contact: Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net 

Dr. Judy Ann DeLucia | Seaside Educational Consultants

Dr. DeLucia, president of Seaside Educational Consultants, is a dedicated professional whose career has spanned from classroom to superintendent in both pre-K-12 comprehensive and vocational systems. She has provided consultant services for the evaluation of federal and state grants, grant writing, leadership, mentoring, SEL, curriculum design, staff development related to inclusionary education, and special needs programs and policies. In addition, Dr. DeLucia has expertise in turning around underrepresented schools.

A retired school superintendent in Massachusetts, she successfully launched Seaside Educational Consultants, an international professional development provider, to foster her dedication to linking professional development directly to student learning. With her extensive background in workshops and courses for educational personnel, Dr. DeLucia has been the keynote speaker at state and national conferences.