The Mississippi Department of Education identifies evidence-based academic interventions that address the academic needs of students identified as needing Tier II and/or Tier III supports using the MTSS Framework. The Mississippi Evidence-based Academic Interventions list approves SIPPS as an effective foundational skills intervention for students in grades K–12.
In this session, educators will learn how this research-based, systematic decoding program helps striving readers quickly develop the accuracy and automaticity needed for fluent, independent reading. Grab a cup of coffee and join us as we discuss how SIPPS elevates students as readers.
Who Should Attend: Mississippi school administrators, ELA coaches, interventionists, and teachers
All sessions are 12:00–12:30 PM CT.
Session 1: October 5, 2022
Session 2: October 19, 2022
Session 3: November 2, 2022
Session 4: November 16, 2022
Dr. Erika Henderson, an educator of over 23 years, is one of the newest members of the Center for the Collaborative Classroom. Dr. Henderson serves as a Manager of Educational Partnerships with the Southeast Regional Team (building relationships in MS, AR, and LA). Her most recent appointment was with Facing History and Ourselves as an Associate Program Director for Regional Growth (working in TN, MS, and AL).
Dr. Henderson is a Memphis native who has worked as a master teacher, a district literacy/performance improvement coach and a school principal in Memphis, Atlanta, Chicago, and Nashville. Her love of literacy is contagious, but her passion for social justice has always focused on fighting for equality, justice, and liberation for all students. Dr. Henderson graduated from LeMoyne-Owen College, and earned her doctorate, master’s, and specialist degrees from Union University. She has been a New Leaders for New Schools fellow, EdReports reviewer, Tennessee Educators of Color (TECA) member, and Senior Klawe Fellow. She holds active memberships with numerous social action and educational organizations: NAACP, NCTE, TCSS, Kappa Delta Pi, and Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Questions? Please contact events@collaborativeclassroom.org.