March 7, 2026

SUNDAY REWIND - Supporting Complex Students by Not Focusing on Them in the Collaborative Team Meeting

SUNDAY REWIND - Supporting Complex Students by Not Focusing on Them in the Collaborative Team Meeting
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In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis discuss why focusing primarily on your high needs students can actually have a negative impact on building a culture of Collaborative Response within your school.  They discuss why layers of team are critical in schools, the collaborative team meeting should not focus on students with complex needs and share some ideas and strategies related to how that can be accomplished.

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Connect with Kurtis Hewson 
Email kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca 
Twitter @hewsonk27 
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson 

Connect with Lorna Hewson 
Email lorna.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca 
Twitter @LornaHewson 
Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104

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Related Resources

Shifting to Key Issues in the Collaborative Team Meeting blog posting - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/shifting-key-issues

Team Meeting Overview samples - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/resources-and-samples/collaborative-structures

Pre-Meeting Organizer sample (with criteria) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x38r7jVe-1y92ilfZg2qhBdgLWU57_zwS6XVrtptSCc/edit?usp=sharing

Reduce your Meetings…By Adding One More - Leading Collaborative Response podcast episode 11 - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/reduce-your-meetings-adding-one-more-ep-11

The Psychology Behind Collaborative Team Meetings - Leading Collaborative Response podcast episode 12 - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/psychology-behind-collaborative-team-meetings-ep-10 

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