TFI 3.0
Leveraging the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) 3.0 to Strengthen Tier 1 Systems for Whole-Child Success
Session Description: School and district leadership teams are invited to participate in a collaborative professional learning and coaching series focused on using the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) 3.0 as a tool to strengthen Tier 1 systems. Together, we will explore how the TFI 3.0 can guide schools and districts in creating safe, positive, equitable, and supportive teaching and learning environments that promote success for all members of the school community.
Through an interconnected thinking approach, teams will examine current practices, systems of support, and data-based decision-making and develop an action plan to align and strengthen the integration of data-based decision-making, evidence-based practices, and implementation supports. Participants will develop a shared understanding of effective implementation and create a comprehensive action plan designed to improve outcomes for students, staff, and families.
This six-part Team Professional Learning and Facilitated Action Planning Series is designed for district and school leadership teams. Each virtual session is three hours in length and includes structured learning, collaborative planning, and application activities. Between sessions, teams will receive coaching support and access to office hours to assist with implementation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement efforts.
Facilitators: Susan Barrett, Kimberly Yanek
Dates:
September 22 and 24
October 27 and 29
December 1 and 3
9:00-12:00PT/12:00-3:00 ET
Additional virtual and in person training, coaching and consultation available. Services include - Staff and Leadership wellness - Interconnecting Systems - Positive Classroom Systems - Designing Healing Centered Environments - Crisis Response and Recovery -Empowering Youth - Community Schools
sbarrett@dragonflyforward.org
kyanek@dragonflyforward.org
Upon receipt of payment, DragonFly Forward will email the Zoom registration link to individuals or team leaders.
If you prefer to pay by check or Purchase Order, please email mbarrett@dragonflyforward.org.
Essential Coaching Practices for School and District Leaders
Session Description: Coaching for Impact is more than learning how to coach another person—it is about adopting a way of being as a leader. Today’s school and district leaders are navigating increasing demands, limited resources, and growing complexity. In this environment, leadership requires more than compliance-driven management; it calls for a shift toward building a coaching-centered culture that supports growth, effectiveness, and sustainable change.
A coaching-centered culture is not created through isolated conversations or one-time interventions. It is built through intentional habits, daily interactions, and a systems-level commitment to growth. Coaching must extend beyond one-to-one interactions, such as district leader to principal, administrator to teacher, or teacher to student, and become embedded across the entire organization. When coaching becomes part of the culture, every individual from students to superintendents experiences greater support, accountability, reflection, and growth.
Coaching for Impact equips school and district leaders with the mindset, habits, and practical skills needed to foster this shift. Participants will explore how to use transformational and technical coaching practices support leading meaningful change across systems.
This 8-session series provides leaders with an action-oriented framework to build and sustain a coaching-centered culture while aligning coaching practices with systems such as Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF).
Too often in education, leaders hear, or feel, the sentiment: “Just tell me what to do.” This response is rarely about a lack of knowledge. More often, it reflects overwhelm, competing priorities, and the challenge of doing more with fewer resources. When systems like MTSS, PBIS, or ISF feel more burdensome than supportive, leaders need practical strategies to create greater clarity, efficiency, and impact.
In this series, participants will:
Build a clear understanding of coaching-centered leadership
Explore and develop transformational and technical coaching practices
Learn to apply coaching strategies across individual, team, and systems levels
Strengthen implementation of MTSS, PBIS, and ISF frameworks
Through practical tools, reflection, and collaborative learning, participants will leave with actionable strategies to lead with greater intentionality and build cultures where coaching becomes the foundation for growth, resilience, and lasting change. Because lasting transformation doesn’t happen through programs alone, it happens through people, relationships, and the everyday practice of coaching for impact.
Facilitators: Susan Barrett, Kimberly Yanek
Dates:
September 15 and 17
November 3 and 5
December 8 and 10
9:00-12:00PT/12:00-3:00 ET