Hatching Tier Two and Three Interventions in Your Secondary School Counseling Program
- Whitney Triplett - Director of Professional Development, Hatching Results, LLC
- Vanessa L. Gomez - Coordinator of Student, Community and Personnel, San Jacinto Unified School District
- Danielle Duarte - Education Leadership Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Trish Hatch - CEO and President, Hatching Results; San Diego State University, USA
Turn "random acts of guidance" into intentional, data-driven practices that support every student
If your office feels more like an emergency room than an educational setting, you aren't alone. Secondary school counselors can get stuck in a cycle of reactivity, putting out fires and responding to the loudest voices rather than preventing issues before they start. But to truly serve all students equitably, we must shift from "who shows up" to "who needs us most."
Hatching Tier Two and Three Interventions in Your Secondary School Counseling Program is your guide to making that shift. Focused on Tier 2 (supplemental) and Tier 3 (intensified) interventions within a Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain System of Supports, this book helps you move beyond catching students after they fail, offering a systematic approach to getting them back on track. Key features include:
- A breakdown of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle to help you implement, evaluate, and improve interventions without the stress of perfectionism
- Actionable strategies for Tier 2 and Tier 3, including step-by-step strategies for running effective small groups, handling crisis response, and managing re-entry meetings
- Practical, downloadable tools such as referral forms, root cause analysis templates, and "Flashlight" presentation guides to showcase your data
- Personal insights from practicing counselors and special sections dedicated to the unique needs of counselors in alternative education settings
Stop guessing and start Hatching Results! This book gives you the structure to ensure that every intervention is intentional, every student is seen, and your impact is undeniable.
"This book is a powerful and timely contribution to the field of school counseling. It clearly demonstrates that Tier 2 and 3 services are most effective when they are intentional, structured, and grounded in both evidence and the real-world demands of schools. The authors provide practical, usable strategies and tools that counselors can implement immediately to support students who need targeted intervention.
What makes this work especially compelling is its deep respect for the complexity of students’ lives and the realities counselors face. The Tier 2 and 3 framework presented here bridges research and practice, empowering school counselors to move from reactive support to purposeful, data-informed action.
This book affirms that when Tier 2 and 3 services are thoughtfully designed within an MTMDSS framework, they can be transformative—strengthening student outcomes, promoting equity, and reinforcing the critical role of school counselors as leaders, advocates, and change agents.
This is simply a must-read and must-use book."
"This book provides a crucial resource on the Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain System of Supports (MTMDSS) aligned with the ASCA National Model. By integrating academic, social/emotional, and college/career domains within a tiered framework, the authors offer school counselors an equity-centered approach to meeting students’ diverse needs. As a school counselor and school counselor leader with more than two decades of experience, I would highly recommend this book!"
"At a time in our history when we are learning from the ills of the past and the promises of the future, school counselors deserve comprehensive tools to dismantle oppressive systems. This book facilitates educators' deeper understanding of the complexity inherent in school counselors' work and underscores the critical reflection and adaptation necessary within school counseling. It serves as a comprehensive resource for educators across disciplines, addressing the nuanced challenges present within the field. The implementation of a multi-tiered, multi-domain system of support within educational settings must be grounded in ethical principles that prioritize equity and respect for all individuals, particularly marginalized groups. Thoughtfully outlined within this book, these systems must be culturally responsive, integrating diverse perspectives to empower students and their communities. Ultimately, students’ lives are influenced by an intricate interplay of factors spanning the school environment, family dynamics, community contexts, and broader societal structures. This resource offers valuable insights and evidence-based strategies to effectively frame the essential role of school counselors in advocacy and collaboration for the greater good."
"Hatching Tier Two and Three Interventions in Your Secondary School Counseling Program speaks to the heart and responsibility of school counseling leadership. It equips practitioners to move beyond isolated interventions and toward coherent systems that center students, elevate school counseling leadership, and produce results that matter."
"The Hatching Results group's most recent book, Hatching Tier Two and Three Interventions in Your Secondary School Counseling Program, continues their very successful and accessible series about intentional and impactful school counseling practice. Filled with numerous templates, helpful graphics, and web links, this book is clearly written with specific, concrete ideas for improving school counseling practices that support student well-being and outcomes. The ideas are grounded in the authors' experience, with multiple first person narratives that provide real-life examples of the work. This book is a gift to the profession."
"The authors of Hatching Tier Two and Three Interventions in Your Secondary School Counseling Program have provided school counselors and school counselors in-training with an invaluable resource for advancing school counseling practice. Clear examples, tools, and resources are provided throughout the text to advance practices that serve all students in schools. The shift to data-driven practices that identify gaps, focusing on systemic root causes of issues, creating goals that result in interventions that close gaps, and sharing the impact of school counseling interventions on systemic changes and student outcomes will change education systems and practices to support student success. Many books talk about school counseling or describe the 'what' of school counseling. This text links research to practice and illustrates the 'how' of school counseling. It is a valuable addition to any practitioner or school counselor educator's library, and one that folks will use in their daily practice."
"Hatching Tier Two and Three Interventions in Your Secondary School Counseling Program provides a practical and transformative guide for implementing effective tiered supports for youth in schools. Throughout the book there are a range of practices to build a cohesive tiered framework to improve the delivery of services in schools and the outcomes for students. Inclusive data-informed counseling, analytical processes and planning & evaluation tools are provided to help to elevate this book beyond an intervention book to a systems change tool. School counselors will truly benefit from the resources, insights and wisdom in this book to refine or even reimagine their school counseling program, as the continued to support their schools in the most vital ways."
