What is TSS?

Trauma Sensitive Schools (TSS) is a process, not a product. A TSS acknowledges the prevalence of trauma and its impact on development, learning, and behavior.

Trauma Sensitive Schools have a great ability to prevent and mitigate the impacts of traumatic exposure on our youth. By becoming a TSS, schools can become a protective factor for these students and increase the social and emotional and academic skills of the entire school body.

The practices, procedures, and policies of a TSS are grounded in the guiding principles: safety, trustworthiness, collaboration, choice, empowerment, and cultural responsiveness.

Professional Development Event

The Neurosequential Model in 3-8 Year Olds
April 16, 2026 | 9:00-3:00

Participants will gain a more thorough understanding of the Neurosequential Model in Education (NME) framework, including regulation states, and learn practices to improve effective responses to specific regulation states using the sequence of learner engagement

Embedded Professional Learning

In the 2025-2026 school year, we will discuss foundational TSS knowledge and job-specific TSS topics (like school safety, supporting students and staff experiencing grief and loss, regulation states, and sequence of engagement) in the following networks:

• Special Education Induction

• Gifted and Talented Coordinators

• Initial Educator

• New CTE Teachers

• Principals

• School Counselors

• Mental Health Navigators

• School Nurses

• School Safety

• Phy. Ed. & Health Teachers

On-Going Support

Each CESA provides on-going technical assistance, training, resources, and coaching support for building and continuously improving a trauma sensitive school to districts on an as-needed basis.

Contact us to discover what supports would best fit your needs and goals for this work.