EPISODE 339

Why Tier 1 isn’t the goal

Biggest Takeaways You Don't Want to Miss:
  • Effective Tier 1 is always downstream of your 100% vision.  
  • When we make the strategy more important than the student, we teach teachers to blame the students when the strategy doesn’t work. 
  • The right tool with the wrong purpose merely becomes another task for teachers to complete.  
  • Builders don’t fix Tier 1. They design the conditions that make strong Tier 1 instruction unavoidable.
  • You don’t get better Tier 1 by tightening procedures; you get better Tier 1 by strengthening belief in your 100% vision. The more teachers believe that all students can be successful, the more they will work to make that success possible. 

Tier 1 may be the hot topic right now, but here’s the twist: Tier 1 isn’t actually the problem—or the goal. In this episode, discover the one shift Builders make that instantly changes how Tier 1 feels, functions, and flows in their schools.

We’ll peel back the layers on why Tier 1 becomes overwhelming, why strategies alone never fix it, and how reconnecting instruction to your 100% Vision transforms everything.

If you’ve been trying to strengthen Tier 1 and still not seeing the consistency you want, this episode gives you the clarity you’ve been missing. It’s time to stop wrestling with Tier 1 and start shaping it #LikeABuilder. 

Check out these highlights:
  • Why Tier 1 feels overwhelming even when teachers are trying their best—and what that reveals about your vision.
  • How Builders make one mindset shift that instantly changes the way Tier 1 shows up in every classroom.
  • The reason Tier 1 tools fall flat when they’re not anchored to a clear, compelling 100% Vision.
  • Why focusing on instruction first keeps principals stuck in cycles of inconsistency and frustration.
  • How redefining Tier 1 as the result of your vision unlocks the clarity and coherence you’ve been missing.
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