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Brian Ursone Ed.D

Director of Pupil Services

Upper Darby School District

What we understand as your priorities

As you oversee psychologists, social workers and special education teams and processes at highter teirs, we believe your priorities might include compliance, appropriate identification, and coordination of supports before SpEd referrals are made

We believe your likely priorities might include:
a) Clear documentation of interventions prior to special ed referrals to reduce over‑identification risk.
b) Efficient collaboration among counselors, psychologists, and teachers around complex cases.
c) Data privacy and secure, auditable records.
d) Fidelity of Tier 1 and Tier 2 processes that ensure there is no over-identification of students for Special Ed services.

How Cascades supports your priorities

a) One place to see all pre‑referralinterventions for a student—academic, behavior, SEL, attendance—before a SpEdevaluation, reducing over‑identification risk.
b) Multi‑disciplinary notes and plans are logged centrally,so psychologists and social workers no longer chase information across emailsand spreadsheets
c) You can quickly show PDE and auditors that robust Tier 2/3 supports were attempted,with clear timelines and outcomes.

Key differentiators for your function

a) Understand the social and cultural contexts of your students alongside quantitative data insights from assessments
b) A streamlined yet robut intake process that helps understand social determinants that impact student outcomes and wellbeing
c) Ability to monitor and adjust interventionists caseload
d) AI decision support to interventionists - whole child co-relating data insights, synthesis of presenting condition using student intake, alerts to critical data updates.

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