A tiered framework of care. Universal, targeted, and intensive support for administrators, with what each tier looks like and sounds like in practice.
Rooted in grace and neuroscience. The still point of grace, co-regulation, and the River of Grace, drawn from Raised in Grace and Dr. Lori Desautels’ MTSS for Adults.
Ready for your next meeting. Discussion questions, reflection prompts, and a leadership-team guide for putting the ideas into practice.
What’s Inside
This 8-page administrator handout accompanies Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, O.P.’s session at the 2026 NCEA Catholic Leadership Summit and goes deeper than the slides. It opens with how the principal’s role has changed since 1963, and why lay leaders now need intentional support to carry the mission forward. From there it covers: - why MTSS begins with the adults in the building - the still point of grace and practices that keep leaders there - the Neurosequential Model and co-regulation - the signs of a regulated or dysregulated leader - the FACES signs of integration, paired with the virtues - the diocese as a holding environment The second half gives the tiered model in detail: who each tier serves, what support looks like, and how a diocese can sustain the work through simple system structures. Page references point to Raised in Grace® and An Educator’s Guide to Living a Virtuous Life for further study. A full list of sources and recommended courses closes the handout.
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