About ComplexED Solutions

MTSS systems designed for real district conditions

ComplexED works with school districts to connect MTSS strategy, day-to-day practice, technology, and implementation support. Our work is informed by the challenges of leading MTSS across schools with different needs, staffing models, and data systems.

Our mission

Make MTSS work as a system, not a set of initiatives.

ComplexED helps districts establish consistent expectations, improve the information available for decisions, and strengthen the capacity of school teams to identify and respond to student needs. We examine student outcomes alongside the organizational practices needed to support them.

Educators working together in a classroom

Founder

Experience grounded in districtwide MTSS leadership

Dr. Joseph Lewis, Founder of ComplexED Solutions
Dr. Joseph Lewis
Founder, ComplexED

ComplexED was created from direct experience inside public school systems. Dr. Lewis spent more than a decade in education as a teacher, school administrator, and district leader, including serving as the founding Director of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for DC Public Schools, where he helped lead districtwide systems for coordinating student support across more than 100 schools.

  • Former school and district administrator
  • Founding Director of MTSS, DC Public Schools
  • Led districtwide MTSS implementation across 100+ schools
  • Led federally funded MTSS data-systems research with Mathematica and REL Mid-Atlantic
  • Doctor of Education – Organizational Leadership
  • Contributed to national MTSS policy and practice forums with the U.S. Department of Education

MTSS Studio grew from firsthand experience leading MTSS at scale and navigating the limitations of fragmented district systems and inflexible commercial platforms.

How we work

Strategy, technology, and support that reinforce each other

Consulting can stand on its own. When districts adopt MTSS Studio, the same systems and implementation expertise helps shape how the platform is configured and used.

Consulting

District MTSS consulting

System assessment and design, policy and process alignment, leadership development, change management, staff learning, and implementation monitoring.

Builds the strategy, structures, and routines that make MTSS work at scale.
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Technology

MTSS Studio™

A Microsoft 365-based platform connecting school improvement monitoring, student information, referral and intervention workflows, team collaboration, and follow-through.

Gives teams shared visibility into student needs, supports, progress, and implementation.
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Strategic partnerships

Combining educational, technical, and change expertise

ComplexED leads district engagement, product direction, and MTSS implementation design. Technical and organizational change partners bring complementary capabilities to deployment, integration, staff readiness, and sustained adoption.

Product vision & MTSS strategy

ComplexED leads the vision, design, and strategic direction of MTSS Studio, grounded in experience leading MTSS implementation across school and district systems.

  • MTSS strategy
  • Product vision
  • District partnership
  • Systems architecture
  • Implementation design

Microsoft 365 technical delivery

Sovereign SP contributes Microsoft technical expertise for the SharePoint-based application, district integrations, and deployment support.

  • Platform development
  • Data integration
  • Security & governance
  • Technical architecture
  • Technical support

Implementation support and educator capacity

Making Champions of Change (MCC) supports districts in strengthening implementation, building staff capacity, and sustaining systems change over time.

  • Readiness assessment
  • Change management
  • Adoption support
  • Team development
  • Professional learning

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Let’s talk about your district’s MTSS priorities

Explore how MTSS Studio could support your district, or discuss the system design, implementation, and change support needed to strengthen MTSS across schools.

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