School counselors’ leadership experiences in multi‐tiered systems of support: Prioritizing relationships and shaping school climate

Ample scholarship describes the importance of school counselors aligning their work with multi‐tiered systems of support (MTSS). However, there exists limited research describing school counselors' leadership in MTSS. Researchers conducted a phenomenological investigation of school counselors’ experiences as leaders in MTSS ( N = 10). According to the results, school counselors reported that their MTSS leadership prioritized relationships and shaped the school climate. Included is a literature review and discussion grounded in school counseling leadership theory.