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MTSS at HSA McKinley Park Elementary

What is MTSS?

 

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a framework that helps educators

provide academic, behavioral, and SEL strategies for all students with various needs through an equity lens.

MTSS grew out of integrating two other intervention-based frameworks: Response to Intervention (RtI) and PBIS.

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What does MTSS look like at HSA McKinley Park? 

 MTSS Leadership Team: 

  • Principal, Assistant Principals, Case Manager
  • Reading, Math & Behavior interventionists
  • School counselors and social workers
  • Multilingual Coordinators
  • Community & Family Liaisons

 

MTSS Process and Procedures:

1. Students take the STAR universal assessment in the Fall, Winter and Spring to measure academic growth. Based on results, students are placed in Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 (see graphic).
  • Students placed in Tier 1 receive general core instruction at grade level. 
  • Students placed in Tier 2 receive small group, targeted instruction 3 to 4 days per week with the classroom teacher.
  • Students placed in Tier 3 receive explicit instruction 3 to 4 days per week in a pull-out setting with an interventionist.

 

2. There are 3 MTSS cycles per year, each lasting 8-10 weeks. Teachers analyze STAR data and plan instruction based on student needs. Teachers track student progress using bi-weekly assessments.

 

3. At the end of each cycle, Teachers meet to determine if students will move up or down within the tiers based on their test scores. Families receive a notification letter notifying them of their child’s MTSS status.
 
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