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Supporting All Students in a Multi-Tiered System of Supports
Vermont Family Network WebinarJune 1, 2016
Meagan Roy, CSSU Director of Student Support Services
Greg Marino, Williston School District Principal
“Success rests on a systemic approach that
unifies general and special education in
deliberate, intentional, ongoing collaboration
to improve outcomes for all students”
- VT MTSS Field Guide (p7)
• Understand what a Multi-Tiered System of Supports
(MTSS) is, and how it supports all learners to be successful
in school
• Explore the experience of a student and family in a
successful MTSS
What is MTSS?
MTSS is a coherent continuum of evidence based, system-wide practices that support
• a rapid response to academic and behavioral challenges,
• frequent data-based monitoring
• instructional decision-making
in order for each Vermont student to achieve high standards. (Vermont Agency of Education)
The Pyramid Model
Universal/Core Instruction • All students• Preventive & proactive• Differentiated
Targeted/Supplemental Interventions• Some students (at-risk)• Assessment-based• Rapid response• Differentiated
Intensive, Individual Interventions• Individual (Few) Students• Assessment-based• High Intensity• Differentiated
The Integrated Model
Vermont’s MTSS Guiding Principles
• Developed by consensus of the VT Statewide
Steering Committee on RtII
• Build on and extend earlier work regarding RtI
posted on the VTDOE website
• Designed to lay the foundation for all other
work that schools do with MTSS
The 5 Components of VT MTSS
1. A Systemic and Comprehensive Approach
2. Effective Collaboration
3. High-quality Instruction & Intervention
4. Balanced & Comprehensive Assessment
System
5. Expertise (well- designed Professional
Learning)
COMPONENT # 1: A SYSTEMIC, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
Several decades of research has demonstrated
that school improvement and change in
instructional practice can only be truly effective
and sustainable when they occur within a
systemic and comprehensive framework.
COMPONENT # 2: EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION
◆ A collaborative culture is a distinguishing feature of effective schools, and a necessary condition for a successful multi-tiered system.
◆ Educators within a collaborative culture:◆ share mission and vision◆ accept collective responsibility for student learning◆ value the interchange of ideas with colleagues◆ hold high expectations for all◆ engage in collaborative activities
COMPONENT # 3: HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION & INTERVENTION
Key attributes:
✓ provided by knowledgeable teachers
✓ informed by research evidence & responsive to student-teacher interactions
✓ differentiated, based on instructionally relevant assessment
✓ provides both explicit instruction and opportunities to learn self regulation during child-directed learning
✓ responsive to learning needs of diverse students
COMPONENT # 4: COMPREHENSIVE & BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
✓ Assessment is central in effective MTSS-RtII.
✓ Well-designed balanced assessment system includes tools and
processes that are effective to address various assessment
purposes.
✓ Purposes of Assessment: 1. Planning, supporting, monitoring and verifying learning
2. Investigating the cause of learning difficulties
COMPONENT # 5: EXPERTISE (WELL-DESIGNED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING)
✓ School-wide collaborative professional learning is a
critical factor in increasing student achievement
(Learning Forward, 2011).
✓ Job embedded models have the best chance of
improving and sustaining professional practice.
The Integrated Model
Questions? Comments? Thoughts?
✓ What questions do you have about these components?
✓ Have you experienced these in your child’s school system?
Outcome #2:
The Student Experience...
✓ What does a student experience in a multi-tiered
system of supports?
Instruct
Assess
Provide Feedback
Adjust
Reflect
Elements of MTSS
Early Identification of Students who are struggling
Expected Results Achieved?
Expected Results Achieved?
Adjustments to Classroom Instruction
TargetedInterventions (Tier II)
Enga
ges
Pare
nts
/ Fa
mili
es
Progress Monitoring
If not, then
decision point
here. (EST)
Instruct
AssessAdjust
Reflect
Progress Monitoring
If not, then
decision point
here. (EST)
“Success rests on a systemic approach that
unifies general and special education in
deliberate, intentional, ongoing collaboration
to improve outcomes for all students”
- VT MTSS Field Guide (p7)
Final Questions? Comments? Thoughts?
Resources
✓ Link to Field Guide
✓ VT MTSS Guiding Principles Handout