The MTSS system is based on three elements:
- Tiered Intervention
- Universal
- Targeted
- Intensive
- Data-based decision making
- Panorama Student Success
- Progress Monitoring (Summative and Formative)
- Student Work
- Attendance
- Behavior
MTSS, an acronym for “multi-tiered system of supports,” is an organizational framework used in education settings to ensure that all students’ needs are met through increasingly targeted interventions across three levels of support. As educators build intervention plans, they use data to help them make well-informed decisions that will produce the best outcomes for each student.
Universal
We will begin this school year first making sure that we have a strong universal system which allows students to access grade level curriculum. Our data based decisions will be centered on the percentage of kids scoring proficient on screeners with an eye on 80%. Groups of students who fall below that level (<60%) will generate a curiosity within your team to work together to solve the puzzle of achievement. This may mean class-wide intervention, studying the standards or maximizing the workshop.
Targeted
In addition, we know that there are kids who are approaching proficiency who need just a bit more. That is where targeted intervention comes in. The short-term intervention provided. provides students with just the right intervention to help them access grade level curriculum. This includes the reteaching of concepts tied directly to grade level learning. These intereventions are delivered by the classroom teacher 1:1 or in differentiated groups. This is addition to the univrsal tier.
Intensive
Finally, there are about 1-5% of students who need intensive intervention. This is a long-term plan to support students who fall far below grade level standards. These students need intentional instruction at the other two levels also. Just because a SFA, interventionist, bridges/literacy(3-5) intervention, or special education teacher is providing instruction doesn't mean that the other two tiers are not accessed also. The classroom teacher gets to double dip.
Our work is defined by making sure that every child benefits from the MTSS tiers, data-based decision making and progress monitoring.
You will be working this week to schedule, plan and implement previous intensive intervention plans. Ask yourself,are these students accessing all tiers? How do you know? Does every child identified as coming to us with an intensive intervention plan need it? How often do I provide targeted intervention to students who are identified as special education, EL, TAG, or reading/math intervention? In addition, you will be discussing with your team how you will progress monitor these students. You will need to monitor these plans so you are able to share results when our first Academic Action Team meets in October.
Reflection:
What do you believe is your strength within the MTSS system? What do you need to focus on? How will you achieve transfer (getting proficient results on grade level curriculum)?
I believe that universal instruction is my strength within the model. I feel like I need to work on the targeted aspect. I would like to improve my small group setting where I provide the feedback to the kids that are close to proficiency. I will achieve this transfer by being precisely planned and being clear with my learning intentions.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you believe is your strength within the MTSS system?
ReplyDelete- I am very consistent in my data collection. I have an organized way to take notes during intervention lessons and am organized in the way I collect my data.
What do you need to focus on?
- I need to focus on making sure I get to both my intervention lesson and my core small group lesson with my tier 2 kids - I always meet with them once, but making sure I double dip.
How will you achieve transfer (getting proficient results on grade level curriculum)?
- I need to make sure I'm teaching, monitoring, and collecting data on the right things - the things that will move the mark for each individual kid.
A strength is working the plan and seeing results and/or know when they are working or knowing something else is needed. A second strength is building relationships. When students are far below grade level, needing additional support to access what to focus on or to help with grade level material is something I need. With huge gaps, getting the transfer is more difficult.
ReplyDeleteAmy- I feel strong in providing targeted interventions. I am able to "catch" students in the moment and provide scaffolds to support them. I am also able to provide targeted intervention through small groups of reteaching. I need to focus more on intensive intervention. I need to ensure that I am communicating regularly with sped teachers to ensure that I am providing support that best fit the needs of my students. I will also be sure to work with my collaborative teams in seeking ways to best support my most fragile students.
ReplyDeleteStrength: Meeting with my students that need extra attention first when conferring on work or center to make sure they have an understanding of the learning or task and then coming back to check in.
ReplyDeleteFocus: providing even more challenges for students that are ready for more.
Transfer: Transfer takes place over time and with opportunities to practice and use the skills or strategies in a variety of situations. We need to allow this to take place.
My strength within the MTSS system is recognizing when I need to apply that whole class intervention. What didn't they get, how can I enhance my next lesson to ensure they are understanding what was missed, etc. I need to focus on how to successfully implement that small group re-teaching. I want to fine tune what that looks like. Does it look like set groups, do these change more frequently? I have yet to find my groove which helps build that teaching confidence in that small group area.
ReplyDeleteI will achieve transfer by continuing to focus on those LI and SC. Ensuring that students truly understand what those are, not just a slide that we read. I will also continue to ensure that students understand we aren't learning "x" so we can apply it to JUST this story, we are learning this so we can apply it ANYWHERE!
My strength within the MTSS framework is targeted intervention. I regularly check in and reteach with my students that are fragile proficient or approaching proficiency based on MAP or CFA/DFA. One thing I want to work on in the universal tier is to ensure I am not over scaffolding for my students that are already at and above grade level within the workshop. I also want to look more deeply into providing my high achieving students more rigor and accessing higher grade level content during independent work time.
ReplyDeleteI will achieve transfer by making sure my L.I./S.C. are directly linked to the standards, not the task that we are working on, and giving them multiple opportunities to practice the standard.
DeleteMy strength is identifying the students who need targeted and intensive intervention, and their need for change in intervention once I've been trying an intervention. My focus needs to be on time planning the lessons needed for students. I hope to achieve transfer through connecting their learning to areas of interest for them to retain.
ReplyDeleteI believe my strength within MTSS is that I monitor my students learning regularly. This allows me to keep an eye on what students need more assistance or challenges within the content. I need to focus more on how often I provide intervention for these students and what goal I want them to obtain when working with me. Being new to intervention, I am still learning how to implement this. Achieving transfer will come from staying on top of my students and providing consistent feedback/assistance in the content they are learning.
ReplyDeleteI need to focus on those targeted students who are right on the the border of proficiency. It´s hard for me to focus on them when I have students who are really struggling. Hopefully I will achieve transfer by noticing what they are needing more lessons or help with and differentiating accordingly.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you believe is your strength within the MTSS system?
ReplyDeleteI believe that my strength within the MTSS system utilizing data to create differentiated groups and to incorporate them throughout my classroom.
What do you need to focus on?
I would really like to start focusing on the targeted students and understanding how to further push them to a new level of achievement! I want to focus on providing just the right level of intervention.
How will you achieve transfer (getting proficient results on grade level curriculum)?
I believe that I will achieve transfer by consistently assessing students and addressing where they are.
With the targeted students, it helps provide students with precise intervention to help them understand a stand or skill that they don't have a concrete grasp on but with small group or 1:1, they should be able to grasp it. With art, I either will do another small group or 1:1 to teach a skill or see what part has them stuck. I can see how this could make a huge difference with reading and math.
ReplyDeleteI believe that a strength within the MTSS system I have is tier 2- targeted. I feel that I can always learn more to better serve tier three-intensive students. I will achieve transfer by checking assessments and progress monitoring to adapt learning when needed. Also collaborating with others for strategies to incorporate in the interventions.
ReplyDeleteMy strength lies within the universal/core tier. I have a strong understanding of the standards. I am confident in breaking them into chunks for students & working on scaffolding support to help them rise to the next level without overwhelming them.
ReplyDeleteI want to work on the intensive tier - identifying individuals, grouping them by like weaknesses, choosing a meaningful intervention & mostly scheduling so that all tiers can be addressed adequately. The scheduling & sticking to the schedule is probably my greatest challenge.
I think a strength of mine is providing tier 1 & 2 supports. I am able to utilize my data to plan these groups and provide the instruction. Something I would like to focus on is tier 3 interventions and how to best support these students. - Audri
ReplyDeleteI believe my strength is up to the target range of students. I still need to develop how to best support some students that need intense intervention in the classroom. I will achieve results by collaborating with my team to see how best support is needed
ReplyDeleteI believe my strength within MTSS is often in Universal & Targeted (although I do not feel like Enrichment is as much of a strength yet.). I have a lot of experience with Classwide Interventions, and I also feel like I know how to work well on the targeted kids to push them to be proficient. I have not had as many opportunities with enrichment in my last few classroom years, but look forward to that part. I definitely need to focus on Intensive because I am not sure I feel like I have ever had as much growth in that area. I think focusing on each of these areas in explicit ways with hard proof of data will help me achieve transfer.
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