Multi Tiered Systems of Support
The MTSS department supports NEISD campuses by implementing and sustaining a multi-tiered systems of support via a framework that focuses on prevention, intervention and remediation of best practices within the areas of academics and behavior. The department provides supports to foster a problem-solving culture that utilizes various data to help campuses make decisions at each tier level.
MTSS Resources
-
What is Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)?
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is a framework that focuses on intervention best practices within the areas of academics, behavior, and social/emotional supports for the whole child. Tiers are based on student need and increase the level of support provided as a student moves from classroomwide, to targeted and intensive interventions.
-
How does MTSS help students?
The goal of MTSS is to find struggling students early and quickly provide intervention. The systems use interventions proven by research to meet a student’s needs. Progress monitoring data is used to make decisions about movement between the tiers.
-
What type of support is available?
There are typically three tiers of support in an MTSS model.+
- Tier 1 includes high quality classroom-wide instruction and support for all students.
- Tier 2 provides targeted support to address a student’s gaps in skills.
- Tier 3 involves intensive support usually provided more often and in smaller groups.
-
Schools may NOT...
- Use MTSS to delay or deny access to special education or other supports for students.
- Require a student to go through all MTSS tiers or spend a certain amount of time in MTSS before they are referred for a special education evaluation.
