MTSS Framework

MTSS Framework Flow Chart

What is MTSS? (click here)

Progress Monitoring

Data-based decision making

Multi-Level Prevention System

Screening

Infrastructure

• Students in Tier 2 and 3
• Approved tools: iSteep, Dibels 8, CBM
• Completed in intervals (mostly weekly or biweekly)
• Interventions are skill specific
• Educators monitor to make sure that students are making progress or if an intervention needs to be changed.

• Every student is in a tier
• Tier 1 - high quality instruction using QPTS
• Tier 2 and 3 take place outside of Tier 1.
• Students have intervention block built into schedule.
• Ensures every professional is supporting students

• Everyone looks at data to analyze
• Multiple data points should be used
• Looked at frequently
• Uses Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process to assess, plan, and improve instruction
• Use Data based Decision Making Flow Chart

• Every student gets screened to support enrichment/intervention in reading and writing
• Given three times per year in all grades
• Helps make informed decisions about process and students

• Ensures that all schools are functioning in the MTSS process
• organizes faculty and staff
• ensures needs of all students are met
• year round decision making

(Gwinnett County Public Schools, 2023)

Universal Screening Flow Chart

Note: Written Expression framework should be included in literacy supports continuum. Include screener for writing: WriteScore

For all Tier 1 Students ( Gwinnett County Public Schools, 2023)

Quality Plus Teaching Strategies

• Defined by educators in 2006, 2018, and 2023
• provides instructional strategies to teachers
• QPTS and Responsive Teaching Practices help address individual needs of all learners
• Focused on three components: teacher knowledge, student engagement, and curriculum standards

(Gwinnett County Public Schools, 2023

Literacy Interventions

Foundational

Writing

Fluency

Comprehension

-basic organization and features of print-letter-sound correspondence

- forms letters and words coherently- -expression, organization and clarity

- accuracy and speed which reading- word-recognition skills

-Processing what is being read-Summarizing, inferencing, main ideas

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What is MTSS?

Multi-Tiered System of Support

MTSS is similiar to RTI, but also includes behavior and community supports. Prescott (2022) mentions that MTSS lives "under the umbrella" of RTI. The MTSS process also eliminates the outdated fourth tier model (Dickerson, 2 022) from the RTI, so that all students receive support regardless of status in a program (like Gifted or Special Education). (Dickerson, 2022; CSULA, 2016)

• Benefits of MTSS:
• provides professional development and coaching for educators
• outlines defined roles for all stakeholders

Universal Screeners

When and how will we assess?

Universal screeners will be given three times per year: beginning, middle, and end of the school year to support assessment, instruction, and planning in literacy.

• Reading - i-Ready or MAP (school-based decision)
• Writing - WriteScore

Writing Interventions

Writing interventions were not included in the literacy continuum o r screening for Gwinnett County's MTSS plan. The following are the recommended writing interventions:

• Spelling
• Cover-Copy-Compare
• Repeated review
• Sentence structure
• Teaching Rules by Doing
• Overall Expression
• Effective Elements

(Intervention Central, n.d.)