MTSS Facilitator Training FEBRUARY 26, 2016 SHELLY DICKINSON – MTSS TRAINER CHARLES ECCLESTON – MTSS TRAINER

Group Norms Start and end on time Keep cell phones on silent mode and put away Be fully present and actively participate Refrain from sidebar conversations Remain open to different or opposing views

Participants will… Understand and interpret the revised TAP for General Education Intervention Procedures Navigating through the electronic formatting of the new 2015 GTIPS Recognize the importance parent and community awareness of the MTSS Framework and know where to locate resources Utilize Performance Matters to gather Tier 1 data Expected Outcomes

Overview of Hand-Outs Jigsaw Activity/Revised TAP – General Education Intervention Procedures Parent Brochures (English, Spanish, Creole) Parent Involvement Activities for Tiers 1, 2, & 3 from Revised 2015 GTIPS Exit Slip Post Survey – Return by May 13, 2016

Revised TAP – Nov. 20, 2015 GENERAL EDUCATION INTERVENTION PROCEDURES DPS:

Technical Assistance Paper General Education Intervention Procedures Published on November 20, 2015 Replaces TAP from 2011 with same name

DIRECTIONS 1.Count 1 – 4. 2.Form groups with like numbers and move to assigned tables. 3.Read assigned section(s) independently – 15 min. 4.Discuss guiding questions as a group – 15 min. 5.Report back to original table. 6.Each member share out themes - 30 min. (7 minutes per person)

Revised 2015 GTIPS GUIDING TOOLS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING

GTIPS – Electronic Version Only!!! Guiding Tools For Instructional Problem Solving - Revised in 2015 Access at: rti.org/gtips/index.html#introduction Florida’s MTSS Website Address can be located on Brevard’s RtI SharePoint site rti.org/gtips/index.html#introduction

Note: GTIPS only available in electronic form at this time. Organized by Sections. Click on each section to view contents. Each section is hyperlinked. Clicked on: Guiding Principles: Meeting the Needs of All Students

Section Contents for - Guiding Principles: Meeting the Needs of All Students *Purpose – (hyperlinked)

Section Contents for - Guiding Principles: Meeting the Needs of All Students Purpose

THERE IS GREAT POWER IN HARMONY AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. Importance of Building Family and Community Engagement for Implementing a Multi-Tiered System of Support

How would families in your community answer this question: WHAT IS MTSS?

Video: What is MTSS? Introductory Video for Parents This video for parents introduces parents to the use of problem-solving and how it may affect their child in the context of school-wide implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports, often still referred to as RtI.

Suggested Activities from the Revised 2015 GTIPS for Parent Involvement Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

Revised 2015 GTIPS Parent Involvement Suggested Activities – Hand-outs

Based on communications with school-based personnel, do your families really understand the purpose of tiers of instruction/interventions?

MTSS Family Brochures available in English, Spanish, Creole

Let them know what to expect… …THEN MAKE SURE THAT THE EXPECTATIONS MATCH THEIR EXPERIENCE!

If families believe their child is struggling, what is their course of action?

Do your families know what questions should guide communications with the school? TELL THEM!

Documentation of Parent Participation * Revised 2015 GTIPS Parents may want to use a participation form to help them record notes during problem solving meetings. A Parent Participation Notes example is provided for youParent Participation Notes

Are your families confused about MTSS and Special Education? DO THEY THINK THAT MTSS IS A LABEL, CATEGORY OR PROGRAM RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION? IF SO, THIS MAY INDICATE THAT THE TEACHERS ALSO HAVE THIS MISUNDERSTANDING.

Does MTSS have anything to do with Exceptional Education? True or False? All students, whether they have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or not, benefit and are involved in MTSS implementation. Students who respond to and require intensive, individualized interventions to maintain progress may or may not receive those interventions and supports through special education. Special education is a resource, not a place, intervention, or tier; MTSS is a framework, not a resource.

Does MTSS have anything to do with Exceptional Education (cont’d)?True or False? Schools, in collaboration with families, consider information obtained through ongoing problem- solving to determine if special education resources are needed to maintain supports for students. Special education services are part of the MTSS continuum of services; within MTSS, the problem- solving process continues even if a student receives help through special education resources.

Myths and Truths of MTSS

How can families learn more about MTSS, the problem-solving process, and measuring their child’s response to instruction and intervention? Visit website: Access Parent Brochure: Contact the school principal

FSA Parent Resources accountability/assess ments/fsa-report.stml accountability/assess ments/fsa-report.stml

Performance Matters LOCAL TEST PERFORMANCE BY TEACHER REPORT

Performance Matters Reports using ADMS This report allows teams to get averages for: Teacher Grade level District Step 3 Step 2 Step 1

Complete Preferences : School, Course Subject, Assessment Category, Test Click Process

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