1. Priority Initiative for KSDE Multi Tiered System of Support

2. Random Acts of Improvement plan implement evaluate improve

3. Focus the Data-Focus Improvement Guiding Principles Vision Mission Purpose Values and Beliefs Standards plan implement evaluate improve

4. Kansas MTSS MTSS is a coherent continuum of evidence based, system-wide practices to support a rapid response to academic and behavioral needs, with frequent data- based monitoring for instructional decision-making to empower each Kansas student to achieve high standards.

8. More intense supplemental targeted skill interventions Customized interventions Frequent progress monitoring to guide intervention design Kansas Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS) Student centered planning Customized function-based interventions Frequent progress monitoring to guide intervention design AcademicsBehavior KSDE - July 2007 Draft All students Evidence-based core curriculum & instruction Assessment system and data-based decision making All students, All settings Positive behavioral expectations explicitly taught and reinforced Consistent approach to discipline Assessment system and data-based decision making Supplemental targeted function-based interventions Small groups or individual support Frequent progress monitoring to guide intervention design Supplemental targeted skill interventions Small groups Frequent progress monitoring to guide intervention design

9. What does MTSS mean? Coordinating efforts and techniques –Classroom teacher –Parents –Specialists –Special Education –Counselors –Paraprofessionals

10. How does everything fit? SIT PLC MTSS

11. Goals of MTSS Use school resources in ways that help figure out what it takes for each child to be successful Prevention oriented: knowing who needs support early each year and putting supports in place Implementing evidence interventions for all students tailoring interventions based on a student’s needs Using progress monitoring data to know when to make a change with efforts

12. Tier 1 All students Evidence-based core curriculum and instruction Assessment system and data-based decision making

13. Tier 2 Supplemental targeted skill interventions Small groups Frequent progress monitoring to guide intervention design (every other week)

14. Tier 3 More intense supplemental targeted skill interventions Customized interventions Frequent progress monitoring to guide intervention design (weekly)

15. Special Ed is a last resort not a first response.

16. Innovation Configuration Critical components of MTSS 1)Consensus building 2)Assessment  Screening  Diagnostic  Progress monitoring 3)Curriculum  Core  Supplemental 4)Instruction  Core  Intensive/explicit 5)Data-based decision making  School-wide  Small group  individual

17. Southwest Plains Can Help Trained MTSS facilitators to the door assistance MTSS modules designed specific to district’s needs www.kansasmtss.org

18. Series of Workshop at SWPRSC October 9, 2008 December 12, 2008 February 17, 2009