Data-based decision making includes data analysis and problem solving through teaming to make decisions about instruction and intervention.
School teams analyze school and student data to understand learners' needs, implement plans that provide each student with the level of support they need and monitor these plans frequently for fidelity and effectiveness.
Schools use the four-step problem solving model to drive decisions being made in the MTSS framework. This problem solving model can be applied when addressing problems that are school-wide, grade level specific, class specific, small group specific, or for individual students.