• All students will be provided with the same access to core, grade-level instruction in all academic, behavior, and social-emotional areas and receive intervention support as needed based on data.

      Within a multi-tiered system of supports, all students are provided with core instruction (Tier 1) that is needed to make progress towards attaining standards-based proficiency. The school MTSS leadership team and teachers will monitor the progress of all students to make sure the instructional practices are used effectively.

      If 80% of students are successful through core instruction, then the school MTSS leadership team will use data to identify students in need of supplemental support (Tier 2).  If less than 80% of students are successful through core instruction, then the team will review the delivery of instruction, the curriculum, and the environment in order to consider changes necessary to meet the needs of the students in core.

      Some students will need a supplemental layer of support in addition to and connected to core instruction. Again, based on a review of data, the leadership team will identify students and match them with interventions to meet their needs.  Goals will be set for students receiving supplemental intervention support and progress will be monitored regularly.  If students meet their goal, then they will likely no longer need supplemental support and will just receive core instruction.  If a student does not meet their goal, then the leadership team and teachers may determine that the student needs more intensive support (Tier 3).  

      Only about 1-5% of students should require intensive support.  The interventions for this level of support are more individualized and progress is monitored more frequently.

      The goal for these layers of support is always for students to be successful, so that support can be removed.

      Since parent communication is an important aspect of an MTSS, schools are required to send a letter home to parents any time a student's level of support is changed. 

      To find out more about core academics in RSS visit the Academics department page.  

      To find out more about SEL resources, visit the Counseling page. 

      Layering of Support