Classroom management strategies at a Tier 1 level should be identified based on student data. If 80% of students are in need of skills and or strategies to be successful, those should be taught to ALL students.
Tier 1 systems, data, and practices support everyone across all settings. They establish the foundation for delivering regular, proactive support and preventing unwanted behaviors. Tier 1 emphasizes modeling, teaching, and acknowledging positive social and behavioral skills. Teams, data, consistent policies, professional development, and evaluation are essential components for these practices to work effectively.
PBIS & Classroom Management
School Wide Lesson Plan
Pyramid Model (Early Learning)
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum
ReThink Ed
Elementary (only School Counselors have access)
Middle & High (all staff have access)
Second Step
Elementary and Middle
Bully Prevention Unit (BPU)-Second Step
College and Career Resources
Free resource
All students have access; mainly used in our district with elementary students
School Counselors, teachers, and career specialists have access.
Restorative Practices
Certificates of Achievement and Recognition
Community Circles
PBIS & Classroom Management
Communicate schoolwide expectations to families
Utilize quarterly Climate newsletters/calendars for focus skills
Review monthly data to determine skill focus/areas in need of support
Complete classroom walkthroughs and fidelity checks to ensure consistent use of language and tier 1 supports
SEL Instruction
Send home family communications with monthly focus
Include monthly focus skills/tips in newsletters and call outs
Community Building
Certificates of Achievement and Recognition (for students and staff)
Team Building Activities
Trainings and Professional Development Considerations
Trauma Informed Educator
Super 6 Classroom Management Strategies
Second Step and Rethink ED
Restorative Practices: Day 1 and 2
Second Step (CD through Middle School) home components: Second Step Family Resource Guide
Rethink Ed (Middle and High School) Parent Letter and Login information
Pyramid Model Backpack Connection Series great one pagers to share with families and increase family engagement
Sesame Street Lessons to teach your child a variety of skills at home
Implement Conscious Discipline (CCSD’s Early Head Start and Head Start Social Emotional companion) at home
Tier 2 practices stem from a strong foundation of Tier 1 support. With school-wide systems in place, schools are able to identify which students need additional support and can intervene quickly and effectively.
Regardless of the intervention implemented, it is important to collect and monitor data about student performance. Teams use these data to determine whether to continue, modify, fade, or move on from a student’s intervention. Assessing how closely Tier 2 supports are implemented as intended (fidelity of implementation) ensures student’s get the maximum benefit from the intervention as possible. Two ways to assess fidelity include self-assessment and direct observation. However you collect Tier 2 data, it should be quick and easy.
Classroom Management
Small group interventions
Check In/Check Out- All training materials linked in!
Increased Opportunity for Positive Reinforcement
Increased Pre-Corrections
Increased Focus on Possible Function of Problem Behavior
Social Emotional Learning
Small group interventions
Increased Instruction and Practice with Self-Regulation and Life Skills
ReThink Ed
Elementary (only School Counselors have access)
Middle & High (all staff have access)
Second Step
Elementary and Middle
Panorama
Playbook
Intervention Plan
Everyday Speech (SLPs have access and some elementary counselors)
Restorative Practices
Student Listening circles
Request form for the above services
Community Building
Connection to community resources through School Counselor or Social Worker including Be a Mentor, Real Champions, Communities in Schools
Assign a School Based or Peer Mentor
Restorative Practices: Conflict/Resolution Circles
Additional Support:
Community providers
Identify and problem solve around the Root Cause
Tier 3 practices stem from strong foundations in Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports. With both tiers in place, schools are free to organize individualized teams to support students with more intense needs.
The focus for students receiving Tier 3 supports is on rehabilitation and minimizing the risk of recurrence of mental health problems or behavioral episodes for students who have already experienced one or more behavioral crises. These supports are the most intensive and resource dependent, and thus are reserved for the approximately 5 percent or less of students who do not respond to Tier 1 and 2 interventions. Again, students receiving Tier 3 supports must also receive all appropriate Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports. As an example, conducting a functional behavior assessment (FBA) to determine the events preceding and following problem behavior is often used to create an individualized behavior plan.
All Tier 3 supports should be initiated and monitored by your MTSS Team.
Behavior Supports
Behavior Support Plan
Individualized Point Sheet
Referral for additional support (District Behavior Team, etc)
Functional Behavior Assessments, as determined by MTSS team
Function Based Thinking Training for all (teachers and staff)
Social Emotional Learning
Mental Health Referral by MTSS Team
Increased Instruction and Practice with Self-Regulation, Executive Functioning, and CCR Skills
Panorama
Playbook
Intervention Plan
Restorative Practices
Conflict circles
Formal conferences
Request form for the above services
Community Supports
Connection to community resources through School Counselor or Social Worker
Conflict/Resolution Circles or Conferences
Additional Support:
Social Work Referral
Interventions for Students and Parents