The SST is a decision-making team that is convened to discuss students with academic and/or behavior interventions in the general education setting.
Some of the functions of the Student Support Team operating within the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support include the following FFE (LOCAL):
Meet to analyze data and discuss information about the student to identify appropriate interventions.
Refer a student from Tier III Intervention to Specialized Services, which may include counseling and guidance services, health services, psychological and social services, homeless education, youth and family services, drug and alcohol prevention, campus crisis response and support services, or child abuse and domestic violence prevention.
Discuss the referral to counseling of students who experience bullying and physical, emotional behavioral, social, medical, familial, or chemical use problems to the extent that their academic or extracurricular performance is adversely affected.
Respond to the request for specialized services made by a parent, the principal, or a teacher.
Develop an intervention plan to address a student who does not qualify or is being exited from specialized services.
Maintain a record of services that includes original copies of referral forms, data forms, team recommendations and intervention plans, and an indication of resolution.
When conducting SST Meetings, the team should work together to do the following:
Conduct a root cause analysis.
Review existing data that includes, but not limited to: existing interventions, universal screening reports, grades, attendance, discipline, anecdotal information from teachers, health, and information from parents.
Discuss the development of a more intensive intervention plan or consider internal and external specialized services.
Set a date to review progress.
*If you need access to the SST Chair Google Drive, please send an email to mtss@dallasisd.org.
The checklist outlines the SST Chair activities for the year along with due dates.
This graphic assists with determining different concerns that could warrant an SST meeting to support positive student outcomes.
Refer to the FAQ to assist with questions regarding the SST.
Student Support Team (SST) Meetings are documented in the PowerSchool Student Analytics (Unified Insights) platform. Please view the video or use this Quick Reference Card (QRC) to help you with documenting your SST committee meetings.
This video highlights the key components of an initial SST Meeting that includes Root Cause Analysis.
SST chairs may use the sample as a guide to help them document SST meetings.
Click on the sample letter in English and Spanish to modify and communicate to parents interventions their child may be receiving.
This is a contact list to support students with wellness wraparound services.