Process Guide

Students in Tier 1 who have been identified as needing additional supports may be referred for Tier 2 supports. This may be through the use of supplemental instructions in the area of social skills or through the use of additional targeted supports located on the Tier 2 strategies page.

During the Tier 2 process, the MTSS team will review all of the collected data with members of the campus leadership team (student's AP, counselor, etc.) and any additional campus staff members who are directly involved with the student or may be involved in implementing the interventions. The data will be reviewed to define the specific behavioral areas of concern, develop a measurable and obtainable behavior goal, determine the current baseline, identify intervention(s) to be utilized, and personnel who will be responsible for implementing the interventions. School personnel is required to notify the student's parent that they will be receiving Tier 2 supports.

Throughout the Tier 2 process the student's teachers will:

1. Complete the Supplemental Instruction form to further refine the target behaviors, determine which Tier 2 strategies will be implemented, who will be responsible for implementation, develop goals, determine the start date, and frequency of progress monitoring.

2. Continue collecting behavior data on the student, using the Interval Data Collection and ABC Observation Data forms, but only on the behavior goal(s) that have been defined during the initial Tier 2 meeting.

3. Graph the collected data on the Progress Monitoring form (or through the progress monitoring feature of eStar).

4. Complete a minimum of TWO intervention integrity checks, using the Tier 2 Integrity Check form to ensure that interventions are being implemented with fidelity.

5. The MTSS team will meet a minimum of TWO times per six week grading period to review the data and determine if any changes to the interventions are needed.

Each of these forms are located on the Tier 2 Documents page.

Students who have positively responded to Tier 2 interventions will return Tier 1 for continued monitoring until Tier 2 supports have faded and the student continues to maintain. Students who have positively responded to Tier 2 interventions, but new behaviors have surfaced will remain at Tier 2 with a change in the interventions. If Tier 2 supports has not produced the desired change in behaviors, the student will move to Tier 3 for more intensive supports.

Students in Tier 2 who have been identified as needing additional supports may be referred for Tier 3 supports. This involves the development of more specifically designed targeted supports to address the behaviors of concern. Students who are referred to this tier of supports have their needs addressed through the use of additional instructional support staff, the specific support team depends on whether or not the student receives special education services. If the student currently receives special education services, a campus administrator will complete a Request for Behavior Specialist. However, if the student does not receive special education services, a campus administrator will request support from their assigned Campus Dean. If you are unsure if the student receives special education services, you will need to reach out to your assigned Diagnostician. The Tier 3 Strategies page offers a summary of this level of support.

During the Tier 3 process, the MTSS team will review all of the collected data with the Campus Dean or Behavior Specialist to review developed goal(s), interventions implemented, the data collected towards any progress that the student has made. When a student is referred for Tier 3 supports, school personnel will notify the student's parent to inform them that they will be receiving Tier 3 supports. Once the Campus Dean or Behavior Specialist has completed their observations and determined strategies to be implemented, the team will meet to:

1. Review the recommendations

2. Determine any training needed

3. Refine the developed goal(s) if needed

Throughout the Tier 3 process the student's teachers will:

1. Continue to collect behavior data on the student using the Interval Data Collection and ABC Observation forms, but only on the behavior goal(s) that have been defined during the initial Tier 3 meeting.

2. Graph the collected data on the Progress Monitoring form (or through the progress monitoring feature of eStar).

3. Complete a minimum of TWO intervention integrity checks, using the Tier 3 Integrity Check form to ensure that interventions are being implemented with fidelity.

4. The team will meet a minimum of TWO times per six week grading period to review the data and determine if any changes to the interventions are needed.

Each of these forms are located on the Tier 3 Documents page.

Students who have positively responded to Tier 3 interventions will return Tier 2 for continued monitoring until Tier 3 supports have been faded and the student continues to maintain the desired behavior utilizing Tier 2 supports. Students who have positively responded to Tier 3 interventions, but new behaviors have surfaced will return to Tier 2 with a change in the interventions. If Tier 3 supports has not produced the desired change in behaviors, additional assessment and interventions will be provided to determine next steps within the continuum of services.