What is Tier One of MTSS?
Tier One of MTSS is high quality classroom instruction for all students. Tier One includes culturally and linguistically sustaining standard-based and differentiated academic, social and emotional instruction for every student as a necessary foundation for tiered support.
In Tier One a universal screener and formative and summative assessments are utilized to make instructional decisions for students. Whole group, small group and individual teaching models are utilized in Tier One instruction. It features differentiated and scaffolded pedagogies, strategies and routines so that all students can access core content and engage meaningfully in their zones of proximal development. Students should be offered multiple opportunities to respond to instruction. 80% of students should respond to high quality Tier One instruction.
What is the health of Tier One MTSS?
In order to effectively understand the health of Tier One MTSS, we first need to understand how data is used to illustrate tiers of academic and social/emotional health in our building.
At the secondary level, Early Warning Indicators (EWIs) are used to identify the health of our Tier One and also to identify students who may need additional support. EWIs are typically known as predictors of academic failure based on the performance factors of students. These indicators are warning signs that can identify students who are at risk of falling behind academically, dropping out of school, or experiencing other challenges. EWIs are used to identify students early on and provide targeted interventions and support to help them stay on track toward their educational goals, as well as to keep a pulse on our building data to determine needs for Tier One support.
To view the data about the health of Tier One MTSS at HMS, access the Tier One of MTSS slide deck.