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Welcome to the parent resource page. We understand the importance of parental support and value it in Fitzgerald Public Schools. Parents are important partners in supporting their children's education, and it's essential that parents understand the intervention process and ways that we can collaborate to support their children's success. Below are helpful tools for understanding intervention and the process in FPS, becoming part of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports, and resources that parents can use at home.
A Multi-Tiered System of Supports organizes instruction and intervention into tiers, or levels of support:
Tier 1- All students receive high quality instruction.
Tier 2- In addition to Tier 1, students needing more support also receive small-group intervention and supports. The difference is increased time, smaller groups of students or narrowed focus of instruction.
Tier 3- In addition to Tiers 1 and 2, students receiving Tier 3 intervention receive the most intensive supports based on individual need. The difference is individual team-based problem-solving, increased time, smaller groups of students and narrowed focus of instruction.
What is a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)?
Multi-Tiered System of Supports is a proven practice to help schools identify and address the needs of every student to ensure all students learn at high levels. This is accomplished through ensuring high-quality, evidence-based universal core instruction and assessment, adapting instruction to fit those students' individual needs, and then monitoring student progress. MTSS takes the whole-child into account when looking at a students success.
Students needs are identified by monitoring students' progress over time. Adjustments to instruction and interventions are based on students' performance nad rate of success. MTSS promotes a well-integrated system, connecting general, gifted, and special education within intervention and enrichment services. MTSS provides high-quality, standards-based instruction and intervention that is matched to students' academic, behavioral, and social needs.
How Can Parents Be a Part of the Multi-Tiered System of supports?
Communicate with your child's teacher
Monitor and assist with homework assignments
Share your child's successes
Attend parent/teacher conferences and other school meetings
What can i do with my child at home?
Make reading an everyday habit at home
Encourage your child to talk using and increasing opportunities for oral language
Play games and interact with your child at increasing duration
What questions should i ask to learn more about how mtss works?
What curriculum is being taught in my child's classroom?
What are the targeted interventions that my child's school is using if he/she is struggling in the classroom?
What are the guidelines my child's school is using for progress monitoring?
How will I be informed of the progress my child is making?
What happens if an intervention is not working?
Parents play a critical role in supporting what their children are learning at school. Research indicates that the more parents are involved in student learning, the higher the student achievement.
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