Salem High School is a VTSS school. The Virginia Tiered System of Supports integrates academics, behavior, and mental wellness into a single decision-making framework. The process involves universal screening, tiered (or levels of) intervention strategies, and progress monitoring to meet the needs of students both academically and behaviorally. The progress of each student is monitored and results are used to make decisions about further instruction or intervention. Please visit the VTSS web page for more information: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/programs-services/student-services/vulnerable-students-wellbeing-student-success/virginia-tiered-systems-of-supports-vtss

Salem School has begun the VTSS process by focusing first on behavior. VTSS supports: teaching, modeling, practicing, intervening, and acknowledging students for appropriate behavior. Our students show this behavior while following the model set forth in "Spartan Strong".

What is VTSS?

The Virginia Tiered System of Supports integrates academics, behavior, and mental wellness into a single decision-making framework.

The process involves universal screening, tiered (or levels of) intervention strategies, and progress monitoring to meet the needs of students.

The progress of each student is monitored and results are used to make decisions about further instruction or intervention.

At SHS, we want to “…provide multiple levels of support to students in a more effective and efficient, clearly defined process.”

Why VTSS?

The purposes of the Virginia Tiered System of Supports are to--

identify and prevent potential learning problems
provide additional academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports for individual student needs.

This approach allows school divisions, schools, and communities to provide multiple levels of support to students in a more effective and efficient, clearly defined process.

Meet Our Spartan Strong Students

At Salem High School, we are committed to recognizing students who are Spartan Strong. Teachers nominate students who are compassionate, considerate, community-minded and committed to learning. Each week, the principal draws, a total of four names (one from each grade). Students win prizes from the community; Salem City businesses donated several great prizes for our students.

Spartan Strong

Spartans are compassionate.

Spartans are considerate.

Spartans are community-minded.

Spartans are committed to learning.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Principal Kelly
Salem Spartan Store
SHS Athletics

Spartan Strong

Check out the resources we use to teach students our expectations. We use a behavior matrix to teach (and reteach) students how to behave in class, the bathroom, and all shared areas of the school. Each teacher uses the Spartan Strong model in his/her classroom to ensure that our students are compassionate, considerate, community-minded, and committed to learning.

SHS Discipline Process 23-24

What can you do at home to support VTSS?

Learn about the behavioral expectations at school and discuss them with your student, including examples of how these expectations help them learn and participate in school.
Ask your student about his/her behavior at school.
Praise your student when his/her positive behavior is acknowledged.
Keep in touch with your student’s teachers.

Where can I find more information?

https://www.pbis.org/

https://vtss-ric.vcu.edu/

Meet the VTSS Team

Kristen Huffman & Kayla Wood: VTSS Processes, Classroom Management and Disruptions

Moriah Moore & Meredith Miear: Positive Engagement

Ashley Hupp: Mental Health/Social Interaction Strategies