"The goal of a multi-tiered system of supports is to deliver early intervention for every student who struggles to attain or maintain grade-level performance by effectively utilizing best instructional practices within an evidence-based instructional model. An ongoing, systematic process of using student data to guide instructional and intervention decisions is required."
- SCMTSS Framework and Guidance Document 2019
This SCMTSS Framework is adapted from the Response to Intervention (RTI) document updated by the Office of Early Learning and Literacy (SCDE, 2016).
SCMTSS is founded on six core principles that are essential for students and educators to succeed:
Leadership
Building Capacity and Infrastructure
Communication and Collaboration
Data-Based Problem Solving
Tiered Instruction
Data Evaluation
●A prevention framework for school improvement made up of core components and features
●Supports all students, including those students in need of enrichment
●Flexible for schools and districts to customize to meet their unique circumstances
●Collaborative and incorporates a team-based approach of representative stakeholders
●Data driven, using multiple valid and reliable data sources
●Framework that can be used to assist with special education decisions
●Good teaching!
A program or curriculum
Just for struggling students or students with disabilities
A one-size-fits-all prescriptive model
The responsibility of one teacher or one specialist
Based on assumptions or unreliable data
Prereferral process for special education
Not something else to do!
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•Are students meeting short-term goals that will help them reach their long-term goals?
•Are students making progress at acceptable rates?
•Should instruction be adjusted or changed?