MTSS

Another acronym you'll hear at our school is MTSS, or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. These tiers are used to support students in academics, such as reading and math, as well as in their behavioral development.

The graphic below is a common illustration of how our multi-tiered system works.

Tier 2 provides instruction to groups of students who demonstrate behaviors considered at risk.

Tier 3 provides individual students with specific instruction to address their individual behavioral growth.

You can think of them as layers. All students receive Tier 1 instruction, some students benefit from the additional support of Tier 2 instruction, and a few students benefit from the support of Tiers 1 & 2 instruction, as well as individually planned instruction provided in Tier 3.