MTSS Important Terms

What does MTSS stand for?

• Mostly Tired School Staff

• Multi-Tiered System of Supports

• Many Tiers Supporting Students

• Missing the Summer Season

What does UDL stand for?

• Universal Design for Learning

• Understanding Different Learners

• Universal Delivery of Learning

• Unfinished Data Logs

This is the ongoing process of collecting and analyzing data to see if a student is responding to an intervention.

• Data collection

• Grading papers

• Progress monitoring

• Direct Instruction

MTSS is for...

• ALL

• SOME

• Learning Support

• Gifted

About 80% of students fall in this Tier, which is made up of your strong core instruction.

• Tier 1

• Tier 2

• Tier 3

• Gifted

This Tier is targeted interventions for students not making expected progress in Tier 1 and is typically 10-15% of the student population

• Tier 1

• Tier 2

• Tier 3

• Tracee's Group

This Tier is the most intense level of support that provides individualized interventions. This is typically 5% or less of the student population.

• Tier 1

• Tier 2

• Tier 3

• Special Education

A Universal Screener is typically given how many times per year?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 8

An example of a Universal Screener is...

• EDM Unit Assessments

• PSSA

• STAR

• Study Island

In MTSS, supports can be in the area(s) of

• academics

• behavior

• social-emotional

• all of the above