MTSS:MULTI-TIER SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS

Circle High School

Implementation:

▀ 2012-2013 School Year▀ Freshmen & Sophomores

▀ All regular & special education students▀ During Math Assist Classes▀ During Seminar Time on Wednesday

CORE BELIEFS OF MTSS

• Every Child Learns and Achieves to High

Standards

• Learning includes Academic and Social

Competencies

• Every Member of the Education Community

Continues to Grow, Learn, and Reflect

• Every leader at All Levels is Responsible For

Every Student

• Change is Intentional, Coherent, and

Dynamic

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 180 % of Students Should into this Tier

The Core Curriculum is enough Screening of All students (NWEA) Tier 1 is for 50%tile to 100% tile Scary Greens are 25% to 49%tile

No more than 15 % of Students Should fall into this Tier--Screened by AMES

WEB30 minutes of Supplemental work everyday

Tier 2 is for 10%tile to 25%tile

No More than 5 % of Students

Should fall into this Tier60 minutes of Intensive

work everydayTier 3 is for 0%tile to

9%tile

Supplemental and Intensive work is in addition to the Core Curriculum

MTSS Recommended Numbers

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 125% of Current Freshmen are Scary Greens

26/105 StudentsOnly 2 Students are in Special Education

30% of Current Freshmen are @ 50% or Above32/105 Students

24% of Current Freshmen fall into this Tier

25/105 StudentsOnly 1 Student is in Special Education

22/105 StudentsOnly 5 Students are in Special

Education

21% of Current Freshmen fall into

this Tier

Preliminary Data from 2011-2012

Gathered Spring of 2012 & Used for

Enrollment

Scary Greens: 25% to 50%

PLANNED MTSS SCHEDULE

• Used AIMSWEB (Universal screener) to Benchmark all Freshmen & Sophomores in their Math Class.• Created a MTSS class for All Tier II/III students• 0%tile to 25%tile from AIMSWEB benchmarking• Class meets every other day for 90 mins. (student

receives credit for the class)

• Created a Seminar for “Scary Greens”• 25%tile to 50%tile from AIMSWEB benchmarking• Class meets once every week for 50 mins.

• Classes were set up for the entire semester• No changes are made until semester is completed

REALITY!!!!!!!!!!• Re-testing done in Fall• Massive Schedule Changes (BIG ISSUES!!!!)• Created two math classes for MTSS• MTSS Algebra Assist and MTSS Geometry Assist• Algebra Assist and Geometry Assist

• Program ISSUES!!!!! (Learning the MTSS Process)• GRADING TIME/Data entry• Dealing with Bumps in the road

(Teachers/Parents)• Stay Focused on Core Values

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 136% of Current Fr/Soph are Scary Greens

88/244 StudentsOnly 12 Students are in Special Education

57% of Current Fr/Soph are @ 50% or Above140/244 Students

4% of Current Fr/Soph fall into this Tier

9/224 StudentsOnly 1 Student is in Special Education

7/224 Students 3 Students are in Special

Education

3% of Current Fr/Soph fall into

this Tier

Fall 2012-2013

Benchmark Data

Spring Benchmark Data

Tier 3 was 21%Tier 2 was 24%Tier 1Scary Greens was 25%Core was 30%

RESOURCES USED FOR MTSS

• V-Math from Voyager Learning for MTSS assist class (Tier II & Tier III)• Each Level is around $400• We use 3 levels (G, H, & I, which is 6 thru 8 grade)• We do not use the online software.• Resources are consumable workbooks.

• For Seminar, Pre-teaching or Re-teaching of Core Math class concepts during seminar (Scary Greens)• Both MTSS Class & Seminar do 10 mins of math

computation each day they meet.

PROGRESS MONITORING

• MTSS classes & Seminar are Progress Monitored using

AIMSWEB.

• MTSS classes Progress Monitor Tier III every week

• MTSS classes Progress Monitor Tier II every two weeks

• Seminar Scary Greens are Progress Monitored Once a

Month

• We monitor this frequently to show progress to

students (students track their own progress),

parents, and teachers.

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

INFORMING PARENTS & STUDENTS

• Interventionists send letters home @ the beginning of year & @ semester to inform them why their student is placed in MTSS class.

• Interventionists & Counselors call in students and inform them of placement in the MTSS class or Seminar, and why.

1ST SEMESTER

• Class changes were done by Mid-September

• Back Probing to find instructional grade level began for

the 1st Week

• Started with 7 students in Tier III (intensive instruction)

• Started with 9 students in Tier II

• Started with 88 students as Scary Greens

• Out of the 88 those who were not already receiving assistance

in another assist class were placed into a Seminar class.

• Ended Semester with 0 Tier III Students!!!!!

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 140% of Current Fr/Soph are Scary Greens

95/236 StudentsOnly 14 Students are in Special Education

51% of Current Fr/Soph are @ 50% or Above120/236 Students

9% of Current Fr/Soph fall into this Tier

21/236 StudentsOnly 2 Student is in Special Education

NONE FROMWINTER

BENCHMARK

Winter Data 2012-2013

Fall Benchmark Data

Tier 3 3%

Tier 2 4%

Tier 1Scary Greens 36%Core 57%

1ST SEMESTER RESULTS

• Used AIMSWEB (Universal screener) to Benchmark all Freshmen & Sophomores in their Math Class in December (excluding Algebra II).• Started with 7 students in Tier III (intensive

instruction); ended with ZERO• Started with 9 students in Tier II; ended with 21• Started with 88 students as Scary Greens, and

ended with 95

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Tier I Scary Greens Tier II Tier III

2ND SEMESTER

• Schedule changes were completed before Winter Break• New to Tier II students were backwards probed to find

instructional level.• Students who stayed in Tier II continued V-Math from

previous semester.• Scary Greens were placed again in an Assist Class or a

Seminar.

• Interventionists send letters home @ the beginning of semester to inform them why their student is placed in MTSS class.

• Interventionists & Counselors called in students and informed them of placement in the MTSS class or Seminar and why.

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 114% of Current Fr/Soph are Scary Greens

33/229 StudentsOnly 5 Students are in Special Education

73% of Current Fr/Soph are @ 50% or Above166/229 Students

12% of Current Fr/Soph fall into this Tier

27/229 StudentsOnly 1 Student is in Special Education

3/229 Students 2 Students are in Special

Education

1 % of Current Fr/Soph fall into

this Tier

Spring 2012-2013

Benchmark Data

Completed by Mid-April

Winter Benchmark Data

Tier 3 None

Tier 2 9%

Tier 1

Scary Greens 40%Core 51%

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Tier I Scary Greens Tier II Tier III

END OF YEAR RESULTS

• Started with 0 students in Tier III (intensive instruction); ended with 3 (all were students who moved into the district)

• Started with 21 students in Tier II; ended with 27

• Started with 88 students as Scary Greens, and ended with 33

STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS

• Students were asked their level of confidence before & after MTSS• Scores increased from 5.8 to 8.2 on a scale from 1 to 10

• Student Comments• It was very boring but it helped.• I’m starting to care.• Math has gotten easier to understand and simpler.• I became better at math.• I can teach others.

CHANGES FOR YEAR TWO

• Make a intervention check list

• Schedule regular meetings once a month for team and interventionists

• Surveys for Students and Faculty

• Survey for Interventionists

• More Celebrations for progress

CHANGES FOR YEAR TWO

• Communication with parents• Email Progress Monitoring pdf from AIMS WEB

• Better Communication with staff concerning those in MTSS

• Skills to work on with Scary Greens during Seminar• Counselor is prepared to give the benchmark test

to new students. • Verify that MTSS Assist classes are at the same

time.• Created Financial Algebra for those juniors who are

not going into Algebra II or beyond

FACULTY BUY IN

• We had our staff take both timed AIMSWEB Benchmark tests

• We then had them grade their own

• Faculty realized that basic math skills were more important than 1st believed.

• MTSS team sends out emails to all staff concerning MTSS activities in progress.

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 18% of Current Fr/Soph are Scary Greens

16/197 Students6 Students are in Special Education

87% of Current Fr/Soph are @ 50% or Above171/197 Students

3% of Current Fr/Soph fall into this Tier

6/197 Students2 Student is in Special Education

4/197 Students 3 Students are in Special

Education

2 % of Current Fr/Soph fall into

this Tier

Fall 2013 Benchmark

Data

Spring 2013 Benchmark Data

Tier 3 1%

Tier 2 12%

Tier 1Scary Greens 14%Core 73%

TEAM DECISION NOTEBOOK

• Assessment Protocol• Curriculum Protocol• Core• V-Math

• Schedule• Criteria of who goes where• Tiers

• Intervention Checklist• Communication Plan

TEAM DECISION NOTEBOOK

• Changes for next year• Instructional Planning Chart• Paper Implementation Tool• ICM survey• Student & Faculty Surveys• Core Values• Team Norms

CHS MTSS LEADERSHIP TEAM

• Linda Pyle-Language Arts lpyle@usd375.org• Raylin Ledbetter-Math

rledbetter@usd375.org• Sherri Coble-Special Ed scoble@usd375.org