Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a model that maximizes efficiency and the impact of available resources. Education borrowed this model from public health, and its roots trace back to the 1950s when Leavell and Clark first published their textbook on preventative medicine.
Just like public health's 3-tiered prevention model, MTSS in education involves matching the intensity of support to the level of student need. Also like public health, MTSS schools align their layers of support to work more efficiently together (e.g, "How can special education benefit from a universal practice?")
MTSS is at the core of SCRED's mission because when schools organize their supports within this framework, effectiveness increases and everyone benefits. Check out our:
The SCRED MTSS A-Frame ™ aligns with Minnesota's MnMTSS framework (Est. 2021)
--- Multi-Layered Practices and Support: A strong Tier 1 (core) — upon which we can layer Tier 2 (supplemental), Tier 3 (intensive), or special education (“Tier 3 on steroids”) supports.
--- Infrastructure for Continuous Improvement: Various teams functioning together like clockwork. Necessary resources available (e.g., schedules, curriculum, training, coaching). Implementation plans with shared accountability.
--- Assessment: Collecting universal screening data, progress monitoring data, and more.
--- Data-Based Decision Making: Defining who, what, when, and how we look at data to guide decisions at the district-, school-, grade-, classroom-, and student level.
--- Family and Community Engagement: Building relational trust and equitable partnerships with families and school and district staff to create shared responsibility between all stakeholders.