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Byram Hills administrators outline MTSS screening, diagnostics and role of special education
Summary
District administrators described a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) framework, the screening and diagnostic assessments the district is piloting, and how special education fits into MTSS during the Oct. 14 Board of Education meeting.
Byram Hills Central School District administrators told the Board of Education on Oct. 14 that the district has been working for several years to formalize its multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to identify and intervene for students with academic and social‑emotional needs.
Administrators said MTSS is the district’s foundational approach for high‑quality instruction, data‑driven supplemental interventions and progress monitoring. “It’s not a single program,” Megan McCauley said. “It’s literally the foundation that sets every system and structure we do inside schools to support kids.”
The district described a three‑tiered model. Tier 1 is universal, high‑quality classroom instruction. Tier 2 provides supplemental, small‑group supports for students who do not respond to Tier 1. Tier 3 offers more intensive, often individual interventions for students who need sustained support.
How students move through the tiers—administrators said—relies on data. The district uses short universal screeners…
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