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Katy ISD outlines MTSS, expanded pre-K, and support programs including Pregnancy Education & Parenting
Summary
District staff presented a detailed update on intervention programs — MTSS tiers, accelerated instruction rules, pre-K expansion under recent state eligibility, supports for students in foster care, and the Pregnancy Education & Parenting (PEP) program — and trustees asked clarifying questions about implementation and access.
Katy ISD’s director of intervention programs, Heather DeVries, presented an academic update Monday detailing the district’s multilevel student supports from pre-kindergarten through graduation. The presentation covered the district’s MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) framework, accelerated-instruction requirements from recent state legislation, pre-kindergarten expansion and enrollment, supports for students in foster care, and the Pregnancy Education & Parenting (PEP) program.
DeVries described MTSS as a three-tiered model: Tier 1 supports all students in the general-education classroom; Tier 2 provides supplemental small-group supports; and Tier 3 offers intensive, often pull-out services. She said campuses designate an…
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