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Volusia links MTSS, mental-health training and security tools to lower referrals and support learning
Summary
Student services leaders told the board that expanded MTSS implementation, mental-health training for staff, targeted interventions and security measures contributed to large declines in behavioral referrals and supported academic gains.
Student services and safety leaders told the Volusia County School Board on Aug. 12 that a unified approach tying multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), mental-health training and layered security measures helped reduce disciplinary referrals and supported learning across schools. Mike McAuliffe, executive director for grad assurance and student services, described cross-department work that pairs teaching and learning with student services. MTSS coordinators said the district trained more than 170 staff as MTSS chairs and added an administrative accountability dashboard to track…
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