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ASSA staff describe MTSS steps that helped one middle-school student regain engagement
Summary
At an April 14 Pewaukee School District board meeting, ASSA Clark Middle School staff described how a multi-tiered system of supports, combined with special-education services and close teacher collaboration, produced measurable classroom gains for a single student.
ASSA Clark Middle School staff told the Pewaukee School District board on April 14 that a coordinated multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), combined with special-education services and frequent teacher collaboration, helped one sixth‑grade student move from disengagement to measurable classroom growth.
The presentation, led by Katie Spadoni, ASSA principal, and classroom and intervention staff, laid out how classroom-level adjustments (tier 1), targeted pull-out intervention (tier 2), and coordinated use of the student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) worked together to improve the student’s behavior and assessment results.
Spadoni said the case began when classroom formative assessments and screener data — including STAR and AIMSweb benchmarking — showed the student persistently scoring in the lowest percentiles…
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