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District details MTSS/AIS plan; principals say highest‑need students receive services by second week
Summary
Administrators presented the district's academic intervention services (AIS) within a multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS), explaining screening tools, tier thresholds, typical group sizes and a goal to start intensive interventions for the most‑needy students by the second week of school.
GOSHEN, N.Y. — At the Feb. 18 board meeting, administrators gave a districtwide briefing on academic intervention services and the district’s MTSS (multi‑tiered system of supports), outlining how the schools screen students, assign tiered interventions and monitor progress.
“Academic intervention services … are our supplemental services that truly is in addition to what we offer with the core curriculum,” Jason Carter, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction, personnel and technology, told the board. He summarized the district goal: to identify student needs quickly and move students toward proficiency so fewer children require more intensive supports.
Staff described the MTSS tiers used across buildings: tier 1 (universal core instruction) typically includes 80–90% of students; tier 2 (strategic small groups) is about 5–15% with group sizes usually 4–8 and sessions one to three times per week; tier 3 (intensive…
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