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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 elementary leaders describe MTSS rollout, LETRS training and upcoming curriculum adoption
Summary
District staff and elementary principals reviewed multi-tiered supports, structured literacy training (LETRS), assessment use and school highlights during a board work session; the board approved the meeting agenda 5-0.
At a district board work session, Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 staff and elementary principals reported on school-site councils’ efforts to implement Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), expand structured literacy training through LETRS and prepare a district curriculum adoption recommendation that will come to the board in April.
District presenters told the board the district is using a three-tier MTSS framework—described in the presentation as roughly 80% universal (Tier 1), 15% targeted small-group intervention (Tier 2) and 5% intensive individualized support (Tier 3)—to coordinate academic, behavioral and social-emotional supports across elementary schools. A staff member said the district uses universal screening and progress monitoring, and that FastBridge (reading) and iReady (math) are administered to guide interventions.
The presenter described common classroom and building strategies used under MTSS: 30-minute MTSS blocks for reading and math, regular data reviews every four to six weeks, check-in/check-out systems for at-risk students, behavior flowcharts to…
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