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Board reviews multi‑tiered systems of support (MTSS) presentation; staff estimate multi‑year rollout
Summary
Carrie Henderson, executive director of teaching and learning, gave a second MTSS presentation highlighting universal design for learning, data‑driven decision making, family engagement gaps and an estimated five‑to‑seven‑year timeline to fully systematize MTSS in the district.
The Arlington School District board received a second presentation on multi‑tiered systems of support (MTSS) from Carrie Henderson, executive director of teaching and learning, who framed MTSS as a districtwide, evidence‑based continuum of academic and behavioral supports.
Henderson emphasized universal design for learning (UDL) and repeated the presentation’s refrain that "kids are not broken," saying MTSS matches the intensity of instruction to student need. She described MTSS core components drawn from Washington state's model and the American Institutes for Research: universal screening, diagnostic assessment, progress monitoring, multi‑level prevention and data‑based decision making.
Henderson said family and community…
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