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Danville Area SD outlines districtwide MTSS rollout and expands school-based mental health services
Summary
District staff presented a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) manual and described how newly filled mental-health positions, insurance billing steps and an electronic medical record will be used to expand school-based care.
Danville Area School District staff on Wednesday briefed the board of directors on the district’s implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) and gave an update on newly expanded school-based mental-health services.
The presentation, led by district staff members Mrs. Delgado and Ms. Wenrick, described MTSS as a districtwide framework that uses a consistent assessment calendar, aligned curriculum, mental-health providers and regular data analysis to match supports to individual students’ academic, behavioral, social-emotional and mental-health needs.
The MTSS manual provided to board members explains the three tiers of intervention: Tier 1 (universal instruction, roughly 80% of students), Tier 2 (targeted small-group interventions, about 5–15%) and Tier 3 (intensive individualized supports, roughly 5%). Mrs. Delgado…
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