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Committee flags RTI/MTSS language for appendix D after extended discussion of intervention tiers
Summary
Committee members and educators urged adding clearer language about tiered interventions (RTI/MTSS) to implementation resources in Appendix D so schools can apply standards while meeting students' needs.
Members of the Tennessee ELA standards committee asked the department to add clearer language in Appendix D about tiered interventions commonly called RTI or MTSS.
During the implementation-resources discussion, Chair Kurnegas and committee members raised concerns about how the standards would intersect with local intervention systems. The committee asked whether the appendix should reference tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 interventions and how teachers should use standards guidance…
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