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Wood River High tells trustees PBIS/MTSS data are reducing referrals and improving reading gains

Blaine County School District Board of Trustees · November 11, 2025
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Summary

Wood River High School assistant principals outlined the school's PBIS and MTSS frameworks, describing tiered supports (Tier 1~80–85%, Tier 2~15%, Tier 3~5%), mentoring interventions like Check and Connect, and data tracking that the presenters said yielded strong gains for students in targeted IXL interventions.

Samantha Johnson, one of the vice principals at Wood River High School, and colleague Madeline told the district board on Nov. 10 that the school's multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are reducing serious behavior referrals, improving attendance interventions and producing measurable academic gains.

"Within education, we have a framework to provide both behavior and academic supports called MTSS for multi tiered systems of support," Johnson said, describing…

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