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Byram Hills lays out MTSS expansion, new screeners and teacher training
Summary
District administrators described updates to the multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS): piloting Renaissance STAR as a universal screener, aligning tiers K–12, integrating special education decisions with MTSS data, building a single data dashboard and expanding teacher professional learning.
Byram Hills Central School District officials used the Oct. 14 meeting to describe how the district is expanding its multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS), changing assessment tools and investing in teacher training and data systems to better identify and support students who need additional academic help.
"MTSS stands for the multi tiered systems of support," said Megan, the district MTSS lead, describing it as "not a single program" but the foundation that "sets every system and structure we do inside schools to support kids." Administrators said MTSS guides a set of aligned goals — from board priorities down through…
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