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MTSS coordinator outlines child‑study process: 77% of active CST students receive multi‑area supports

Stratham School District School Board · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Brianna Martin, MTSS coordinator at Stratham Memorial School, told the board the child‑study team monitors 57 active files and that most of those students receive supports in two or more areas, emphasizing data‑driven interventions and capacity building.

Brianna Martin, the MTSS (multi‑tiered systems of support) coordinator at Stratham Memorial School, presented the district’s child‑study team (CST) model and intervention data to the board, describing how teams come together every four to eight weeks to monitor progress and design solution plans.

Martin told the board the CST roster included 57 students with active files; if students on monitor status are included the count rises to 74. "Seventy‑seven percent of our students are receiving support in two or more areas," she said, adding that 35 percent receive supports in three or more areas.

She explained that CST meetings vary by student need and usually include the classroom teacher, specialists (literacy, math), school psychologists and other relevant staff. The CST process is data‑driven and uses formative assessments, progress monitoring and additional screeners to decide whether interventions should be intensified or whether an IEP evaluation is warranted.

Martin noted a positive trend: the number of early‑year CST meetings fell from 47 last year to 36 this year, and she interpreted that as an increase in plans that were already in place and required less intensive early‑year triage.

Why it matters: the presentation underscores the scope of intervention services at SMS and how administrators are balancing least‑restrictive practices with cost and capacity. Martin said providing intervention through CST where appropriate is more cost‑effective than placing services in IEPs when not required by law.

What the board asked for: multiple board members requested a copy of Martin’s slide deck for public presentation materials and to use these data points in budget communications describing the range of services funded in the operating budget. Martin and administration agreed to share slides and add them to meeting minutes when approved.

Provenance: presentation and data were drawn from Martin’s MTSS slide deck and her remarks to the board.