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Methuen starts MTSS revisioning, plans community competency evenings and a data platform

Methuen School Committee · January 13, 2026

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Summary

Acting Superintendent Dr. Golovski launched a 31‑member MTSS revisioning team, announced two community evenings (Jan. 14 and Jan. 21) about changes to high‑school competency determinations, and said the district is building a Cascades platform with Metamorphics to track interventions.

Acting Superintendent Dr. Lisa Golovski told the Methuen School Committee that the district has launched a Multi‑Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) revisioning team made up of 31 staff members to refine interventions for academic, behavioral and social‑emotional needs.

"MTSS has been around for a while," Golovski said, but the district is "taking a closer look at how we're executing our process and making sure we're being efficient in doing so." She outlined workstreams including bullying prevention, SEL literacy, mapping specialized programming, and chronic absenteeism.

Golovski announced two community evenings for parents to review changes to the high‑school competency determination: Jan. 14 from 5:30–7 p.m. and Jan. 21 from 4–5:30 p.m. in the high‑school cafeteria. She said the district amended the competency determination at the high school to align with DESE expectations and committed to outreach so parents understand how changes may affect individual students.

To expedite communication and data tracking, the district is working with vendor Metamorphics to build a customized platform called Cascades for progress monitoring and intervention documentation. "Less face to face time will be needed," Golovski said, adding the platform will be staged for release next year.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about MTSS tiers, how IEP services intersect with MTSS, and the timeline for full platform rollout. Golovski said MTSS is separate from special education (IEP) processes and that Cascades is in early design stages for Methuen Public Schools.