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Fairport board hears MTSS rollout emphasizing function-based thinking to curb problem behaviors
Summary
District leaders described a multi-year implementation plan to expand function-based thinking across MTSS tiers, training mental-health staff and teachers to use behavior-focused problem-solving and low-lift data collection to reduce escalations into intensive interventions.
Fairport Central School District officials presented an update on the district'9s multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), outlining plans to scale "function-based thinking" as a preventive approach to student behavior.
"Function based thinking is a proactive approach to understanding student behavior by identifying the function of the student's behavior," Lisa Benson, director of MTSS, told the board. The district described a phased rollout: exploration, installation (training and…
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