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Urbandale staff outline Multi-Tiered System of Support, stress universal instruction and progress monitoring
Summary
District presenters described MTSS work: clarified Tier 1 instruction, use of universal screeners and EduCLIMBER for data, standard interventions, and training for interventionists. Staff set benchmarks for response rates at each tier and noted ongoing improvements and remaining work on intensive behavior supports.
Urbandale Community School District staff presented an update on the district’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), describing the system’s structure, tools and recent changes.
Brittany Schall, director of teaching and learning, and Stephanie Davis, director of student services and equity, described MTSS as a tiered model to prevent and respond to students’ academic and social-emotional needs. They framed the model with a prevention analogy: Tier 1 is universal instruction (like daily dental care), Tier 2 is supplemental short-term support, and Tier 3 is more…
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