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Weston presents MTSS staffing, CIL model and grade‑5 teaming options as board weighs class‑size tradeoffs
Summary
District leaders defended a multi‑tiered MTSS approach and the current Curriculum & Instruction Leader (CIL) staffing model while urging preservation of a two‑teacher fifth‑grade teaming model; board members pressed for monitoring metrics and enrollment impacts on class sizes.
District curriculum leaders used the budget workshop to explain how testing, MTSS, and staffing choices connect to instructional outcomes and enrollment planning.
Tina (district curriculum lead) explained that the MTSS framework combines Tier 1 high‑quality core instruction with targeted Tier 2 and intensive Tier 3 interventions informed by universal screening tools. "MTSS is a framework, it's a system on how we are responding to the needs of the students based on the resources," she said, stressing that the system is fluid and data‑driven. She cited NWEA (math/reading) and DIBELS (K–3 reading) as core screeners and LAS Links for multilingual learners.
On staffing, Tina outlined interventionist caseloads and frequencies (Tier 2: typically 3–4 sessions/week; Tier 3: 4–5 times/week with smaller…
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