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District details MTSS, universal screening and progress monitoring as tools to raise outcomes
Summary
District presenters described a multi‑tiered system of support (MTSS) built on universal screening (FastBridge/STAR), diagnostic assessments and weekly progress monitoring, saying those systems are driving classroom interventions and modest gains in MCA and literacy scores.
Grand Rapids Public School District staff spent the board meeting detailing the district’s data framework and multi‑tiered systems of support (MTSS), saying universal screening, diagnostic testing and frequent progress monitoring have enabled targeted interventions and helped some students close gaps.
Anna, director of special services, told the board the district aims to screen 97–100% of students with universal tools and use diagnostic assessments to form homogeneous intervention groups. “Universal screening is…
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