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Board presses for concrete plans after MTSS overview as middle‑school scores lag
Summary
Saucon Valley board heard a detailed MTSS (multi‑tiered system of supports) presentation outlining schoolwide tiered interventions and referral counts. Directors pressed for explicit, grade‑level actions after data showed middle‑school academic weaknesses and mental‑health referral spikes.
The Saucon Valley School District board spent the largest portion of its March 10 meeting on a detailed presentation about the district’s multi‑tiered system of supports, or MTSS, and followed with extended questions from directors about measurable outcomes for struggling students.
Doctor Tienhor, who led the presentation, described MTSS as a three‑tier framework that uses universal instruction and data to identify students who need extra help, then routes them to targeted (Tier 2) or intensive (Tier 3) supports. He told the board that 240 students had been referred districtwide this year, producing 376 total referrals because some students were referred for multiple concerns. “So the total number of students who were referred thus far this year… it’s 240…
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