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Bethel Park staff outline MTSS, special‑education and literacy plans for new consolidated elementary
Summary
District student-support leaders described a consolidated MTSS model, expanded special-education and therapy staffing, universal design features and literacy work aligned to Pennsylvania's Act 135 of 2024 — including the district's adoption of CKLA and plans for screening and intervention.
David Minch, director of student support services, said the new single-site elementary will let the district concentrate specialists and services in one location to reduce inequities created by having those services split across five buildings. He described three pillars of MTSS — academics, social-emotional, and behavior — and said a schedule with 50-minute blocks and an embedded flex time will allow Tier 3 interventions up to five days per week.
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