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Beverly presenter outlines MTSS framework as district wrestles with scheduling and data challenges
Summary
At the March 11 SISLE meeting, Aaron Brown presented a district-level Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), describing tiered instruction and interventions, data practices and gaps in tools/scheduling that the district says must be fixed to improve targeted supports for students.
Aaron Brown, identified in the meeting as the district presenter, described MTSS as "a proactive, data-driven and preventative framework," and walked the Beverly School Committee through how the district uses tiered instruction to support students.
Brown told the committee that tier one represents universal instruction that should meet grade-level expectations for roughly "80 to 90%" of students, while tier two targets small groups (about "5 to 15%") with unit-specific interventions and tier three provides intensive, diagnostic-driven supports for a smaller group ("1 to 5%"). She emphasized that MTSS is a framework rather than a prescription and that implementation varies by building and grade level.
Brown highlighted five core components of strong tier-one…
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