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Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based three-tiered framework to improve and integrate all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day.

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How does the MTSS framework relate to the pre-referral process we learned about in the module? Is this something separate or is MTSS part of the pre-referral process?

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MTSS takes a proactive approach to identifying students with academic or behavioral needs.

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"Schools using MTSS seek successful educational and behavioral outcomes for all students, regardless of challenges. The flexibility of this framework allows students to move from tier to tier as needed, without prescribed timelines." 

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"Schools using MTSS seek successful educational and behavioral outcomes for all students, regardless of challenges. The flexibility of this framework allows students to move from tier to tier as needed, without prescribed timelines." 

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There are so many great elements within MTSS that results in an overal positive school climate if successful.

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a framework of interventions and supports designed to address these behavioral and academic challenges.

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PBIS helps create positive and safe learning environments. It's NOT a curriculum...it's a commitment to work together as parents, teachers, therapists, and more.

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"The flexibility of this framework allows students to move from tier to tier as needed, without prescribed timelines."

This reminded me of the plants in my class. The kids are responsible for watering them and while they inevitably get droopy/sad a few times each year, they always come back. I keep them to show kids what I mean when I tell them growth is not linear.

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Some schools utilize the Check in Check Out system

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Some schools utilize the Check in Check Out system

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MTSS is about being proactive and addressing needs (both academic and behavioral) as a collaborative team as soon as possible.

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Response to Intervention (RtI) is a multi-tiered approach that schools use to help students with learning and behavioral needs. The goal of RtI is to identify and support students early, and to provide interventions that are based on research and proven to work.

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MTSS is a proactive approach to help students who struggle with academics and have behavioral issues.

"MTSS creates a positive environment for all students which in turn impacts school climate."

Key components

Universal screening of all students early in the school year

Tiers of interventions that can be amplified in response to levels of need

Ongoing data collection and continual assessment

Schoolwide approach to expectations and supports

Parent involvement

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Tier 1 emphasizes modeling, teaching, and acknowledging positive social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) skills.

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A large part of MTSS is to provide early interventions. If we can identify kiddos who need extra early on and have a plan of intervention, we (hopefully) can keep them from falling behind year after year.

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The focus at Tier 2 is supporting students who are at risk for developing more serious unwanted behaviors before they start. Essentially, intervention at this level is more targeted than Tier 1 but less intensive than Tier 3.

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PBIS can help educators address behavioral challenges in a positive way.

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when schools implement PBIS with fidelity, students with disabilities experience: (a) improved SEB outcomes and (b) reduced exclusionary discipline (i.e., office discipline referrals, suspensions, restraint, seclusion)

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At Tier 3, these students receive more intensive, individualized support to improve their behavioral and academic outcomes. Tier 3 strategies work for students with developmental disabilities, autism, emotional and behavioral disorders, and students with no diagnostic label at all.

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MTSS helps schools identify struggling students early both academically and behaviorally which is crucial.

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MTSS grew from RTI and PBIS.

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"Do not wait for failure" is a key message regarding the MTSS process.

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The school I work at uses what we call RTI forms to track the implementation of accommodations/interventions and the students' responses but we never talk about tiers. I could see the benefits to dividing the services provided into categories, so I'm wondering if there are benefits to not thinking in terms of tiers.

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RTI is about high quality and tiered instruction, ongoing and consistent assessments and parent involvement is crucial.

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Taking a proactive approach while conducting the MTSS process will ideally achieve the overall goals: positive school climate, increased teacher retention and reduced discipline referrals.

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Tier 1 – Universal or primary – Majority of students

Tier 2 – Secondary – Small groups of students

Tier 3 – Tertiary – Individual students

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"Be Safe, Be respectful, Be responsible"

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"Be Safe, Be respectful, Be responsible"

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During the MTSS process interventions and support can provide relationship building which is a key factor.

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MTSS is similar to the Vanderbilt module in my opinion.