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Curriculum Director
Network
March 25, 2014
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Purpose
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Review Definition of Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
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Identify the Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Building Blocks
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Introduction to Collaborative Inquiry Questions
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Review MTSS assessment video
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Lessons Learned from the Tier I Pilot – Guest Speaker
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MTSS – Activity #1
Definitions:
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What IS Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?
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So, What is MTSS About in Iowa?
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Implementation of the Iowa Early Learning Standards
and the Iowa Core
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Evidence-based instruction and intervention
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Used with academics and behavior
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Prevention and early intervention
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Linking and matching instruction to the assessment at
all levels
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Tiered or leveled intensification of intervention
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On-going monitoring and response
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Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids
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Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •
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MTSS – Activity #1
Definitions:
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What IS Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?
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What ISN’T Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?
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What MTSS is Not About in Iowa
 Only
struggling learners
 A single
way of doing
business
 A special education
identification process
 A means of finding
learning disabilities
 Used only for Child Find
purposes
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 Doing what we
have
always done
 Only
interventions to
Simply doing ‘something’
as an Intervention
 Failing to teach missing or
deficit skills
 Failing to provide
going monitoring
Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall
2013 •
on-
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MTSS – Activity #1
Definitions:
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What IS Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?
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What ISN’T Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?
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What are the BENEFITS of implementing a Multi Tiered
System of Support (MTSS)?
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Benefits of MTSS
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Provides immediate
assistance to students
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Know immediately, “Is
what we are doing
working?”
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Proactive not Reactive
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Uses resources wisely in a
school system
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Focus is on ALL students
from the beginning
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Know which students need
more/different
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Know what each individual
student needs
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Raise student achievement
systemically
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Provide structures to
deliver what students need
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Embrace a culture of
“every student can learn”
Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall
2013 •
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MTSS Building Blocks
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Consensus
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Infrastructure
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Implementation
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Sustainability
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Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids
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Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •
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Building Blocks, con’t
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Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids
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Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •
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So…What how do we begin our
MTSS work?
 Collaborative
Inquiry Questions (Handout)
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Introduction
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Format
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C4K document previously embargoed
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Collaborative Inquiry Questions
- Partner Participation
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Establish a Partner
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Review the Document
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Using the Collaborative Inquiry Question quick write
(handout), determine…..
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Identify 3 things your group was excited to see
a.
Individually share your thoughts about how you will
use this document in your district
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Iowa’s TIER - Video
https://www.educateiowa.gov/early-literacy-implementation
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Early Literacy Guest Speaker(s) –
Lesson Learned
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Guest Speaker(s)
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What lessons did you learn from your involvement in the Tier I
Pilot?
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Tell us about the assessments – FAST and IGDS
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Thinking about continuing this work into next year, what excites
you?
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Building Blocks - Consensus
Is…
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Arriving at a final decision
acceptable to all
A gathering or synthesis of
ideas
Is Not…
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Everyone agreeing
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A unanimous vote
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A majority vote
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A process for group decision
making
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Conflict or resistance will be
overcome immediately
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Used in leadership teams,
grade levels or buildings
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Everyone’s first choice
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Achieving better solutions
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Building Blocks - Infrastructure
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Leadership Team
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District Leadership Team (DLT)
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Building Leadership Team (BLT)
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Professional Learning Committee – PLC (Grade Level Team)
Collaborative Inquiry Process – questions that guide thinking
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MTSS Guiding Questions (Handout)
On-going professional development, consensus checks, and
infrastructure review
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Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids
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Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •
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Building Block – Infrastructure,
Guiding Question, Core
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Guiding Question #1 - Measuring the effectiveness of your
Core
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Are 80% of your students proficient in Core?
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How do you know?
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What assessments do you monitor closely?
How do you track this for ALL students and subgroups?
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Data Tracking Example
Group
Age 4
Pre-K
Kind
Proficiency
SubGroups
Ethnicity (determine for each group)
ELL
SpEd
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
TOTAL
F/R
TAG
How might this data tracking be
easier within our district?
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Building Blocks – Infrastructure,
con’t
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Do you have PLCs or Data Teams?
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Do you have established protocols? (i.e., clear expectations,
consistent questions, analysis of specific assessments,
protected meeting dates and times, etc.)
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Are these PLCs/Data Teams changing instruction in the
classroom?
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How do you know?
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Thoughts
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Think, Pair, Share
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What barriers have you overcome and how?
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What barriers to you foresee on the near horizon?
Identify your Next Steps and what supports you might need