TIER 3
Prior to Meeting
Meeting Agenda
Participants
Follow-up
Teacher meets with SST coordinator and
reviews supporting data from Tiers 1 & 2. Be
sure to check on speech therapy and if this is
already in place, include therapist in your
discussions.
If SST is warranted, a letter is sent to parent
regarding their child’s entrance into SST
(include background questionnaire with letter;
vision/hearing should have already been
screened at Tier 2)
Meeting 1 is scheduled
SST coordinator meets with school
psychologist to discuss case and decide on
diagnostic needs
Psychologist tests the child
Speech and OT observe the child if needed
SST coordinator schedules meeting and
invites team members
Share child’s progress with team
members
Have parent sign consent for
diagnostics and hearing/vision
screening (clarify for the parent that this
is only to provide information for our
intervention plan and is not a consent
for a comprehensive special education
evaluation)
Parent
Regular ed teacher
Intervention teachers
SST coordinator
OT and Speech therapist, if
appropriate
Log in IC
Share results of diagnostic screenings
Review continued monitoring of Tier 2
interventions
Develop Tier 3 plan (documented in
writing)
Parent
Regular ed teacher
Intervention teachers
SST coordinator
OT and Speech therapist, if
appropriate
School Psychologist
Log in IC
Monitor Tier 3 plan
Meeting 3
(held within 6
weeks of
Meeting 2)
Schedule meeting and invite team members
Teacher prepares presentation of results data
Report on progress made with Tier 3
intervention to this point
Tweak plan as needed
Parent
Regular ed teacher
Intervention teachers
SST coordinator
Log in IC
Monitor plan
Meeting 4
(held within
about 6
weeks of
Meeting 3)
Teacher prepares or prints out visual of
intervention results data
SST coordinator schedules meeting and
invites team members
Report on student progress with
targeted intervention
Make a decision about the next step
(stay in SST, move back to Tier 2
intensity level, or sign consent for a full
evaluation)
If an evaluation is warranted, have
parent sign consent, give them a copy of
parent rights, and the psychologist will
notify special ed office so that federal
time line can be implemented.
Parent
Regular ed teacher
Intervention teachers
SST coordinator
OT and Speech therapist, if
appropriate
School Psychologist
Log in IC
Continue with Tier 3
interventions, passing
results on to
psychologist prior to
staffing
SST
Meeting 1
Meeting 2
(held within
about 3
weeks of
Meeting 1)