Supporting Students' Wellbeing through MTSS

What is MTSS?

A Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a framework that unifies educational opportunities and supports to improve outcomes and ensure equity for all students.

Our schools are committed to teaming with families to identify and develop individualized supports. Teachers and staff provide academic and behavioral help to all students through this multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) framework.

Intervention

As students navigate their academic career and social/emotional development, the MTSS framework provides a layered system of high-quality, evidence-based instruction, intervention, and assessment practices matched to student strengths and needs.

Tier One: refers to Universal or school-wide instruction and supports to enhance all students' well-being.

Tier Two: refers to targeted interventions and supports for some students, such as small group support.

Tier Three: refers to intensive, individualized interventions and supports for a few students.

Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS)

The Positive Behavior Intervention Support model used at Wolcott Elementary School is designed to help students develop self-discipline and strong social skills within a positive school climate. To achieve that goal, the PBIS Team has developed a matrix of expectations across school settings. These expectations will be directly taught to all students during the first week of school and re-taught as needed throughout the year.

An important element of our PBIS implementation is an ongoing program of school-wide celebrations. Based on both group and individual Responsible, Respectful, and Safe behavior, celebrations allow us to recognize all that is going well here. To that end, we have implemented an “Eagle Stamp” system of daily checks and communication concerning a student’s success at being Responsible, Respectful, and Safe.