Purpose
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will develop a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) in Washington by providing training and technical assistance on evidence-based approaches to supporting students’ academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Washington’s MTSS framework will integrate Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Response to Intervention (RtI), which include the installation of evidence-based practices with fidelity, tiered supports to meet a range of student needs, the use of teams for implementation and continuous improvement, data-based decision making and meaningful family engagement. MTSS will help to increase inclusion in least-restrictive environments and academic growth, while also reducing disciplinary exclusions, for students with disabilities.
The program utilizes cascading support from the state, through the regions, to districts, schools, and students. OSPI will contract with regional Education Service Districts, which will be supported by the MTSS Implementation Manager at OSPI, to provide evidence-based systems coaching to districts. State-level design and implementation teams will oversee capacity-building, design, and continuous improvement. Capacity and fidelity of implementation will be assessed using standardized tools (SSFI, DSFI, TFI, R-TFI). Once fidelity is achieved, student outcomes will be reviewed to assess impact. Fidelity and student outcome data will be used as part of the continuous improvement process to inform program adjustments.
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2020 Montana
This project will increase local educational agency (LEA) capacity to support and sustain the implementation of the Montana Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) through distance learning and web-based formats for professional development and coaching support focused on data-analytic problem solving a
2020 Arkansas
This project will transform and expand Arkansas’s coherent system of supports through competency-based professional learning and ongoing coaching in order to increase the implementation of high-leverage and other evidence-based practices at the regional, district, and school levels.
2020 Minnesota
Minnesota’s State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) addresses needs identified as part of our State Performance Plan reporting and will continue to be aligned with our State Systemic Improvement Plan, as well as other professional development activities, to improve outcomes for children and yout