Promise of MTSS: What do we know and still need to learn from MTSS research?

·  What is an Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Support?

·  Brief History of I-MTSS: Major Milestones Toward an Integrated Framework

·  Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Support: What’s in a Name?

·  What is the Current State of I-MTSS Implementation in the United States?

·  Does Research Support an Integrated Multi-tiered System of Support Framework?

·  What key lessons have we learned from I-MTSS Research Network?

Equity in MTSS: How do we ensure access, representation, meaningful participation, & positive outcomes for all?

·  MTSS is a powerful framework that can support all students, but it requires intentional actions to ensure equity. To truly address educational disparities and promote positive outcomes, we must ensure that all students have equal access to resources, quality instruction, positive interactions, are represented in decision-making, and experience meaningful participation throughout the process.

·  Equity is not an add-on but must be integrated into every layer of MTSS—from policy development to data collection to intervention strategies.

·  Including All Stakeholders in Critical Collaborative Inquiry Cycles

·  Centering Equity within the PBIS Framework: Overview and Evidence of Effectiveness

·  Data System Integrity Tool for Equity-Focused Decisions

·  Equity by Design:

o Foundations of Equity-Focused MTSS

o Students are Not Their Behavior: Returning to the Roots of Multitier Systems of Behavior Support

MTSS-A: How do we support students’ academic needs in an MTSS framework?

·  MTSS for Academics (MTSS-A) focuses on evidence-based practices, fidelity, differentiation, and data-based decision making. Key gaps in our understanding of MTSS-A include universal (Tier 1) curriculum to meet all students’ needs, defining Tier 3, implementation in secondary settings, and integration of academic, behavior, and mental health support across tiers.

·  There is a need to look more broadly at MTSS in terms of integration—across areas and systems.

·  What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides

·  National Center for Intensive Intervention

·  Integrated MTSS Fidelity Rubric

MTSS-SEB/MH: How do we support students’ SEB and MH needs in MTSS?

·  SEB and mental health are critical to student success, both at school and beyond.

·  Intentionally creating educational spaces that are able to provide safe, predictable, and responsive learning environments is necessary for effective academic instruction to exist.

·  PBIS Implementation Blueprint

·  Mental Health and Well-Being in PBIS

·  Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach within a PBIS Framework

·  Equity in PBIS

·  PBIS Cultural Responsiveness Field Guide: Resources for Trainers and Coaches

MTSS Panel: What are opportunities/challenges in MTSS policy and practice?

Dr. Sarah Sayko, National Center on Improving Literacy (Facilitator)

Dr. Kim Traverso, Education Consultant and Program Manager, CT State Dept of Education,

Dr. Rosemary Reilly-Chammat, Director, Office of Health and Wellness, RI Dept of Education, &

Dr. Kimberly St. Martin, Director, MI MTSS Technical Assistance Center

·  Leveraging Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to Enhance Educational Leadership

·  MiMTSS Technical Assistance Center

·  MTSS at Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)

Aligning Systems in MTSS: How can we integrate supports within MTSS?

·  MTSS is rooted in implementation science practice: Consider systems coaching as an implementation driver and strategy to facilitate systems alignment

·  Systems alignment facilitates the prevention of EBP abandonment: Explore and enhance de-implementation to improve implementation—MTSS has the potential to optimize implementation of other EBPs

·  MTSS can help us address growing workforce needs, and improve organizational health and wellness: Improved working conditions and supporting educators will be critical for increasing academic performance and implementation of high fidelity social and behavioral programming

·  Active Implementation Hub

·  The Research Institute for Implementation Science in Education

·  National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments

MTSS Next Steps: What key messages and actions will we take away from this forum?

·  We have a good understanding of effective interventions but still have a way to go in better understanding how to help school implement MTSS well

·  MTSS is being promoted at the policy level but may not be lacking in deep understanding in what it is (particularly in an integrated model) and how to pull it off

·  Important to move away from just focusing on pockets of excellence to a comprehensive framework that focuses on a systems approach for MTSS scale-up while producing meaningful outcomes for all learners

·  PBIS Blueprints