Multi tiered Systems of Supports - Academics

Pennsylvania’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a standards-aligned, comprehensive school improvement FRAMEWORK for enhancing academic, behavioral and social-emotional outcomes for ALL students. Response to Intervention (RTI) refers to the methodology that is used to determine how slow is slow (rate of growth) and how low is low (student’s level of performance), as an alternative to ability-achievement discrepancy within the Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Determination process.

Cross-disciplinary teams represented at the district, school, grade and individual levels use a problem-solving process to integrate evidence-based academic, behavioral and social-emotional practices matched to student needs and with fidelity of implementation. A continuum of supports and services exists at all Tiers and is undergirded by high-quality professional learning, cultural responsivity, partnership and meaningful involvement with families, and dynamic decision-making that rests on the use of reliable and valid data sources. Sustainability (transformational change) is the ultimate implementation goal of a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and is very much contingent upon Leadership, Organization and Competency.

List of Training Opportunities

  • On-site overview of the RtII framework
  • On-site consultation related to:
    • Data teaming
    • Data collection
    • Progress monitoring
    • Intervention

For More Information

For more information on MTSS and upcoming trainings, please contact:

Peter Domencic - Reading
Training and Consultation Staff
Intermediate Unit 1
724-938-3241 ext. 711
Peter.Domencic@iu1.org

Rodney Hardy - Mathematics
Training and Consultation Staff
724-938-3241 ext. 162
rodney.hardy@iu1.org

Dr. Kristin J. Szewczyk
Assistant Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator
724-938-3241 ext. 242
kristin.szewczyk@iu1.org