'24 MSAA Summer Institute

A multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is a proactive and preventative framework that integrates data and instruction to maximize student achievement and support students social, emotional, and behavior needs from a strengths-based perspective. MTSS offers a framework for educators to engage in data-based decision making related to program improvement, high-quality instruction and intervention, social and emotional learning, and positive behavioral supports necessary to ensure positive outcomes for districts, schools, teachers, and students. 
 
For the MTSS framework to be implemented successfully, school leaders must lead, communicate, and participate in many (if not all) areas of implementation. School leaders must also understand the importance of student-level work, systems-level problem solving, and assist in building a mindset that every student is the responsibility of every teacher and helping staff take ownership of the continuous improvement process (Marlowe, 2021).