Welcome to the Intervention Team information page. Here, you may find details about our team, our team's meeting dates, Intervention's role in the MTSS (Multi-tiered System of Supports), and more.

Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a framework many schools use to give targeted support to struggling students. You may also hear it called the MTSS framework, the MTSS process, or the MTSS model. 

MTSS is designed to help schools identify struggling students early and intervene quickly. It focuses on the “whole child,” meaning that it supports not only their academic growth, but many other areas, as well. These areas include behavior, social and emotional needs, and absenteeism (not attending school).

The tiers of support are a huge part of MTSS. They get more intense from one level to the next. For example, a child getting small group interventions may need to “move up” to one-on-one help.

MTSS supports the adults at the school, too. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — the main education law for public schools — cites MTSS as a way to increase teacher effectiveness. ESSA gives states funding that can be used for professional development to help teachers use MTSS.

MTSS is not the same thing as a Response to Intervention (RTI). It is more comprehensive, but it may still include the three tiers of RTI.

Reference: What is MTSS?