Common use of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS Clause in Contracts

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS. The core School Based Intervention Team (SBIT) shall have the responsibility for completing and organizing all MTSS paperwork for students within the school. The exceptions shall be the parent contact form, the request for initial referral to the SBIT, the brief functional behavior assessment form and progress monitoring documentation. The MTSS SBIT will provide a statement of the student problem, baseline data, and identifying several research/evidence based intervention strategies from which the classroom teacher may select for implementation. Additionally, the MTSS SBIT will create a detailed student intervention plan to include: a goal statement for targeted outcome, detailed summary of intervention and necessary resources, provision of the intervention resources to the classroom teacher, initiation date and length of time of intervention implementation, process for monitoring student progress and the name and position of person initiating the intervention. Participation by classroom teachers as part of the core SBIT shall be strictly voluntary. If SBIT meetings or parent conferences are held during the student day, appropriate coverage shall be provided to release the classroom teacher to attend said meeting. The classroom teacher shall not be responsible for copying of pamphlets or other generic information for distribution to parents. New teachers shall be provided MTSS training covering information on Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 implementation. Current teachers shall be given the opportunity to attend refresher training, including graphing, which must include specific written directions on how to create the graphs. If possible, all training shall occur during the regular work day. Any after-hours training shall be paid at the current inservice rate. No teacher shall be required to implement MTSS procedures until training has been provided. Any teacher who has students participating in any tier of the MTSS and would like the SBIT to complete the graphing, shall provide accurate data on the specified form. The data will be converted to a graph by the SBIT. Teachers shall be held harmless for using the SBIT for data graphing purposes. At the beginning of the school year, guidance counselors and administrators shall make every reasonable attempt to equalize distribution of Tier 2 and Tier 3 MTSS students.