Curriculum Director Network

1. Curriculum Director Network March 25, 2014

2. Purpose • Review Definition of Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS) • Identify the Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Building Blocks • Introduction to Collaborative Inquiry Questions • Review MTSS assessment video • Lessons Learned from the Tier I Pilot – Guest Speaker

3. MTSS – Activity #1 Definitions: • What IS Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?

4. So, What is MTSS About in Iowa? • Implementation of the Iowa Early Learning Standards and the Iowa Core • Evidence-based instruction and intervention • Used with academics and behavior • Prevention and early intervention • Linking and matching instruction to the assessment at all levels • Tiered or leveled intensification of intervention • On-going monitoring and response • Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •

5. MTSS – Activity #1 Definitions: • What IS Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)? • What ISN’T Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?

6. What MTSS is Not About in Iowa • Only struggling learners • A single way of doing business • A special education identification process • A means of finding learning disabilities • Used only for Child Find purposes • Doing what we have always done • Only interventions to Simply doing ‘something’ as an Intervention • Failing to teach missing or deficit skills • Failing to provide on-going monitoring • Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •

7. MTSS – Activity #1 Definitions: • What IS Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)? • What ISN’T Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)? • What are the BENEFITSof implementing a Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?

8. Benefits of MTSS • Provides immediate assistance to students • Know immediately, “Is what we are doing working?” • Know which students need more/different • Know what each individual student needs • Provide structures to deliver what students need • Proactive not Reactive • Uses resources wisely in a school system • Focus is on ALL students from the beginning • Raise student achievement systemically • Embrace a culture of “every student can learn” • Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •

9. MTSS Building Blocks • Consensus • Infrastructure • Implementation • Sustainability • Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •

10. Building Blocks, con’t 10 • Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •

11. So…What how do we begin our MTSS work? • Collaborative Inquiry Questions (Handout) • Introduction • Format • C4K document previously embargoed

12. Collaborative Inquiry Questions - Partner Participation • Establish a Partner • Review the Document • Using the Collaborative Inquiry Question quick write (handout), determine….. • Identify 3 things your group was excited to see • Individually share your thoughts about how you will use this document in your district

13. Iowa’s TIER - Video https://www.educateiowa.gov/early-literacy-implementation

14. Early Literacy Guest Speaker(s) – Lesson Learned • Guest Speaker(s) • What lessons did you learn from your involvement in the Tier I Pilot? • Tell us about the assessments – FAST and IGDS • Thinking about continuing this work into next year, what excites you?

15. Building Blocks - Consensus Is… Is Not… • Arriving at a final decision acceptable to all • A gathering or synthesis of ideas • A process for group decision making • Used in leadership teams, grade levels or buildings • Achieving better solutions • Everyone agreeing • A unanimous vote • A majority vote • Conflict or resistance will be overcome immediately • Everyone’s first choice

16. Building Blocks - Infrastructure • Leadership Team • District Leadership Team (DLT) • Building Leadership Team (BLT) • Professional Learning Committee – PLC (Grade Level Team) • Collaborative Inquiry Process – questions that guide thinking • MTSS Guiding Questions (Handout) • On-going professional development, consensus checks, and infrastructure review • Collaborating for Iowa’s Kids • Phase One Implementation • Fall 2013 •

17. Building Block – Infrastructure, Guiding Question, Core • Guiding Question #1 - Measuring the effectiveness of your Core • Are 80% of your students proficient in Core? • How do you know? • What assessments do you monitor closely? • How do you track this for ALL students and subgroups?

18. Data Tracking Example Group Proficiency SubGroups Ethnicity (determine for each group) ELL SpEd F/R TAG Age 4 Pre-K Kind 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th TOTAL How might this data tracking be easier within our district?

19. Building Blocks – Infrastructure, con’t • Do you have PLCs or Data Teams? • Do you have established protocols? (i.e., clear expectations, consistent questions, analysis of specific assessments, protected meeting dates and times, etc.) • Are these PLCs/Data Teams changing instruction in the classroom? • How do you know?

20. Thoughts • Think, Pair, Share • What barriers have you overcome and how? • What barriers to you foresee on the near horizon? • Identify your Next Steps and what supports you might need