Session Materials

Continuous improvement requires the intentional and strategic use of data. In this interactive professional learning series, classroom teachers will enhance their capacity for data-based decision-making by applying universal screening data within the 4-step problem-solving process. This work will lead to more effective Tier 1 literacy instruction and improved student learning outcomes.

Setting up programs and practices to be implemented with fidelity, produce positive outcomes for students, and to sustain over time requires strategic, stage-based planning. Identifying the implementation stage for a program or practice allows ISDs and Districts to improve the quality of support they provide to schools and staff. One tool that can be leveraged to support this intentional thinking is the Implementation Stages Planning Tool (ISPT). By using the ISPT to take a stage-based approach to implementation, ISDs and Districts can identify the current stage of implementation, select targeted stage-based activities to move a program or practice toward full implementation, and determine stage-based outcomes.

This two-part series focuses on Tier 3, the most intensive level of intervention support. A process will be shared to evaluate student response to intervention instruction to design either group or individualized intensive intervention plans. Participants will review example data sets to create group and individualized intensive intervention plans. Participants will reflect on how the process described compliments what is happening in their district or school. Various resources will be shared to support participants in generalizing the information to their settings.

Our Summer Intensifying Literacy Instruction series focuses on the advanced tiers within an MTSS framework. This team-based professional learning includes facilitated work time for Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs). It is designed to ensure an intervention system for one reading intervention for first and/or second grade that allows teams to engage in Data-Based Individualization is in place for the start of the upcoming school year.

ISD implementation teams create action plans based on four types of data: student outcome, fidelity, capacity, and reach. Data are used from school, district, and ISD levels to continuously improve ISD supports for implementing MTSS with fidelity, focusing on efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability.

The MiMTSS TA Center is excited to announce the launch of Leveraging MTSS in the Classroom: Setting Learners & Staff Up for Success summer series! These sessions are designed to set educators up for a successful start to the 2026-27 school year and to support learners in the classroom. The TA Center staff have curated a selection of MTSS professional learning opportunities for the classroom in the areas of literacy and social, emotional, behavioral supports with strands focused on elementary and secondary