Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
MTSS is the way a school works, not a separate program added on top of what schools already do. Every student in the building is part of it, and every educator has a role in making it work.
MTSS is a framework for organizing instruction, assessment, and supports, so every student receives what they need to succeed. Strong core instruction for all students is at its foundation, grounded in high-quality curriculum materials (HQCM) and best practices that respond to student needs. When this foundation is in place, schools can provide more intensive supports for students who need them. MTSS integrates academic, social, emotional, and behavioral supports into one unified framework, allowing schools to address the full range of learner needs and promote positive outcomes for all students.
Implementation Support - More Coming Soon!
- BRIDGE-RI -The Home of MTSS in RI
- Rhode Island MTSS District Practice Profile
Quick Reference Resources
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Tier 1 Core Instruction should be fully aligned to RIDE-adopted content standards and implemented using high-quality curriculum materials:
- RI Social and Emotional Learning Standards: Competencies for School and Life Success
- RI Content Standards for ELA/Literacy, Mathematics and Social Studies
- World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)
MTSS, (formerly known as RTI) is a component of the Rhode Island Comprehensive Literacy Guidance which supports educators in better understanding the components of literacy and implementation of best practices in daily instruction. Included are strategies, methods, and resources for assessment, intervention, and literacy in the content-areas.
National Center on Intensive Intervention
- Sample lessons, activities, and standards relevant instruction for MTSS behavior, math, and literacy
- Data meeting tools for Intensive Intervention
- Data-Based Individualization Training Series
MTSS for All: Including Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities This brief provides suggestions for ways in which MTSS can include students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and make MTSS fully inclusive of all students.
The Meadows Center For Preventing Educational Risk - MCPER provides practical knowledge and tools, rooted in high-quality research, to improve outcomes for all students, especially those at risk.
See the latest research findings for various content areas which describe the most important research-based practices and policies that should be in place in every school.
10 Key Series: Research-Based Policies and Practices for Schools - The Meadows Center
New! Is MTSS/RTI Really that Complicated? Let's get Back to Basics Sometimes in education a simple concept turns into an overly complex system of forms and processes. Get back to the basic processes for an effective prevention model to support all students.
New! MTSS and Special Education - Students with different abilities benefit from school-wide implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS). See resources from the Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports on MTSS and Special Education.
Be Informed!
Check out these resources:
- The role of RTI in the Learning Disabilities Identification process
- Rhode Island’s Basic Education Plan (BEP): RI's Basic Education Program (BEP) Regulations outline expectations for districts on the implementation of academic and social emotional interventions. Specifically, sections G-13-1.1, G-13-2, G-13-3.1, and G-14-1 speak to RTI.
- Some portion of a district's RTI framework may be funded by Early Intervening Services under IDEA, also known as CEIS.
CEIS/CCEIS Reporting Resource
Please see the new CEIS/CCEIS reporting instructions here.
For further information on Significant Disproportionality, CEIS, and CCEIS, see Special Education Regulations | RI Department of Education.