2020 MTSS Planning Institute Materials

Welcome to the February 2020 MTSS Planning Institute. This opportunity was developed in response to educator feedback from September’s MTSS Leadership Institute, requesting additional guidance, professional development, tools, resources, and facilitated planning time to help them design, implement, and lead cohesive tiered systems of support.

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Breakout Sessions Day 1: MTSS Overview Session

• Getting Started with MTSS

• Moving Beyond MTSS Basics

• Moving from MTSS Theory to Practice

Breakout Sessions Day 1: MTSS Implementation Modules

• Elementary Scheduling

• Secondary Scheduling

• Resource Allocation

• Improving Professional Learning and Coaching

• Selecting High Quality Curricular and Intervention Materials: ELA

• Selecting High Quality Curricular and Intervention Materials: Math

• Selecting High Quality Curricular and Intervention Materials: SEL

• Staffing

Breakout Sessions Day 2: Student Opportunity Act Breakouts

• Researched-based early literacy programs and professional development

• Early college programs serving all students

• Community partnerships for in-school enrichment and wraparound services

• Acceleration Academies to support skill development and accelerate advanced learners

• Dropout prevention and recovery programs

• Parent-teacher home visiting programs

• Inclusion/co-teaching for students with disabilities and English learners

• Recruitment and retention strategies to diversity the educator and administrator workforce

• Increased staff and services to support holistic student needs

• OPTIC (Online Platform for Teaching and Informed Calibration): Calibration Training to Support Effective Instruction & High Quality Feedback Using a Dynamic Professional Learning Platform

Breakout Sessions Day 2: Team Planning Time

• MTSS Self-Assessment

• Calibrating with your Team

• Pause and Reflect on Existing Plans Protocol

Source

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education