NDMTSS Trainings
Academic Trainings
Phase 1A: NDMTSS Foundations: System Change & Refinement
Phase 1A: NDMTSS Foundations: System Change & Refinement
During the planning phase, teams focus on building the infrastructure necessary to support MTSS implementation. Activities at this phase include building MTSS team, identifying priorities, establishing a vision for MTSS and others. Professional learning focuses on building staff buy-in and staff capacity to implement the 5 Essential Components: Assessment, Data-Based Decision Making, Multi-Tier Instruction, Infrastructure & Support Mechanisms, Fidelity & Evaluation.
(Adapted from MTSS4Success.org)
Objectives:
- Understand the 5 essential components of NDMTSS
- Establish leadership roles and responsibilities
- Understand the Why of NDMTSS through consensus building and teaming structures
- Understand a comprehensive assessment system to gather data
- Create communication plans for all stakeholders
- Data-based decision making at all tiers using a researched problem-solving model
- Develop strategies for solving problems at each tier
- Increase awareness of evidence-based interventions and curriculum resources
- Define effective teaching strategies at all tiers
- Understand essential components of effective implementation
Phase 2A: Evaluating Your System
Phase 2A: Evaluating Your System
Prerequisite: Developing Academic Pathways
This training, intended for school lead teams, will focus on innovation of the NDMTSS model with emphasis on:
- Data collection and disaggregation
- Data-driven decision making, and
- Problem solving for student, classroom, and systems level.
Monitoring practices will be developed to determine if the system is having a positive impact on student learning with a strong focus on fidelity and outcome data. Opportunities for collaboration and to observe MTSS in action within the cohort will be organized.
Objectives:
- Evaluate research-based interventions
- Determine effectiveness of Placement Pathways
- Begin the process for assisting teachers in analyzing data for trends in student growth or stagnancy
Phase 3A: Data Supports & Coaching
Phase 3A: Data Support & Coaching
Prerequisite: Evaluating Your System
The facilitated training days with Wayne Callender and NDMTSS Coaches will assist teams as they look closely at their most current benchmark data to determine the overall effectiveness of their MTSS process. Teams will come away with an enhanced understanding of how to use their data to guide and strengthen their MTSS process to ensure all students succeed.
Objectives:
- Conduct effective data meetings
- Create Assessment Calendar
- Problem-solve
- Reevaluate MTSS system
- Revisit walk to learn and, new student protocols
Behavior Trainings
Phase 1B: Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations
Phase 1B: Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations
Prerequisite: Building Your System
Objectives:
- Understand PBIS implementation within a multi-tier system of support
- Have a global understanding of the core principles of PBIS
- Understand and identify the 10 critical elements of Tier 1 including developing school-wide expectations and recognizing student success
- Develop a draft Action Plan for Tier 1 implementation
Phase 2B: Schoolwide Behavior Expectations: Coaching & Refining
Phase 2B: Schoolwide Behavior Expectations: Coaching & Refining
Prerequisite: Developing Schoolwide Behavior Expectations
Develop plans for active supervision, problem behavior identification, classroom management, data collection and data systems. Upon completion, schools will have identified gaps in current practice and have an action plan for steps to improve practice in their building.
Objectives:
- Solidify implementation of Tier 1 foundational supports
- Identify students who would need or benefit from Tier 2 instructional services and related supports based on an analysis of Tier 1 data
- Select and analyze appropriate sources and types of behavioral data to develop and test hypotheses about variables influencing the Tier 2 problem
- Select evidence-based standard-protocol interventions for use at the Tier 2 level based on analysis of hypotheses, match student need to treatment provided, and evaluate effectiveness of interventions used
Phase 3B: Positive Behavior Intervention Supports
Phase 3B: Positive Behavior Intervention Supports
Prerequisite: Schoolwide Behavior Expectations: Coaching & Refining
Tier 2 Supports & Check-in/check-out Training. Tier 2 supports build on the lessons provided at Tier 1 and may prevent the need for more intensive interventions. Tier 2 supports are provided to small groups of students with similar needs, offering more time and/or detailed instruction on the core curriculum.
Objectives:
- Identify students who would need or benefit from Tier 2 instructional services and related supports based on an analysis of Tier 1 data
- Select and analyze appropriate sources and types of behavioral data to develop and test hypotheses about variables influencing the Tier 2 problem
- Select evidence-based standard-protocol interventions for use at the Tier 2 level based on analysis of hypotheses, match student need to treatment provided, and evaluate effectiveness of interventions used
