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Kansas Multi‐Tier System of Supports (MTSS) Definition & Belief Statements (pdf)

This fact sheet defines Multi‐Tier System of Supports (MTSS), and delineates the core beliefs underlying the model and how to achieve the core beliefs. The fact sheet was developed in 2009 by the Kansas State Department of Education. It is housed with other MTSS resources on the main Kansas MTSS website.

Kansas Timeline to Multi‐Tier System of Supports (MTSS) (pdf)

This fact sheet provides a timeline detailing the steps in adopting and implementing a Multi‐Tier System of Supports (MTSS) in Kansas from 1992 through 2008. It highlights policy changes, decisions rendered by the Kansas Department of Education, and capacity building activities that drove the adoption and implementation of MTSS in the state. It is housed with other MTSS resources on the main Kansas MTSS website.

Kansas Schoolwide PBS: Behavior Resource Website

This resource is a website for Kansas’s Multi-tier System of Supports for Behavior (MTSS-B), which is defined as a set of strategies for preventing problem behavior that utilizes evidence-based research in applied behavior analysis and the field of systems change. The website is designed to allow schools and districts interested in MTSS for Behavior to find tools, materials, and resources efficiently. It provides resources relating to: district-wide planning for MTSS-B; forming a district leadership team; introducing the model to schools; using data-based decision making in MTSS-B; building district capacity for implementing MTSS-B; community involvement in MTSS-B; and cultural competence. The website links back to the main Kansas MTSS website.

Kansas MTSS: Elementary Academic Implementation, End of Year Guide (pdf)

This 2010 handbook was released by the Kansas State Department of Education to assist schools in making the decisions necessary to begin and support the implementation of a Multi‐Tier System of Supports (MTSS). This document acts as a workbook for schools working with recognized facilitators (a list of recognized facilitators can be found at www.kansasmtss.org) or as a do-it-yourself guide for schools taking on the challenge themselves. It provides an explanation of why each of the questions are important as well as giving some suggested steps that have help other schools successfully complete the task at hand. This document is a companion document to the resources Kansas Multi‐Tier System of Supports: Innovation Configuration Matrix (ICM) and Kansas Multi‐Tier System of Supports: Elementary Academic Structuring Guide. All of the resources are housed on the main Kansas MTSS website.

Designing and Implementing Multi-Tiered System of Support District-Wide: A Team Approach (pdf)

This presentation provides an overview of Kansas’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) using a local education agency to illustrate implementation of the model. It describes how Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) implemented the MTSS Innovation Configuration Matrix. The presentation delineates SMSD’s core beliefs and how they played out in implementation, shares SMSD’s standard protocol, and identifies some of the challenges the school district faced. This presentation was developed by school administrators for the Kansas MTSS Symposium in September 2008.

Addressing ELL Issues in a Multi-Tier System (pdf)

This presentation provides an overview of a school district’s three-tiered instructional model and how issues pertaining to the instruction of English language learners (ELLs) are addressed within the model. It describes the four components of a reading block framework—small group, literacy centers, whole group, and skills-based instruction—and how these components are implemented within the three-tiered model. Handouts accompanying the presentation include observation and walkthrough checklists, a sample team meeting agenda, a tier two intervention data sheet, and a literacy coach plan, among other resources. This presentation was developed by school administrators for the Kansas MTSS Symposium in September 2008.

Logistics of RTI for the Elementary Level (pdf)

This presentation discusses the implementation of RTI at the elementary level. It describes school-wide RTI practices and systems, the essential components of RTI implementation, and the implications of RTI in special education. Handouts accompanying the presentation include an RTI self-assessment, an ‘RTI Next Steps’ worksheet, and a five-minute observation form. This presentation was developed by school administrators for the Kansas MTSS Symposium in September 2008.

Logistics of RTI for the Secondary Level (pdf)

This presentation discusses the implementation of RTI at the secondary level. It describes school-wide RTI practices and systems, the essential components of RTI implementation, and the implications of RTI in special education. Handouts accompanying the presentation include an RTI self-assessment, an ‘RTI Next Steps’ worksheet, and a five-minute observation form. This presentation was developed by school administrators for the Kansas MTSS Symposium in September 2008.

Precise RtI Planning for Elementary Schools: Finding Your Best Fit (pdf)

This presentation provides a detailed discussion of the planning process for implementing RTI in elementary schools. The presentation focuses on selecting a tiered instructional model, organizing class configurations and schedules, choosing an instructional design, establishing accountability systems, and determining procedures. Handouts accompanying the presentation serve as worksheets for exercises found within the presentation. This presentation was developed by school administrators for the Kansas MTSS Symposium in September 2010.

Precise RtI Planning for Middle/High Schools: Finding Your Best Fit (pdf)

This presentation provides a detailed discussion of the planning process for implementing RTI in secondary schools. The presentation focuses on selecting a tiered instructional model, organizing class configurations and schedules, choosing an instructional design, establishing accountability systems, and determining procedures. Handouts accompanying the presentation serve as worksheets for exercises found within the presentation. This presentation was developed by school administrators for the Kansas MTSS Symposium in September 2010.

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