Kansas schools are progressing from exploration to more advanced MTSS implementation stages over time¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2018: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? School-level MTSS implementation became increasingly consistent with the Kansas framework between 2012 and 2014, with schools moving from exploration toward initial and full implementation. → Reedy 2015

Evidence¶

Reedy 2015¶

Reedy, K., & Lacireno-Paquet, N. (2015). Evaluation Brief: Implementation and Outcomes of Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports: 2011–2014. San Francisco: WestEd. http://www.kansasmtss.org/pdf/ex_eval/2015_KS_MTSS_Eval_Report.pdf

q2 · i? · design · r3

Analysis of the annual Kansas MTSS School Survey (Table 1 and Figure 1) shows schools at Initial Implementation rising from 32.8 percent in 2012 to 72.4 percent in 2014, while the no-stage category fell from 11.7 to 5.6 percent. Full implementation remained stable at 8.3 percent in 2014.

"Implementation of MTSS at the school level is increasingly consistent with the Kansas MTSS framework. Schools are moving from exploration/learning about MTSS to more advanced implementation stages over time."

Discussion¶

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