Implement multi-tiered supports focused on acceleration, not remediation¶

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Description¶

The blueprint's equity dimension calls for a system of multi-tiered supports with interventions targeted to what individual students need, when needed, with student and family voice prioritized. Tier 1 is "provided to all students; is focused on acceleration, not remediation" and includes culturally and linguistically responsive instruction grounded in universal design for learning, social and emotional learning models, and positive behavioral support programs. Tier 2 serves students at elevated risk; Tier 3 serves students with particularly high levels of risk or whose needs are not met by Tier 2.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Tier 2 supports include academic supports, family outreach, counseling, and behavioral supports, which can include small group strategies or partnerships with community-based organizations
• Tier 3 supports include collaboration with community organizations, one-on-one health or mental health supports, effective special education services, and social workers

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• All students, with elevated tiers for students at elevated or high risk

Target Learning Goals¶

• Accelerated learning grounded in culturally and linguistically responsive instruction rather than remediation of learning gaps

Related Strategies¶

• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
• Response To Intervention
• Sustain and resource statewide PBIS scale-up with emphasis on advanced-tier implementation support
• Positive Behavior Interventions And Supports
• Organize student well-being supports through a three-tier MTSS with universal screening
• Organize integrated support systems as universal, supplemental, and intensive tiers
• MTSS wraparound services with adequate counseling ratios and continuous improvement monitoring

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Reimagining Excellence: A blueprint for integrating social and emotional well-being and academic excellence in schools. (2021). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED613077