Across the country, educators are looking for comprehensive ways to support students, so it’s crucial for them to understand their options.
A new brief released by the Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children looks at two of these options — Multi-Tiered System of Support and Integrated Student Support — and explains their similarities and differences, noting that they are compatible but distinct.
A Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), as the brief explains, is a framework for organizing supports in three tiers:
“Tier 1 provides universal support to all students. Tier 2 offers targeted interventions for those who need additional assistance; and Tier 3 provides intensive interventions for students with the most significant needs.”
Integrated Student Support provides a way for schools to enact MTSS. It also extends the framework from a traditional focus on academic interventions to address the whole child. In this way, MTSS and integrated student support can reach “each and every student in order to help promote healthy child development and learning.”
To learn more, please check out the brief.
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