A multi-level prevention system provides increasingly intense levels of instruction and support to address student need. Students may need more or less intensive levels of support across different subject areas and points in time. This infographic highlights the key features and differences among the tiers.

Tier 3 is individualized and intensive intervention designed to help students with severe and persistent academic, social, emotional, and/or behavioral needs, including students with disabilities. It is a data-driven process characterized by increased intensity and individualization of supports. This infographic highlights eight essential features of Tier 3 and provides resources and information to learn more about Tier 3.

Sites implementing MTSS use different sources of data to answer a variety of questions. This infographics highlights four types of data and the specific questions teams can answer with each data type.

This infographic illustrates the major steps of MTSS implementation within schools. Each benchmark period, schools will screen all students to evaluate their level of risk and respond to that data to ensure each student receives the level of support they need. For students receiving targeted or intensive intervention, schools will conduct progress monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of the level of support provided and determine if changes are needed. Critical to successful implementation is the fourth step, evaluating the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the process.

At Tier 2, schools provide small group, standardized academic, social, emotional, and behavioral supports using validated intervention programs. This infographic highlights 10 essential features of an effective Tier 2 intervention system.

This infographic illustrates the MTSS Center’s formula for successful implementation of MTSS. Implementation is more than just the design of a site’s components, as sites will want to consider the infrastructure needed to support that design. Further, sites will need to monitor their implementation progress to celebrate success and make course corrections. All these of these elements (design, infrastructure, implementation) are needed to ensure success with MTSS!

A well-designed MTSS schedule ensures that schools can provide students sufficient time and access to core programming as well as additional interventions and supports. Find tips for creating a schedule that can meet the needs of your school within this resource.

This resource is part of the MTSS infrastructure and Support Mechanisms Series.

Communication with and involvement of all staff is important for implementation of MTSS not only to ensure fidelity to identified procedures but also to ensure sufficient buy-in and support for MTSS. This resource highlights three factors for communicating with staff: (a) a description of the school’s essential components of MTSS and data-based decision-making process shared with staff, (b) a system in place to keep staff informed, and (c) frequent collaboration of teacher teams.

Evaluation of MTSS requires attention to the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of specific practices (e.g., interventions, assessment tools, teaming processes, documentation procedures), as well to the systemwide implementation of the four essential components of an MTSS. This tip sheet outlines tips and questions to guide schools use of evaluation.

Belief among staff that MTSS is a prevention framework is essential for effective implementation. This tip sheet shares tips for ensuring staff communication and MTSS implementation promote prevention of poor learning outcomes.

This resource is part of the MTSS infrastructure and Support Mechanisms Series.