Multi-Tiered System of Supports

A multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is a proactive and preventative framework that integrates data and instruction to maximize student achievement, well-being, and engagement from a strengths-based perspective. MTSS offers a framework for educators to engage in data-based decision making related to program improvement, high-quality instruction and intervention, and positive behavioral supports necessary to ensure positive outcomes for students and the educators who support them.

Our Work

For more information, visit the Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports or contact Center Coordinator Cat Merkle.

Since 2007, AIR has provided comprehensive, ongoing MTSS professional learning opportunities to hundreds of school districts in nearly 40 states. From 2007-2012, AIR provided these services under the auspices of the National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

Since 2012, AIR has continued to provide high-quality MTSS trainings, embedded coaching, and formative and summative evaluation of systems, instruction, and student-level outcomes through the Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS Center).

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Key Work in MTSS

Integrated MTSS Fidelity Rubric (IMFR)

The Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Fidelity Rubric (IMFR) is a tool created to assess an elementary school’s implementation of Integrated Multi-tiered Systems of Support (I-MTSS).

National Center on Intensive Intervention

The National Center on Intensive Intervention's mission is to build district and school capacity to support implementation of intensive intervention, or data-based individualization, in reading, mathematics, and behavior for students with severe and persistent learning and/or behavioral needs.

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Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS Center)

Since 2007, the MTSS Center has been a national leader in supporting states, districts, and schools across the country in implementing tiered support systems that address students’ academic, behavioral, social, and emotional needs.

Fuchs Tutoring: Professional Learning

Fuchs Tutoring at the American Institutes for Research is a suite of professional learning services designed to help educators implement high-quality, effective tutoring and intervention programs in schools.

In addition to direct training services to districts and schools, we offer interactive professional learning institutes that help educators learn, practice, and begin implementing evidence-based programs.

Our Work in Multi-Tiered System of Supports

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