Phase One: Building Your foundation
Phase 1, Building Your Foundation, helps schools create strong, schoolwide academic and behavioral supports for all students as part of Tier 1 of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). This toolkit helps schools develop clear guiding documents and use prevention strategies to build a strong and lasting behavioral health system.
Phase Two: Strengthening Tier 1 While Adding Tier 2
Phase 2 builds on the foundation by strengthening Tier 1 supports and helping schools maintain them. It also introduces targeted supports for students who need extra help, including small group or individual interventions. This phase helps schools create a clear intervention plan and use a team approach to support students who need additional structure and reteaching.
Phase Three: Supporting Tiers One and Two with Tier Three Interventions
Phase 3 focuses on identifying students who need the highest level of support and determining the right interventions for them, while continuing to strengthen Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports. This toolkit supports discussions about roles and responsibilities, working with outside service providers, improving communication, involving families and understanding the role of special education in the process.