MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS (MTSS)

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

TCS MTSS HANDBOOK
Tier 2 Progress Monitoring Intervention Template
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) GA Resources
MTSS [Spanish Version]
MTSS PARENT CONFERENCE FORMS [TES & TMS]
MTSS PARENT FORM [HIGH SCHOOL]
Behavioral Interventions Tool Kit
Image that depicts the school system's Multi-Tiered System of Supports

The image above depicts a "School-wide, Multi-level Prevention System", the Multi-tiered System of Supports, using a pyramid as a model. It is divided into three tiers, each representing a different level of prevention and intervention for students:

Tier I (Primary Level): The base of the pyramid, shown in green, covers 80% of students and focuses on prevention through instruction and core curriculum.
Tier II (Secondary Level): The middle section, in yellow, includes 15% of students and involves targeted prevention and intervention.Tier III (Tertiary Level): The top section, in red, addresses 3% to 5% of students requiring intensive intervention, with "SST" (Student Support Team) indicated. The diagram emphasizes that students receive services at all levels depending on their needs.

Georgia’s Tiered System of Supports for Students is a framework that encompasses academics, behavior, and connectedness/well-being. A Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), once referred to as Response to Intervention (RTI), is a framework that integrates assessment and intervention within a school-wide, multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement.  In Georgia, the multi-level prevention system is demonstrated with the “pyramid of intervention” that is built of three specific, tiered layers within the pyramid, i.e., Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III.