Components of a Multi-Tiered System of Support as it Relates to and Supports the DCAP (8:30 am-3:00 pm)

MSAA Professional Development Workshop for Academic and Career Ed. Teachers, Special Education Specialists and Teachers, Department Chairs, Curriculum Coordinators, Special Education Directors, Principals, and Assistant Principals

Components of a Multi-Tiered System of Support as it Relates to and Supports the DCAP

The MTSS Center (formerly the National Center on Response Intervention) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) defines MTSS as follows: 

A multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) is a proactive and preventative framework that integrates data and instruction to maximize student achievement and support students’ social, emotional, and behavior needs 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, social and emotional learning, and positive behavioral supports necessary to ensure positive outcomes for districts, schools, teachers, and students. For the MTSS framework to be implemented successfully in a high school, educators must lead, communicate, and participate in many (if not all) areas of implementation. Educators must also understand the importance of student-level work, systems-level problem solving, and assist in building a mindset that every student is the responsibility of every teacher, and helping all staff take ownership of the continuous improvement process (Marlowe, 2021).

Participants will:

·         Discover the purpose, components, and key actions for successful implementation of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports process 

·         Reflect how your school and/or school district responds to DuFour’s four critical questions

·         Explore your responsibility to DuFour’s four critical questions

·         Discover how a Multi-tiered System of Supports Team impacts DCAP and teaching and learning

When: Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Delivery Method: In-Person Workshop

Location: The MSAA Office, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA

Presenter: Dr. Curtis A. Bates, Seaside Educational Consultants

PD Hours: 6 in Content Area Safe and Supportive Learning Environments

Fees: Member $225 / Non-Member $300

MSAA Contact: Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net 

Dr. Curtis A. Bates | Seaside Educational Consultants

Dr. Bates comes to Seaside Educational Consultants with vast experience in administration at both the Principal and Superintendent level.  Equipped with degrees from Fitchburg State University, University of Massachusetts–Lowell, and Boston College, he has mentored Principals and other administrative leaders in more than 30+ districts. Curtis has facilitated numerous workshops on elementary literacy for the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association and the Rhode Island Principals’ Association as well as in many school districts including, but not limited to, Essex/Manchester, Foxborough, Whitman-Hanson, and Waltham. Curtis is a consultant on Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices for School Discipline, as well as Educator Evaluation, MTSS, Strategic Planning, and Teacher Mentor Training.