MCES SST PROCEDURES CHECKLIST
Tier 1- Best Practices for Classroom Instruction (Academic AND Behavioral) by all Teachers with the end goal of instruction meeting the need of 80% of all students
_____ Monthly PLC Meeting where the four questions are the focus and data used to drive instruction.
ñ What do we expect our students to learn?
ñ How will we know they've learned it?
ñ What will we do if they haven't learned it?
ñ What will we do if they have already learned it?
*PLC Meetings must be documented*
_____ Differentiation is a daily vital component of Tier I
ñ This is what we do for all students based on a need
ñ We use formative assessments/ per-assessments to determine the differentiation
_____ Intervention/Enrichment Block
ñ Data must be used to determine skills/strategies/pre-teaching/enrichment groups
ñ Use progress monitoring when appropriate
_____ For students not grasping concepts in Tier I, start Tier 2 process
Tier 2 – Classroom instruction with differentiation is not meeting the student's needs or the student has
scored 1 or 2 on the EOG
______Evaluate effectiveness of intervention using progress monitoring data
ñ Is the progress less than grade level/goal expectation
ñ Determine if intervention is working but needs increased intensity/duration
_____ Write a SMART Goal to address the problem
ñ Document SMART goal on Tiered paperwork
ñ Access SMART goal weekly through progress monitoring
_____ Student will be added to next PLC grade level meeting agenda
ñ Teacher will bring tiered paperwork with SMART Goal and progress monitoring data
ñ Grade level team will help determine if there is a need for change in intervention, intensity, and/or duration
______Parent Conference with teacher and/or team
______For students not making Tier 2 progress after a minimum of four progress monitoring data
points, return to PLC grade level team for determination of next steps
_____ After no less than two grade level PLC meetings, start Tier 3 process and continue tiered
paperwork
Tier 3 – SST Process (while continuing previous tiered interventions)
_____ Teacher submits Tiered Paperwork to SST Chairperson at Introductory SST meeting for student
_____ Scheduling the meeting
ñ SST Chairperson schedules meeting
ñ Classroom teacher notifies parent using Parent Notification Letter/Invitations and submits copy to SST Chairperson during initial meeting
ñ Teacher will also send social history form with invitation and ask for form to be returned before first formal meeting
_____ At first formal SST meeting
ñ Review of interventions and data from Tier 1 & 2 (include EC Chairperson)
ñ Questions/clarifications from social history
ñ Interventions are brainstormed
ñ Interventions are formalized and written as SMART goals
ñ Intervention fidelity observation and student observation is scheduled and assigned to one SST member
ñ Date and time for follow up meeting is set
______At second and consecutive follow up meetings
ñ Evaluate intervention, observation, and data from established SMART Goal
ñ Discuss additional SMART Goals or next steps
Tier 4 – EC referral