What Does it All Mean?

• Standards- these are the actual skills, information, and content we teach children. Standards are developed by the state.
• Priority Standards-  these are standards that have the broadest impact
• Supporting Standard- these standards support the overall learning but tend to be more isolated with a smaller impact.
• Curriculum- the tools used to teach the standards. Textbooks, programs, etc. 
• Core Instruction- what every student at Southwest Elementary gets every day they are in school.
• MTSS- Multi-tiered System of support. This is a series of increasing interventions teachers use to support students. 
• Tier 1 of MTSS- Core instruction. What we do every day.
• Tier 2 of MTSS- what we provide for students who are struggling to gain knowledge in core instruction. This tier introduces interventions and strategies beyond the core.
• Tier 3 of MTSS- for students who continue to struggle at Tier 2. This Tier provides very intense interventions and strategies