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Academic Interventions

MTSS Reading Pathway

 

The MTSS Reading pathway includes four levels of placement:  Intensive, Strategic, Benchmark, and Advanced.  All students are screened using STAR, and those below the 40th percentile are administered the Houghton Mifflin Reading Inventory for placement in the following pathway:

  • Intensive –Below the 40th percentile on STAR and placement as a Pre-Decoder on the Houghton Mifflin Phonics Inventory:  Enrolled in Corrective Reading based on placement test

  • Strategic – Below the 40th percentile on STAR and below Proficient on the Houghton Mifflin Reading Inventory:  Enrolled in Core Language and Read 180/System 44 based on placement test

  • Benchmark – Between the 40th and 75th percentile on STAR:  Enrolled in Core Language

  • Advanced – Above the 75th percentile on STAR:  Enrolled in Core Language with the addition of enrichment activities

MTSS Math Pathway

 

The MTSS Math pathway includes four levels of placement:  Intensive, Strategic, Benchmark, and Advanced.  All students are screened using STAR, and those below the 40th percentile are administered the easyCBM Algebra assessment for placement in the following pathway:

  • Intensive – Below the 40th percentile on STAR and below the 20th percentile on easyCBM:  Enrolled in TransMath I, II, III, or Connecting Math Concepts based on placement test

  • Strategic – Below the 40th percentile on STAR and between the 20th-39th percentile on easyCBM:  Enrolled in Core Math with additional classroom supported instruction

  • Benchmark – Between the 40th and 75th percentile on STAR:  Enrolled in Core Math

  • Advanced – Above the 75th percentile on STAR and the easyCBM Numbers and Operations assessment:  Enrolled in Core Math with the addition of enrichment activities or Advanced Math

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