Standards Newsletter - April 7, 2021

April 7, 2021

New Website, KyMTSS.org, Promotes An Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) launched a new website, KyMTSS.org, to support Kentucky educators in the implementation, improvement and sustainability of an integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).

KyMTSS is a multi-level prevention system to support student achievement and social-emotional behavioral competencies through an integration of differentiated core instruction, assessment and intervention.

Information and resources are available for each of the six essential elements of the KyMTSS framework:

• Equitable Access and Opportunity;
• Tiered Delivery System with a Continuum of Supports;
• Collaborative Problem-Solving Teams;
• Data-Based Decision Making with Comprehensive Screening and Assessment;
• Evidence-Based Instruction;
• Intervention and Supports and Family; and
• School and Community Partnerships.

KyMTSS expands the framework for Response to Intervention (RtI) and promotes the integration of systems-level approaches and state/district/school initiatives under one comprehensive framework to more efficiently use resources while focusing on improving outcomes for every student.

You can provide feedback about what future resources might serve you best by completing the KyMTSS feedback survey, and you can sign up for the KyMTSS newsletter by entering your contact information on the form available on the KyMTSS.org homepage.

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Teaching and Learning PL Series: Interpreting and Acting on Evidence of Learning

Each professional learning experience will be accompanied by an informational video and will be made available on the Balanced Assessment Professional Learning Modules webpage by the date listed. 

The Teaching and Learning PL Series: Interpreting and Acting on Evidence of Learning schedule is available for download.

Jan. 20: "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Reading & Writing" and "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Social Studies"

Feb. 24: "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Mathematics" and "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Science"

The first content-specific modules are designed to address the unique needs of interpreting evidence of student learning. Participants will learn about strategies for interpreting student evidence, engaging students in the interpretation and analysis of their own evidence, using student learning evidence to guide the formative assessment process, and identifying patterns in student responses that can inform teacher and student learning.

March 17: "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Reading & Writing" and "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Social Studies"

April 21: "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Mathematics" and "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Science"

These content-specific modules are designed to address the unique needs of acting on evidence of student. Participants will learn about the characteristics of meaningful teacher, self and peer feedback, strategies to support meaningful feedback, as well as strategies to adjust instruction based on evidence of student learning.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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