The MTSS Tier Two Supports Badge is a workshop series designed to deepen educators’ understanding of targeted interventions within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). This series focuses on identifying students who need additional support beyond Tier One by implementing Tier Two strategies in academics, behavior, and social-emotional learning (SEL). Participants will learn how to use data to design, implement, and monitor small-group, short-term interventions that promote student growth and success.

Session 1: Strengthening Tier Two Academic Supports for Targeted Student Growth

• Revisit the MTSS framework with a focus on the purpose and function of Tier Two academic interventions.

• Explore how to use screening and progress monitoring data to identify student needs, create appropriate interventions, and adjust instruction.

• Identify ways to provide targeted, supplemental instruction to students who are not making adequate progress with the core curriculum.

• Reflect on your current approach to academic interventions and identify next steps for improving outcomes for students needing additional support.

Session 2: Targeted Behavior Supports to Strengthen Tier Two Interventions

• Deepen understanding of Tier Two within the MTSS framework and how it builds upon universal behavior supports to address emerging student needs.

• Learn how to use AMISA Behavior Observation Forms to identify patterns, determine behavior function, and guide intervention planning.

• Investigate best practices for developing temporary behavior support plans inclusive of identifying and teaching replacement behaviors.

• Uncover how to implement targeted, evidence-based strategies that teach and reinforce prosocial behaviors in small-group or individual settings.

Session 3: Targeted SEL Supports to Address Additional Social-Emotional Needs

• Consider the role of Tier Two SEL support within MTSS and how it builds on universal practices to meet the needs of students requiring additional skill development.

• Determine students who may benefit from targeted SEL interventions by using observation and other data sources to guide support.

• Build capacity to organize small intervention group lessons that focus on teaching specific lagging skills while aiming to improve social-emotional well-being.

• Review effective strategies that promote emotional regulation, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. 

• Look into ways to strengthen students’ self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and resilience through intentional, culturally responsive SEL practices in international school settings.

How to Earn the Badge:

• Complete the online sessions

• Complete the AMISA Learning Survey at the end of the course