Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

Georgia educators are alig​ning to create a preventive framework to improve performance outcomes of all learners. Georgia's Tiered System of Supports for Students​ is the continued implementation of Georgia's Systems of Continuous Improvement, the statewide plan to provide a tiered system of supports for the districts, schools, and students. The tiered system includes evidence-based interventions and screenings that will provide the different levels of support needed to maximize student achievement and reduce behavior problems.

The essential components of Georgia’s framework are aligned with the nationally vetted Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) including: 

• Screening​
• Progress Monitoring​
• Multi-Level Prevention System
• Data-Based Decision Making​.
• Georgia added Infrastructure as a fifth component​ to ensure schools can develop a systemic and preventive educational system that can ​​easily be personalized for every child. The following are critical elements of Infrastructure​:
  • Leadership
  • Effective Teaming
  • Professional Learning
  • Family & Community Engagement​.