Virginia Tiered System Virginia Tiered System of Supportsof Supports

Integrating Academics (RtI) and Behavior (PBIS)

Virginia Department of EducationOffice of Student Services

Dr. Cynthia A. CaveSeptember 2013

The Virginia Tiered System of Supports (VTSS) is a multi-tiered framework for working with students that uses evidence-based practices and progress monitoring to improve academic and behavioral outcomes.

An educational reform and systems change initiative designed and implemented to improve instruction for all students

VTSS represents an integration of Response to Intervention and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.

Indistar Indicators for School Indistar Indicators for School Improvement - Required Indicators:Improvement - Required Indicators: TA01 REQUIRED - The school uses an identification process for

all students at risk of failing or in need of targeted interventions. (2931)

 

TA02 REQUIRED - The school uses a tiered, differentiated intervention process to assign research- based interventions aligned with the individual needs of identified students (the process includes a description of how interventions are selected and assigned to students as well as the frequency and duration of interventions for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students). (2932)

 

TA03 REQUIRED - The school uses a monitoring process (including a multidisciplinary team that meets regularly to review student intervention outcome data and identifies “triggers” and next steps for unsuccessful interventions) for targeted intervention students to ensure fidelity and effectiveness. (2933)

Indistar Indicators for School Indistar Indicators for School Improvement - Required Indicators:Improvement - Required Indicators: TA01 - The school uses an identification process for all students

at risk of failing or in need of targeted interventions. (2931)

  TA02 - The school uses a tiered, differentiated intervention

process to assign research- based interventions aligned with the individual needs of identified students

TA03 - The school uses a monitoring process and identifies “triggers” and next steps for unsuccessful interventions) intervention students to ensure fidelity and effectiveness.

(2933)

VTSS - Identify, understand and clearly define needs

VTSS - Careful matching of needs to a continuum of effective evidence-based interventions

VTSS Progress Monitoring - informed decisions for increasing/fading supports to ensure that

students respond to interventions in a timely manner

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Decision Rules for Access to Supports

CONTINUUM OFINSTRUCTIONAL &

POSITIVE BEHAVIORSUPPORT

ALL

3-tiered framework

Match interventions to needs of identified

students and hypothesized causes

Division and school multidisciplinary team Data-driven decisions

Monitor outcome (effectiveness) and process

(fidelity)

VTSS Elementary Schools Outperform “Matched Grade Level Schools” and by “All Schools”

on SOL Tests(P = Advantage for 2010-11 Cohort VTSS/RtI Schools)

  ELA Math Science“Matched”

“All” “Matched” “All” “Matched” “All”

Elementary

VTSS Middle and Secondary Schools Outperform“Matched Grade Level Schools” and “All Schools”

In Some SOL Test Areas(P = Advantage for VTSS/RtI Schools)

  ELA Math Science

“Matched”

“All” “Matched” “All” “Matched” “All”

Middle (not)

Secondary (not) (not) (not)

Figure 1:Figure 1: Cohorts 1-4 Combined Outcome Cohorts 1-4 Combined Outcome Data Comparisons – General EducationData Comparisons – General Education

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- 24%

- 25%- 11%

GE – General Education Students; ODR– Office Discipline Referral; ISS-In School Suspension; OSS—Out of School Suspension

Figure 2: Cohorts 1-4 Combined Outcome Data Comparisons – Special Education

Remember … Remember … PBIS is a data-driven decision making framework for establishing the social culture and behavioral supports needed for a school to be an effective learning environment for all students.

Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency

(OSEP Center on PBIS, 2010)

Process for Continuous Improvement

Remember … Remember … RTI is a data-driven decision making framework for establishing the academic supports needed for a school to be an effective learning environment for all students.

Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency

Process for Continuous Improvement

VTSS is a data-driven decision making approach for establishing the academic and behavioral supports needed for a school to be an effective learning environment (academic and behavior) for all students.

Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency

,

Process for Continuous Improvement

Integration of Academic Instruction and Student Behavior

What are the evidence-based instructional strategies that will attain the academic skill set?

What academic engagement behaviors will be necessary to translate the academic skill into academic performance?

What social/emotional behaviors are resources and obstacles to the skill and performance goals?

How will we match the instructional strategies with engagement factors?

Source: Dr. George Batsche, University of South Florida, VTSS presentation