All Students. One System. Continuum of Support.
California's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is an integrated, comprehensive framework that aligns academic, behavioral, and social-emotional learning in a fully integrated system of support for the benefit of all students. MTSS offers the potential to create needed systematic change through intentional design and redesign of services and supports to quickly identify and match to the needs of all students.
MTSS in Santa Clara County
In Santa Clara County, MTSS embodies the following core components:
- High-quality, differentiated instruction;
- Systemic and sustainable change;
- Integrated data system;
- Positive behavioral support; and
- Research-based interventions.
The California Department of Education has awarded $30 million on the California Scale-Up MTSS Statewide Initiative, or SUMS Initiative, which is designed to promote and expand the use of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports.
