Many of you are aware of this shift in language, but if not, please read below for more information.
From the Iowa Dept. of Education’s School Leader Update, December 2013
The term Response to Intervention (RtI) refers to a process by which schools use data to identify the academic and behavioral supports each and every student needs to be successful in school and leave school ready for life. The process provides students with evidence-based instruction and interventions matched to their needs and monitors student progress to improve their educational outcomes.
Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) also refers to this same process, yet also denotes both systemic and sustained support across all areas within our educational system – from the individual student level to the classroom to the school, district, intermediary agencies and the state.
Nationally, MTSS is more commonly used; therefore Iowa is transitioning from RtI to MTSS, though these two terms may be used interchangeably.
It is important to note, however, that the concepts and work will not change, except to underscore focused support for systems change to create a system that has the availability of a continuum of multiple supports for all students.
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