Participating in any course on BRIDGE-RI, the home of MTSS RI, presumes a foundational understanding of multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS); therefore, it is recommended that all participants begin with this course as a prerequisite to establish common language and conceptual understanding of the framework.

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the preventative ‘why’ behind an MTSS approach to school improvement

• Define MTSS and its components

• Understand how a data-based, problem solving culture is integral to the framework

• Reflect on how building a tiered model should be informed by Implementation Science

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This course is part of a three-part course series and serves as a tool to support school leaders in understanding the why and how around the school improvement process.  By the end of the Course 3, participants will be able to effectively engage their School Improvement Team in the facilitation of the school improvement process to develop a school improvement plan that meets the requirements of the Education Accountability Act (EAA).  Participants will also be able to effectively implement and monitor plans designed to improve the efficacy of teaching and learning in their individual schools.  We recommend this course to anyone who is leading the school improvement process.  Tools will be provided to participants to utilize with the School Improvement Team (SIT) members.  Topics will be presented sequentially in the order that a School Improvement Plan (SIP) would be built in the course of an academic year.  

Upon Completion of Course 1 participants will be able to:

• Identify the required expectations as defined in the Education Accountability Act (EAA). 

• Define each of the components of the cycle of continuous improvement.

• Develop a school improvement calendar for your School Improvement Team (SIT).

• Identify requirements for SIT composition as it relates to EAA.

• Explain differences between inclusion and representation.

• Describe structures for effective teaming as it relates to EAA.

This course is the final in a three-course series developed to support school leaders in designing, facilitating, and engaging school improvement teams (SIT) in the school improvement planning process. The course was developed at RIDE by Michael Mancieri, Andrew Milligan, and Amanda Turcotte, through the Office of School and District Improvement (OSDI), in partnership with BRIDGE-RI. The course serves as a tool to support school leaders and SIT members in understanding the why and how of the school improvement process. Participants are automatically enrolled in this course upon successfully completing RIDE: School Improvement Process Courses 1 & 2.

By the end of Course 3, participants will be able to:

• Identify and select high-quality, evidence-based initiatives to support the implementation of School Improvement SMART+E goals.

• Equitably allocate resources required to support School Improvement Initiatives

• Write logical action steps to ensure the implementation of School Improvement Initiatives

• Develop a plan for monitoring progress towards the achievement of SMART+E goals