November is Family Engagement Month
Family Engagement is embedded throughout a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. One of the reasons Georgia added the fifth component, Infrastructure, to its MTSS framework, is to prevent barriers to implementation. When school teams take a holistic approach to engaging families and creating resources and organizational structures to meet the needs of the families in their communities, students are more likely to be successful.
It is important that families have a voice in decision-making throughout the MTSS process. Families should participate in problem-solving discussions with their child’s teacher and communicate their child’s strengths, weaknesses, and specific area(s) of need(s).
Georgia's MTSS team partnered with Parent to Parent of Georgia to help families understand their role within the MTSS framework. As educators begin implementing the framework, more families are educating themselves and asking questions about the components of MTSS.
MTSS coaches are answering parents' most frequently asked questions in a Parent to Parent of Georgia videos series.
Topics include:
▪ MTSS, RTI, and SST Watch this video and learn how to unravel the language of MTSS, RTI and SST and how they impact all students in Georgia.
▪ MTSS and Special Education Watch this video and learn more about MTSS and how it connects with Special Education in Georgia.
▪ MTSS FAQs This video features Frequently Asked Questions from Parents about MTSS in Georgia.
| ▪ | MTSS, RTI, and SST Watch this video and learn how to unravel the language of MTSS, RTI and SST and how they impact all students in Georgia. |
| ▪ | MTSS FAQs This video features Frequently Asked Questions from Parents about MTSS in Georgia. |
The videos are a great resource to educators who are looking to explain the importance of MTSS to their families.
For more information, visit www.p2pga.org or email gamtss@doe.k12.ga.us.
