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MTSS Rules
The rules every screen uses. Current: Rule Set v3, saved Apr 24, 2026 by Dr. Renee Whitfield.
Tier placement
Where the imported percentile puts a student: Tier 1, 2 or 3. Drag the two handles on each ruler.
Percentile cut points
Students below the 25th percentile in Reading (grades 3-5) will be placed in Tier 2; below the 10th, Tier 3.
Progress monitoring
How often students are checked, and when the four-point rule speaks up.
Check frequency
From 7 to 28
From 3 to 14
Tier 2 students are measured every 14 days; Tier 3 every 7 days.
Four-point rule
From 3 to 12
From 1 to 10
From 3 to 6
After at least 6 data points and 3 weeks, the last 4 points are compared with the aim line: all below suggests adjusting; all above suggests raising the goal; mixed means continue.
Intervention groups
How big a group can be and how long before a plan is looked at again.
Group size limits
From 2 to 8
From 1 to 5
Tier 2 groups have up to 5 students; Tier 3 groups up to 3.
Review cycle
From 4 to 18
From 4 to 18
Tier 2 plans are reviewed every 9 weeks; Tier 3 plans every 9 weeks.
Delivery quality
Whether sessions are actually happening, and happening as planned.
Dosage alert
A plan is flagged when fewer than 80% of scheduled sessions were held.
Fidelity support
Delivery support is suggested for an interventionist whose average “delivered as planned” rating is below 2 of 3.
Class level
When a whole class, not individual students, is the thing to look at.
Class-wide concern
A class is flagged when more than 60% of its students are below the Tier 2 line.
Change log
| Summary | From → to | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v3 | Apr 24, 2026 | Marcus Bell | Set Tier 3 group size limit | 4 students 3 students |
| v2 | Sep 30, 2025 | Dr. Renee Whitfield | Added class-wide concern flag | Not set Flag a class when more than 60% are below the Tier 2 line |
| v1 | Apr 22, 2025 | Dr. Renee Whitfield | Initial rule set | — Tier 2 below 25th, Tier 3 below 10th percentile |