Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. But those troubles don't compare with grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason's best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family's orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can't understand why Lieutenant Baird won't believe the story Mason has told about that day. Mason's new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky,...

This MTSS FSCP Partnering Implementation Guide is a revision of the 2009 Response to Intervention (RTI) Family and Community Partnering: "On the Team and at the Table" Toolkit. This guide is focused on improving student academic and behavioral outcomes by coordinating learning between home and school. It is a self-directed, online learning opportunity

Colorado has adopted the Multi-Tiered system of supports (MTSS) conceptual framework as a representation of two sustainable systems change frameworks, Response to Intervention (RtI) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). To better-articulate a focus on equitable and efficient learning environments and high-quality instructional practices, usage of the term MTSS has emerged. Research and lessons learned from schools and...

In this report we explore one school district's journey of Response to Intervention and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports implementation, examining the conditions and root causes of success for students with disabilities.