Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning Preventive and Responsive Services Provision of Federal funds may be used for For MTSS to be successful, all staff School Psychologists: job embedded, ongoing must receive training in Deliver professional development to teachers relevant professional development for all assessment, and other school staff on a range of topics, such professional school staff, including school instruction, and intervention; as trauma informed practices, mental health development psychologists. universal screening and progress first aid, crisis prevention, suicide prevention, monitoring; effective discipline, and behavior management. data-based problem-solving and Use data to help identify relevant professional decision-making; development on the needs of the school strategies for providing a layered or district. continuum of supports; and Continually engage in professional development successful methods for partnering to understand best practices for students. with family and community May be trained in comprehensive school safety members. and crisis prevention, response, and recovery. Collaborate with school leaders to provide Select staff, including school professional development for teachers and staff psychologists, must receive ongoing members about MTSS concepts, processes, and professional development relevant to strategies. their specific roles and responsibilities, such as in: NASP Practice Model Domains evidence-based techniques to School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning improve the social–emotional and Consultation and Collaboration mental and behavioral health Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability needs of students, and Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice crisis prevention, intervention, and response. Maintain a ESSA requires states to develop MTSS supports the use of School Psychologists: accountability systems that formative assessments and Help districts maintain accountability by comprehensive include indicators of academic regular monitoring of student progress. applying best practices in data-based decision accountability system achievement, English language Students needing and receiving making and problem solving. proficiency, high school targeted academic supports are Recognize the unique challenges when graduation rates, and school monitored for mastery of grade-level assessing culturally and linguistically diverse quality. curricula and performance on student populations. nationally normed assessments. Effectively integrate and interpret multiple data sources to aid in decision making.
Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning Preventive and Responsive Services Provision of relevant professional development Federal funds may be used for job embedded, ongoing professional development for all school staff, including school psychologists. For MTSS to be successful, all staff must receive training in assessment, instruction, and intervention; universal screening and progress monitoring; data-based problem-solving and decision-making; strategies for providing a layered continuum of supports; and successful methods for partnering with family and community members. Select staff, including school psychologists, must receive ongoing professional development relevant to their specific roles and responsibilities, such as in: evidence-based techniques to improve the social–emotional and mental and behavioral health needs of students, and crisis prevention, intervention, and response. School Psychologists: Deliver professional development to teachers and other school staff on a range of topics, such as trauma informed practices, mental health first aid, crisis prevention, suicide prevention, effective discipline, and behavior management. Use data to help identify relevant professional development on the needs of the school or district. Continually engage in professional development to understand best practices for students. May be trained in comprehensive school safety and crisis prevention, response, and recovery. Collaborate with school leaders to provide professional development for teachers and staff members about MTSS concepts, processes, and strategies. NASP Practice Model Domains School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning Consultation and Collaboration Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice Maintain a comprehensive accountability system ESSA requires states to develop accountability systems that include indicators of academic achievement, English language proficiency, high school graduation rates, and school quality. MTSS supports the use of formative assessments and regular monitoring of student progress. Students needing and receiving targeted academic supports are monitored for mastery of grade-level curricula and performance on nationally normed assessments. School Psychologists: Help districts maintain accountability by applying best practices in data-based decision making and problem solving. Recognize the unique challenges when assessing culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Effectively integrate and interpret multiple data sources to aid in decision making.
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