MTSS Lead Weekly Updates

The fall screening window will be extended through Friday, August 28 due to inclement weather closure. All paper entries must be entered into the appropriate platform by 4:00 pm Friday, August 28 to be included.​

• iReady Reading Inform (formerly iReady Diagnostic)​
• iReady Math Inform (formerly iReady Diagnostic)​
• Grade appropriate Fall Literacy Tasks (refer to Minimum Matrix iReady Suite (K-3 or 4-8)​
• Fall Written Expression

• ​Screening for characteristics of dyslexia as outlined (Decision Making Crosswalk)

Please note that students in grades 7-12 enrolled in intervention courses will need to complete the iReady Inform (formerly iReady Diagnostic) so that they have access to a personalized instruction MyPath.

The following schools access to iReady Inform is turned off for the duration of weather related closures to protect the integrity of the assessment. Emily Vuoso will restore access upon schools reopening and will continue to work with schools to ensure that students in K-6 have all required components of screening during the TDOE Fall Screening Window as necessary.

Please DO NOT ADJUST SETTINGS if you you are at a school that is closed.

1. AB Hill Elementary
2. AMaceo Walker Middle
3. Alcy Elementary
4. Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary
5. Colonial Middle
6. Fox Meadows Elementary
7. Germanshire Elementary
8. Hollis F. Price
9. Ida B. Wells Academy
10. Kirby High
11. Norris Achievement Academy
12. Oakhaven Elementary
13. Oakhaven Middle
14. Oakhaven High
15. Sherwood Elementary
16. Sherwood Middle
17. Willow Oaks Elementary
18. Wooddale High

In accordance with TCA 49-1-905, it is required that students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 who fall below the 16th percentile on iReady Inform should receive a copy of the MSCS Home Literacy Report Letter along with the iReady Inform Results Individual Report. It is recommended that any student who falls below the 24th percentile on iReady Inform receive the same information following the fall screener to provide a baseline for where the student is in August against peers.

Questions can be emailed to RTI2@scsk12.org.

Students who completed the iReady Inform assessments during the fall universal screening window should be provided a copy of the results in the home communication folder that is sent home by schools. This allows families to see where their student is currently performing as well as where they need to aim for in the winter when completing the middle of year assessment.

iReady Family Portal is available 24/7 to families and caregivers. Please use the available templates included in the iReady folder which provide information on how to access from home. This tool allows families to access their child's progress at home and they cannot see other student information. There are tips for how they can support learning at home.

1. Log in to the Reading Horizons platforms (Reading Horizons Discovery – Grades K–3 and Reading Horizons Elevate – Grades 4-12) Don’t have Clever access? Email RTI2@scsk12.org for assistance.
2. Need a refresher? Review the training videos available under the 🎓 icon in Reading Horizons Discovery.

3. Verify your student rosters Compare the students listed in Reading Horizons with your students in TN PULSE. If the rosters do not match, email student first and last name along with student id number to RTI2@scsk12.org so corrections can be made.

Three quick checks now can help make sure you’re ready to hit the ground running at the end of the month with Reading Horizons!

Shatamara Davis

Please create or reconstitute Tier 2/3 plans for students known to be continuing intervention from the spring 2026 list found in the On Target for Success SharePoint Master Template folder and for those who are newly identified following the fall universal screener. Reminder that the expectation is plans are updated monthly following the data team meeting, but no later than the last day of the month. This data is used to provide updates quarterly on our MSCS District Scorecard goals where 100% of students intervention plans will be implemented.

Please ensure that you have a school list (noted on the CSRS) of students who have active ILPD plans in TNPulse. Students who have a red stop sign on their plan will have to have that plan exited before any other actions related to ILPD supports can be taken. Please request MSCS Office Hours if you need assistance locating ILPD plans for your school or support in exiting ILPD plans.

MTSS Leads should scan copies of the Universal Screening Decision Making Crosswalk for the students screened to their school folder. This can also be done on a spreadsheet as long as all information is able to be reviewed that is also entered on the individual student sheets.

DYS02 codes should be entered into PowerSchool with the start date being the date screened and the end date being the last day for students May 20, 2027. Once students are determined eligible the DYS03 code is entered in PowerSchool with the start date that the decision was made and the end date being the last day for students, May 20, 2027. There should only be one DYS02 and one DYS03 code at a time so do not stack codes.

For students deemed eligible, the MTSS Lead should create a record of decision using the ILPD tiles in TNPulse and TNPulse ILPD parent notification should be sent home along with the ILPD Family Information one pager. Parent response of yes, no, or no response must then be noted in TNPulse within 30 days of the initial notification. Note that this is a recent update (July 2026) to the ILPD entry process. More information is available in the TDOE Characteristics of Dyslexia folder if needed, but you can also request support via MSCS Office Hours Request Form.

1. update Tier 2/3 intervention plans monthly in TNPulse following the monthly data team meeting

2. upload the data team agenda and minutes to your school folder

3. update the CSRS with detailed descriptions of progress, lack of progress, concerns such as attendance especially if information on individual students is not included in the data team minutes