MTSS Lead Weekly Updates

Students in Grade 3 not completing the ALT Assessment are expected to complete the Grade 3 Pearson aimswebPlus Spring Benchmark Assessment. This is aligned with the Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act noting; that administration of the aimswebPlus assessments provides students an additional promotion pathway for consideration.

Required aimswebPlus Assessments:

• ORF (Oral Reading Fluency)-completed as a Digital Record in approximately 2 minutes where student has a paper copy and teacher records on the computer.
• VOC (Vocabulary)-completed via TestNav in 4-7 minutes where student logs into the computer.
• RC (Reading Comprehension)-completed via TestNav in 15-25 minutes where student logs into the computer.

Review these ​Grade 3 Pearson aimswebPlus Spring Benchmark FAQs​ prior to beginning testing. Support through the Grade 3 Support Hub will be available throughout the assessment window occurring March 30 through April 10, 2026.

The High School screening window is open March 30-April 10. Only students identified as at risk on the Early Warning System in PowerBi are required to be screened in the identified areas.

ELA (iReady Reading Diagnostic and Written Expression)

Math (iReady Math Diagnostic)

ELA and Math (iReady Reading and Math Diagnostics and Written Expression)

Additional Screening for Characteristics of Dyslexia as needed or requested by parents or teachers. Questions can be emailed to RTI2@scsk12.org.

The DAIM Support Team will host sessions this week on the RTI2A Early Warning System and Universal Screener Reports on March 31 and April 2 at 3:30 pm via Microsoft Teams. Please sign-up here.

During the end of March and month of April, Melanie Nelson will be offering online support sessions where educators can get questions answered and learn best practices on specific topics that will help them with exactly what they need to be successful. Links are included on the flyer.

The March Reading Horizons PLCs were well attended so we want to continue the opportunity to collaborate and learn together. Shatamara will facilitate one Reading Horizons Discovery session and one Reading Horizons Elevate session in April on the topic of Using Independent Activities to Extend Student Learning. Germantown Elementary School is pleased to host again from 4:30-5:45. Sign up using the link below.

On Thursday, MSCS IT made an adjustment to how we are rostering students that did provide initial impact to intervention providers where they may have had limited or no access temporarily. If you do not see the Reading Horizons Discovery or Elevate icons and previously had access, you can email SCS Clever Admins and make the request. There is no loss of student data and students with active ILPDs as of March 5, 2026 are fully rostered. Questions can be sent to RTI2@scsk12.org.

Running out of wall space for your Reading Accelerate posters along with other instructional reference tools? Or maybe they’re tucked away in a spot you and students can’t easily reference during instruction. Many interventionists are working with limited space which presents the barrier to displaying the posters as a resource.

Don’t let those powerful tools go unused. Here are some creative, space‑saving ways to put your Reading Accelerate posters back to work right when your students need them most. Remember posters should only be displayed if you are teaching or have taught the skill. If you have not covered that skill, the poster should not be displayed.

To find the printable posters you will follow these steps on RH Accelerate-Resource-Printable Resources-Posters.

Print a few copies (color and landscape format work best) and put them to work in ways that directly support instruction by making learning visual and easily accessible.

1. Create easy‑access teaching tools. Slip the posters into sheet protectors so students can keep them in their binders or keep a set at your fingertips during lessons. This makes the strategies instantly available the moment you need them.

2. Turn posters into daily “desk mats.” Place key posters on students’ desks so the information is always in front of them. With constant visibility, students naturally reference the strategies and build stronger habits over time.