The RTI2-A + RTI2-B Ground Breakers Award recognizes outstanding Tennessee school districts that have worked hard during the 2023-2024 school year to align their academic and non-academic tiered support systems in partnership with Tennessee TSC.

The Ground Breakers Award is the initial award level within the RTI2-A + RTI2-B District Model of Demonstration Program.

As a recipient of the RTI2-A + RTI2-B Ground Breakers Award, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is recognized for its initial actions, planning, decisions, and work that led to breaking new ground while aligning their tiered frameworks. Through self-assessment, action planning, and district-wide professional development, Ground Breakers have demonstrated a commitment to RTI2-A + RTI2-B and meaningful change.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is on track to become a District Model of Demonstration for RTI2-A + RTI2-B in the state.

Thank you Cohorts A, B, and C Schools for your support in helping us set the foundation for continuing to grow this model in the coming year!

• (fall 2023) Cordova Middle, Cordova High, Dexter K-8, Hamilton K-8, Woodstock Middle, Southwind High
• (spring 2024) Alcy, Bolton High, J.P.Freeman K-8, W.H.Brewster, Kate Bond Elementary, Oakhaven Elementary, Scenic Hills, Treadwell Elementary and Middle

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and MSCS will take an active approach to ensuring that we promote awareness to families, community stakeholders, and MSCS employees. MTSS Leads will also see additional information here that is not necessarily shared via other means. Please feel free to share information with others as you champion Dyslexia Awareness in your school.

The Student Supports Team will now be offering a new TN PULSE office hours on the 2nd Tuesday of every month focused on providing technical support for TN PULSE functionality and student specific issues related to ILPs (English learners) and ILP-Ds (characteristics of dyslexia). Priority during these office hours will be given to individuals with open ZenDesk tickets within TN PULSE, but all attendees, time permitting, can ask questions.

The creation of these regular targeted office hours will provide a space to discuss platform functionality and student-specific cases without taking time from regular standing office hours designed to support programmatic implementation of the RTI2 framework, processes related to universal screening and screening for characteristics of dyslexia, and the provision of intervention and other instructional supports, including.

Educators can join the TN PULSE Technical Office Hours on Teams the 2nd Tuesday of every month beginning in October 2024, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT via Teams meeting link. These are in addition to the regular office hours on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month and the target topic office hours on the 4th Tuesday. Please note that TN PULSE functionality questions will be directed to these new office hours to allow for a focus on RTI2 implementation practices and programmatic decision-making.

MSCS Office Hours will be available beginning this week. Please complete the form linked below to request Office Hours Support. Support sessions will be scheduled with those who have common support requests. For example, I would not group aimswebPlus Progress Monitoring with the group who requested support with ILP-Ds.

Links to join will be sent out on Tuesday morning by 8:30 a.m. each week so submissions after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday will be addressed the next week.

Please ensure that you and your school fulfill the following dates.

• October 15th-New ILP-Ds created in 2024 have the parent decision marked and all additional requirements for creating ILP-Ds fulfilled. There are resources to support you with ILP-Ds on the home page of On Target for Success SharePoint. This is the first TISA pull for the 2024-25 SY and informs funding for 25-26.
• October 30th-upload any data team meeting agendas, minutes, and update CSRS.

• MSCS IT and PCG continue to work on resolving state id error codes. This is why some students do not appear rostered.
• PCG is working on ensuring that aimswebPlus progress monitoring data points are pulled over into the MTSS platform.
• PCG is working on resolving students who show on the B05 Advanced Reporting when they should not.

• There are some students who appear to be rostered incorrectly, though they have not been at the school since week one. Please do not delete the student or any associated data. Instead please report this to RTI2@scsk12.org with the teacher's name, student's name, and student id number.

Christine shared that the "target date" is not required when developing MTSS Plans. If set, there is no impact or connection to aimswebPlus as data should pull directly from aimswebPlus.

If you need to delete or reset an aimswebPlus Progress Monitoring Probe, please email RTI2@scsk12.org the following information.

• Student first and last name
• Student id number
• Teacher first and last name
• The name of the probe that needs to be deleted
• The date of the probe that needs to be deleted

aimswebPlus will allow you to maintain two separate progress monitoring schedules for students.

From the grade level Survey Level Assessment given, create a monthly grade level progress monitoring schedule to follow.

You should have a separate Instructional Level progress monitoring schedule.

Pearson cannot recall data that is deleted. You should "expire" a goal, but never delete it.