Dr. Neil Guthrie Assistant Superintendent MTSS Progress as Planned Dr. Neil Guthrie Assistant Superintendent

Wichita Public Schools… The LARGEST school district in Kansas with over 51,000 students in 97 sites: 54 elementary schools 15 middle schools 3 K-8 schools 10 high schools 15 other special program locations Enrollment has grown by over 2300 students in the past 10 years. STUDENTS

Wichita Public Schools… Ethnicity Caucasian 34% Hispanic 33.1% African-American 18.3% Multi-Racial 8.3% Asian 4.5% Native American 1.2% Pacific Islander 0.5% Special Education 6,508 Gifted & Talented 1,039 Poverty Level 78% STUDENTS …where the World walks our hallways

The Strategic Plan MTSS is the WORK! Vision Strategic Plan Support and Direction from the District

Sustainability Unless you align school, district, state, and Michael Fullan Unless you align school, district, state, and national agendas, innovation within schools cannot be sustained.

Systemic Components Systemic components are in place to ensure: Consistency of practice across the district (protocols) Flexibility to meet unique building and student needs (problem-solving)

Collaborative Partners Anita Archer: Explicit Instruction James Baker: KSDE MTSS Core Team George Batsche: Leadership and RtI Stevan Kukic: Strategic Reform Robert Pipik: Performance Management Randy Sprick: Positive Behavior Supports

District Non-Negotiables The culture of collaboration is embraced, expected, and supported at the school and district level as operationalized by the MTSS innovation configuration matrix. District level standard protocols, in the areas of academic and behavior, assessment, curriculum, intervention, instruction, and operations are established, implemented and supported with fidelity. The focus of Professional Development is expecting and supporting fidelity of implementation. Results-driven leadership is expected and supported.

Annual Focus MTSS District Leadership Team is established.   2009 MTSS District Leadership Team is established. The 5-Year Plan is created. 2010-2013 Learning and Implementation 2014 Monitoring and Accountability 2015 Sustainability 2016+ Continuous Improvement

The Professional Development Plan 5-Year District Plan

1 2 3 A Look at Year 7 Meet the Team MTSS Sustainability MTSS Work Groups We are moving forward!

1 Principals ESOL UTW Innovation & Evaluation Instructional Support Our Team Special Education Human Resources Curriculum & Instruction Instructional Technology Communications Organize, Collaborate, and Recommend Asst. Principals

It’s about strengthening and sustaining our District’s MTSS… Team Purpose To promote coherent and sustainable implementation of Wichita Public Schools’ MTSS by: Monitoring the work of MTSS Work Groups Provide recommendations to the Academic Leadership Team

The Feedback Loop

A Work Group consists of a Core Team and Task Forces. Work Groups are a diverse group of leaders from various levels and departments that organize, problem-solve, communicate, and collaborate to identify recommendations that align strategies and resources to support the implementation of the MTSS Framework. Work Group Structure Core Team Task Force 1 2 3 4 A Work Group consists of a Core Team and Task Forces. The Core Team includes leaders with expertise in content and topic areas who are responsible for communication, accountability, and implementation of task force projects that align with the Work Group annual targets. Core team members serve a 3-year term. Task Forces are short-term, project-based groups formed at the direction of the Core Team to meet specific objectives and goals related to the Work Group annual targets. Task Force members serve until the assigned task is complete.

SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES Work Groups BEHAVIOR Work Group DATA-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING Work Group FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Work Group INSTRUCTION Work Group LEADERSHIP Work Group LITERACY Work Group NUMERACY Work Group PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Work Group

How many people are currently involved in MTSS Leadership? A LOT!! MTSS District Leadership Team: 37 Work Groups: 164 S/ALT: 14 Other DST: 26 Task Forces: many! 241

Implementation Protocol

School Leadership Team Collaborative Accountability District Support Team Collaborative Accountability

District Support Teams (DST) S/ALT DLT SpEd/ESOL District Support Teams (DST) Purpose: To support attainment of each school’s goals and indicators School Visits – Unscheduled Informal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 School Reviews – Scheduled Follow a set procedure Progress Report to ALT– Quarterly