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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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.

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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.

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

10. The Professional Development Plan
5-Year District Plan

11. 1 2 3 A Look at Year 7 Meet the Team MTSS Sustainability MTSS
Work Groups
We are moving forward!

12. 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

13. 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

14. The Feedback Loop

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. Implementation Protocol

19. School Leadership Team Collaborative Accountability
District Support Team
Collaborative Accountability

20. 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