1. Griswold High School Student Success Team (SST)
– A multi-discipline, school-based team that works collaboratively with teachers, related service providers, and parents to support the learning needs of GHS students not meeting classroom/curriculum expectations.
It’s an Early Intervention Initiative
The Team’s goal is to provide timely intervention services to
improve learning outcomes for struggling students, preventing/
reducing long-term outcomes of failure (discipline, absenteeism, retention, drop-out).
Struggling learners are assigned to tiered interventions based
on need/response to supports provided.
What is SST?

2. Tiers of Intervention Tier 1 –classroom-based differentiation
of instruction
Tier 2 –supplemental instruction in
addition to general classroom
experience (small flexible
groupings, re/pre-teaching/
remedial activities, short-term
tutoring, indiv./group counseling,
etc.) . Typically occurring 2 or
3x/wk.
Tier 3 – Highly intense classroom and
supplemental interventions to
address learning gaps
(structured reading program,
remedial instruction, etc.)
Typically occurring outside the
classroom 3 or more day week.
Tiers of Intervention
Tiered Intervention Design
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Intervention Intensity/Individualization Increased
Special Ed.
Level Assignment not based on “student” but on core “skill deficit” need.

3. What Is An Intervention??
An “intervention” is a change in “content of instruction” (what students learn), “process of instruction” (how students learn), and/or “product of instruction” (how students show what they have learned).
Personalization (Differentiation)
Content Process Product
(What students learn) (How students learn) (How students demonstrate learning)
Readiness Interests Learning Profile
(Student’s ability level) (Student’s desire to study a topic) (Ways a student learns best)

4. Who the SST at GHS Services-
All students
requiring “regular education” academic, behavioral, emotional, interventions.
Regular Education Interventions (Tiers I,II,III)
-Any student falling below expected class average on measures of achievement
-Students on individual support plans (behavior, attendance)
-Students receiving temp. related services (counseling/ot/pt, etc.)
-Students assigned to supplemental programming
(Freshman Connection, Acad. Academy, tutoring, etc.)
-Students assigned to Intervention Center Services
(Reading/Writing Skills, Math Skills, Exec.Skills)
-Students referred for clarification of
learning needs (ed./beh. screenings)
-Students on select 504 Plans
Special Education Intervention Plans (IEP)

5. SST Practices in the High School
-Intervention Flow Chart (see Flow Chart)
-SST Procedures/Services
Meeting Time
SST Members/Roles (multi-disciplinary team)
Clarification of need (data collection, assessment)
Intervention Plan Development (sample plan)
Plan Progress Monitoring
SST Database (R: Restricted/GHS/SST/Team Work)
SST Practices in the High School

6. -SST Intervention Services Available by Tier. Academic Services;
-SST Intervention Services Available by Tier *Academic Services; **Behavioral/Emotional Services
Tier-1 = * **General Classroom
- SST Staffing:
-Certified Teachers (2) (WEB Period Duty) – Intervention Centers
-Graduate Interns (2) (Academic Academy) – Executive Skills
-Academic Academy Staff (2)
-School Counselors/Social Worker/School Psych. (as needed)
Tier-2 = *WEB/Study Hall, *Reading/Writing Intervention Center,
*Math Intervention Center, *Executive Skills Center,
**Student Support Plans, **Indiv./Group Counseling
* **Freshman Success Study
Tier-3 = *Academic Academy, *Reading/Writing Skills Center,*Math Skills Center,
*Executive Skills Center

7. SST Students Currently Assigned to Intervention: General Classroom (Tier-1 only) = 3 (+ )Study Hall/WEB Assignment = 4 (+) Reading/Writing Intervention Center = 6 (+) Math Intervention Center = 3 (+) Executive Skills = 14 (+) Individual Student Support Plans = 6 Academic Academy = 12 Freshman Connections = 3 51 Active SST Student Plans (approx. 9% of GHS Population)