FREE 10-MINUTE LEADERSHIP SELF-ASSESSMENT
Are We Really Doing MTSS?
Your school has the pieces. But do you have the system?
You have teams. Data. Interventions. Maybe a triangle on your website.
But are those pieces actually working together as a coherent, preventative, data-based system for improving student outcomes?
The MTSS Reality Check gives school and district leaders a quick way to step back from the day-to-day work and take an honest look at their current system.
Having the pieces isn't the same as having the system.You can have all of these—and still not have a functioning MTSS.
MTSS isn't a collection of programs or a triangle of interventions. At its core, it's a preventative, data-based decision-making framework that helps schools continuously ask:
Who is thriving? Who is struggling? Why? What are we going to do about it? And is what we're doing actually working?
The Reality Check helps your leadership team look beyond whether the pieces exist and begin examining whether they actually work together as a system.
In About 10 Minutes, Take a Look at Your MTSS Across the Areas That Matter Most.
Built for the People Leading the Work.
The MTSS Reality Check is designed for:
Principals & Assistant Principals • District Leaders • MTSS Coordinators • Student Support Leaders • Instructional Leaders • Leadership Teams • Education Agencies & Technical Assistance Providers
Use it individually—or bring it to your next leadership team meeting and complete it together.
Universal Instruction & Prevention
Are we preventing predictable problems before they require intervention?
Data-Based Decision Making
Does our data actually lead to consistent decisions and action?
Timely, Targeted Support
Can students access the right additional support when they need it?
Intensive & Individualized Support
Do we know how and when to intensify support based on student response?
Teaming & Implementation
Do our teams, processes, and practices function consistently?
Leadership & Infrastructure
Have we built the conditions that allow MTSS to work—and last?
Ready for an honest look at your MTSS?Find out where your system stands.
10 minutes. No judgment. Better questions. Clearer next steps.
Free for education leaders and leadership teams.
Created by Leading for Learning
The MTSS Reality Check was developed by Dr. Joan Schumann and Leading for Learning, drawing on decades of experience researching, implementing, coaching, and leading MTSS and school improvement across schools, districts, states, and international education systems.
We believe leaders deserve access to the science behind school improvement—and the practical knowledge to lead it.