Purpose
The Morgan Student Assistance Team (MSAT) works together to provide early intervention strategies for students who are identified as having behavioral, emotional, or academic concerns. This is a proactive system aimed at providing all students with the opportunity for academic success. It serves as a data-supported effort to ensure that students receive an appropriate level of support in order to master grade-level standards.
Principles & Goals of the system
1. Ensures all students grow to their potential
a. Capacity
2. Uses data to measure growth, inform
instruction, curricula and supports, evaluate systems
a. Triangulation
3. Supports teachers in exploring, implementing
and monitoring strategies to meet specific student needs in their content areas
through diagnostic teaching
a. Early Intervention
b. Targeted acceleration for short-term
intervention
4. Provides evidence of due diligence for decision-making
a. Clear entrance and exit criteria
5. Engages multiple perspectives, and
disciplines, in predictable, structured collaboration
a. Interdisciplinary decisions from Tier 3+ on
(Speech and Language, English Learners, Occupational Therapy, etc.)
6. Demonstrates a shared understanding of and
commitment to SRBI across the district
a. Coherence
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MSAT offers the following suggestions
If a student is having difficulty in a particular class...
contact the teacher
If a student will be absent or tardy or if you are concerned about your child's attendance...
contact the main office
If a student has medical concerns...
contact the school nurse
If a student needs help with course selection, or post secondary planning...
contact the guidance counselor
If a student is experiencing personal problems that affect his or her school performance...
contact the guidance counselor
If there is a family problem or your child is having difficulties outside of school...
contact the Clinton Youth and Family Services Bureau
If these avenues prove unsuccessful or you need additional support or information, contact MSAT by emailing Victoria Fox at [email protected] or Chris Luther at [email protected]..
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How MSAT works:
A concerned teacher, adult, or student refers a student who is having difficulty to the student assistance team.
One of the team’s members is assigned to collect information from teachers and other school personnel about the student and interviews the student personally.
For an initial referral, the student assistance team consisting of the student’s guidance counselor, teachers, interventionist, and assistance principal meets to review the information, consider options, and work towards a resolution.
The MSAT monthly team consisting of the principal, assistant principal, school psychologist, school social worker, guidance counselors, math interventionist, and literacy interventionist meet to discuss ongoing student concerns that need a higher level of support.
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