The West Virginia Department of Education is committed to ensuring equitable education opportunities that include high‐quality resources, strategies, and practices. The West Virginia Tiered System of Support (WVTSS) is a framework that suggests flexible use of resources to provide academic, behavioral, and mental health support to enhance learning for all students.

Resources

WVTSS: An Overview

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for a comprehensive multi‐tiered system of support for all students. This guidance is based on current research for the development, improvement, and implementation of a framework that supports students’ academics, behavior and mental health needs.

WVTSS One Pager

This one‐page document provides a brief overview of the WV Tiered System of Support (WVTSS) with an emphasis on supporting the whole child.

Quick Reference Guide

The Quick Reference Guide provides a summary of the critical components of each tier of the WVTSS framework. The guide focuses on the universal, targeted, and intensive supports for academics, behavior, and mental health of all students.

Designing a System of Support

The purpose of this tool is to help leadership teams design a school-wide system of support and interventions based on the WVTSS framework. As districts and schools think about implementing WVTSS they are asked to consider questions at each tier to determine their readiness level or phase of implementation.

WVTSS Student Support Inventory Template

The Student Support Inventory Template is an editable document that schools and districts can use to determine what programs, instructional materials, protocols, and supports are currently in use at each domain and tier. The inventory can spark discussions regarding school and district needs.

Videos

These short videos are designed to complement the overview document and discuss the focus of each domain.