Done well, MTSS gives systems a clear way to catch which students need support and get them the right level of it. That work doesn't have to wait for a new school year to start. A mid-year implementation is one of my favorite ways to begin MTSS. I can understand the allure of a beginning-of-year start for most school-level initiatives; however, a mid-year implementation has a lot of benefits that are often overlooked by leaders. A major benefit of mid-year implementation is that it helps systems avoid the pernicious problem of scaling too slowly. If you have tuned in to our virtual training sessions online or read chapter 7 of our book "Supporting Math MTSS through SpringMath," then you know that we feel that many systems do not pilot well, despite their good intentions. We suggest smart scaling instead, and this means more rapid implementation cycles in your effort until you reach school- and system-wide use.
