DESCRIPTION:

Tier 4 is developed for students who need additional supports and meet eligibility criteria for special program placement including gifted and special education. Tier 4 does not represent a location for services, but indicates a layer of interventions that may be provided in the general education class or in a separate setting. For students with disabilities needing special education and realted services, Tier 4 provides instruction that is targeted and specialized to meet students' needs.

Students who have received instruction in Tiers 1-3 and do not make adequate progress based on data collected are moved to Tier 4.

STANDARDS-BASED CLASSROOM LEARNING:

  In addition to Tiers 1-3, targeted students participate in:

• Specialized programs, methodologies, or instructional deliveries
• Greater frequency of progress monitoring of student response to intervention(s).