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Colorado Multi-Tiered System of Supports
Colorado Multi-Tiered System of Supports (COMTSS) is a prevention-based framework using team-driven leadership and data-based problem solving to improve the outcomes of every student through family, school, and community partnerships, comprehensive assessment, and a layered continuum of supports. Implementation science and universal design for learning are employed to create one integrated system that focuses on increasing academic and behavioral outcomes to equitably support the varying needs of all students.
Multi-Tiered System of Supports and Regional Support Legislation
- House Bill 24-1406: School Based Mental Health Program
- House Bill 12-1345: Boards of Cooperative Educational Services Support
COMTSS Components Practice Profiles
The five COMTSS components are the foundation and the underlying philosophy of the Practice Profiles. The COMTSS Practice Profiles were developed to specify exemplary strategies that district and school implementation teams can use to support effective and sustainable use of the COMTSS framework as intended. These profiles guide and inform the development and/or refinement of the necessary supports and resources for the COMTSS implementation, such as professional learning, coaching, identification of fidelity measures, a state-level evaluation plan, and necessary changes in procedures and policy.
Please click a component below to read more about its Practice Profile. PDF versions of the Practice Profiles are available for download at the bottom of each component page. To request copies in Microsoft Word or another format, please email COMTSS@cde.state.co.us.
Acknowledgements
We are deeply indebted to Dr. Caryn Ward from the National Implementation Research Network/State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) Center for her facilitation and guidance in this endeavor. We are grateful to Dr. Steve Goodman and Dr. Tim Lewis for their support in the development of the COMTSS practice profiles. Most importantly, we want to give credit to the Michigan Department of Education for setting the bar high and allowing us to use their Multi-Tiered System of Supports Practice Profiles as an example to create the COMTSS practice profiles.
Regional or District Level
At the regional or district level, leadership teams build infrastructure that supports the implementation of the five components of COMTSS. The building of this infrastructure includes:
- Identifying and aligning key priorities;
- Securing funding, resources, and time to implement those priorities;
- Developing training and coaching structures to support personnel with implementation, and
- Gathering data to evaluate the implementation and impact of the key priorities
School Level
At the school level, building teams implement their identified priorities and build a tiered system that fits their respective context. School teams identify the fidelity and student outcomes they wish to achieve and then identify the data needed to monitor progress toward those outcomes. They also outline the practices used at each tier, as well as the systems that enable staff to both implement the identified practices and to gather the required data.