Social-Emotional Learning Supports

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support’s comprehensive framework includes meeting each students’ academic, behavior and social-emotional needs. Within this system, students are placed on Tier 1, 2 or 3 based on their individual needs. As the Tier level increases from 1 to 3, the level of support provided progresses from classroom-wide support to targeted and intensive interventions.

Tier 1: Universal Supports

This is available to all students through advisory Lessons, classroom Meetings, and Guidance Curriculum. Frisco ISD's social-emotional curriculum is rooted in state-mandated character education lessons (TEC §29.906) and coordinated school health topics.

The core program consists of delivery of lessons through class meetings at the elementary level and advisory lessons at the secondary level. FISD guidance curriculum is standards and competency-based, developmental in nature, preventative and proactive in design and comprehensive in scope. These lessons cover mandated character education, state mandated topics and any other topics that are identified as needs from needs assessments

Tier 2: Targeted Intervention

This support is available to some students. Targeted data-driven interventions (small group counseling/instruction, referral to interventions on campus, etc.) are designed for students who are identified by pre-scheduled and predetermined academic achievement related data.

These include, for example, pre and post assessments on character strengths (elementary only), attendance, behavior, work skills and study habits (report card marks), course failure, credit deficiency and/or equity and access issues. Tier 2 includes short term progress monitoring and collaboration among teachers, parents/guardians and the school counselor until improvement and/or referral to appropriate services can be found and implemented

Tier 2 targeted interventions and support are designed for students who:

  • exhibit barriers to learning; 

  • are struggling to achieve academic success; and/or 

  • who are identified as deserving of instruction and/or support in addition to Tier 1 curriculum activities (foster youth, dual language learners, etc.)

Tier 3: Intensive Intervention

This is not universal and for a few students. Individualized student interventions (e.g. 1:1 counseling) are designed for students to address additional needs, including emergency and crisis response events. These include short-term solution focused counseling to address life change events (divorce, death, imprisonment of parent, etc.) and unresolved challenges unaffected within Tier 1 and 2. 

Tier 3 intensive interventions are provided on a limited basis and, if unresolved, lead to referrals to outside services. This includes short-term consultation and collaboration among teachers, parents/guardians, and the school counselor until the concern or crisis is resolved and/or referral to appropriate responsive services can be identified and implemented.