Academic Expectations and Support

MTSS Definition: At Penn-Delco SD, a Multi-Tiered System of Support is a school achievement process that maximizes the potential of all students using evidence-based instruction, intervention, and assessment to address academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs with a continuum of support and services.

PDSD MTSS Vision: All students learn and grow academically, behaviorally, emotionally, and socially through our MTSS process.

Students in grades 1 – 5 will be assigned to a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) period for roughly 30 minutes a day.  Instruction is designed to meet the unique needs of students in each group.

Report cards for students in grades 1-5 are completed at the end of each trimester. Parent/guardian conferences are held in November and March. Children’s progress toward meeting educational goals is measured in a variety of ways, including PSSA state test (grades 3, 4, & 5), quarterly reading tests, end-of-year reading tests, chapter and unit math tests, writing samples, as well as text and teacher-made assessments. In addition, writing portfolios are kept to assess ongoing progress. Progress reports will be sent home during the marking period to alert parents/guardians of problems before the report card is issued.