Center for Instructional Support

Tiered Math Academy

The Tiered Math Academy is a multi-year professional learning opportunity for school and/or district teams to receive training, coaching, and technical assistance to strengthen their tiered math programming. The purpose of the Tiered Math Academy is to improve math outcomes for students across the Commonwealth. The academy provides strategic support to leaders, coaches, and teacher leaders, helping them to implement evidence-based systems, structures, and practices to support the development of students' math skills in support of reaching expectations of grade level learning.

Goals and Outcomes of participation in the Tiered Math Academy:

  • Strengthening connections between existing high-quality tier 1 instruction and tier 2 and 3 math supports

  • Making connections between tiered instruction and existing special education structures, improving the connection between these systems

  • Developing educators' math content and pedagogical knowledge to support tiered instruction

  • Increasing capacity at the school and district level by developing in-district trainers and coaches to support this work

  • Improving student outcomes by utilizing data and enhancing teacher practices

  • Identifying and improving data monitoring systems and structures

Is this the right opportunity for my school or district?

Readiness criteria and expected commitments of participating teams:

  • The goal of the academy is to enhance or support systemization of Tier 2 and 3 Math Instruction, so a qualifying condition is that the school/district applying is currently using High-Quality Tier 1 Math Instructional Materials across all grade levels in the applying school(s).

  • For each school participating, there should be a team with decision-making authority to impact systems-level change able to lead this work.

  • Assemble a team that includes at least one district administrator responsible for numeracy, at least one coach, lead teacher, or interventionist identified as an intervention specialist, and interventionists, special education, or classroom teachers ready to participate in this learning.

  • Actively participate in all activities of the academy.

  • Maintain a culture-of-inquiry towards growth and readiness to incorporate new practices.

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Last Updated: July 9, 2025

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