All schools in the Atlanta Public School System will implement a comprehensive, culturally responsive, school-wide system of support to meet the needs of every student, improve equitable outcomes, and close achievement gaps.

MTSS is the practice of providing high-quality instruction/intervention matched to student needs and using data to facilitate educational decision-making. MTSS provides an improved process and structure for school teams to design, implement, and evaluate both daily instruction and specific interventions. MTSS is a process that focuses on student growth.