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Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)
Providing professional learning, resources, and technical assistance to educators

Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS)

The Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports aligns academics, behavior, and social-emotional wellness into a single decision-making framework to establish the supports needed for schools to be effective learning environments for all students. GMU TTAC VTSS Systems Coaches partner with participating Region 4 school divisions to support the successful implementation of multi-tiered systems of supports. 

The VTSS systemic approach allows divisions, schools, and communities to provide multi-tiered levels of support for students through an efficient and clearly defined process. The multi-tiered framework guides implementers in using data, systems, and evidence-based practices to sustain effective core instruction and provide advanced tier interventions matched to specific learning needs to ensure success for all students. 

Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports Region 4 Divisions 

VTSS is a VDOE supported initiative. School divisions apply to receive state systems coaching provided through a partnership with the Virginia Commonwealth University Research and Implementation Center (VCU-RIC) and the Training and Technical Assistance Centers (TTAC). 

Region 4 school divisions participating in a VTSS cohort include: 

  • Falls Church City 
  • Fauquier 
  • Frederick 
  • Loudoun 
  • Madison 
  • Orange 
  • Page 
  • Prince William 
  • Rappahannock 
  • Warren   

Focus Area Coordinators

  • Jennifer Sassano Co-Director
    Coordinator, Literacy
    MS, Old Dominion University
  • Karen Berlin Co-Director
    Coordinator, Significant Disabilities; VTSS
    MEd, Georgia State University