What Comes After Screening? A Practical Approach to Tier Verification

📅 September 23, 2026
🕐 1-2pm ET

Universal screening helps schools identify students who may need additional support—but what happens after those tier recommendations are generated?

Tier verification is an important step in the MTSS process that can sometimes be overlooked or approached inconsistently. Done well, it helps teams move from screening results to action quickly, while giving educators an opportunity to identify the small number of cases where a recommended tier may not reflect a student's current needs.

Join us live on September 23, 2026, from 1-2pm ET. We'll introduce a practical approach to tier verification and explore why it matters for both students and MTSS implementation.

We'll cover:

• What tier verification is—and how it differs from data triangulation
• What information teams should review when verifying tier recommendations
• When a tier recommendation may warrant a closer look
• Why tiers should remain flexible as student needs change
• How to avoid letting the verification process unnecessarily delay support
• Practical steps for building tier verification into your screening-window routines

We'll also show how this process can be supported within Branching Minds, including automated tier recommendations and a new way for educators to document when—and why—they make a manual tier change.

Whether tier verification is already part of your MTSS process or is a step your team is just beginning to formalize, you'll leave with a clearer understanding of its purpose and a practical process you can begin putting into place right away.