MTSS Chairpersons

• Date Posted: 9/11/2026
• Location:
  
  Poughkeepsie City School District
• Date Available:
  
  10/08/2026
• Closing Date: 09/22/2026

The Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Gregory Mott, is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of:

FIVE (5) NEEDED FOR ELEMENTARY (1 PER SCHOOL)

SEVEN (7) NEEDED FOR SECONDARY (1 PER GRADE)

POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

• Knowledge of a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) model, implementation of MTSS, and intervention strategies
• Ability to plan, organize, and work collaboratively with other teams
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to create positive relationships
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to analyze data and use data to drive decision-making

The Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) is committed to providing students and parents with pathways to opportunity that will lead to achievement and success. Through student-centered effective and transformational leadership, school and community engagement, and an unrelenting pursuit to achieve greater school outcomes for children, the Poughkeepsie City Schools is focused on developing and growing greater access, equity, opportunity, and quality across PCSD.

The MTSS chairperson will be responsible for assisting with the development of a systematic school-wide approach to MTSS. Activities may include coordinating classroom intervention programs, providing curriculum and instructional support to teachers including effective intervention strategies, and implementing specialized services to meet the needs of each and every student. This position reports to school and district leadership.

The duties of the MTSS Team include, but are not exclusively limited to the following responsibilities:

• Facilitating collaborative problem-solving meetings
• Maintain communication with all necessary stakeholders on student progress
• Responsible for planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and monitoring school-wide multi-tiered systems of support
• Work closely with administration, curriculum and instructional staff to endure a high fidelity implementation of the state adopted programs.
• Work collaboratively with district administrators, school-based leadership teams, and teachers to facilitate implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) at the district and school levels.
• Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of academic and social-emotional interventions for students in need of support towards meeting course standards.
• Uses data to identify students for Tier 2 or 3 intervention support
• Assist teachers and instructional staff in addressing student learning using the MTSS framework; provide guidance on strategies, tools, and techniques to effectively teach all students.
• Develop, document, and maintain strategies, referrals and ongoing intervention plans in the student information system by collecting accurate and applicable school and student data.
• Maintains progress monitoring data on how students are responding to intervention plans to make adjustments as needed.
• Support district and school leadership teams to ensure MTSS processes, protocols, plans are implemented with fidelity and meet the needs of students.
• Participate in grade-level/student support team meetings to advise on the use of data to identify students for tiered intervention and to design intervention plans aligned to student needs.
• Support grade-level and building-level decision-making based on MTSS data and outcomes.

Appointment will be made by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent following assessment of training, experience, certifications, credentials and evaluation of service. Personal interviews shall be conducted where appropriate.

October 8, 2026

As per the PPSTA contract, 6 points per teacher

The Poughkeepsie City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, age, or marital status; nor does it apply any other arbitrary measure which would tend to deprive persons of their constitutional rights.