Educational Support Team

The Educational Support Team (EST) is part of each school’s MTSS system. The purpose of the EST is
to provide more targeted and individualized interventions for students. EST members engage in
collaborative problem-solving to determine whether additional support is needed for a student to make
appropriate progress, and to monitor that progress. This may include academics, attendance, behavior, or
enrichment activities. The team can offer suggestions for student support that may not have been
considered in previous planning efforts. An EST has standing members and meets regularly, typically
weekly or bi-weekly. EST meetings result in assigned action steps and teams may decide to create a more formal plan. The EST process always involves input from the parent and the student.