Addressing Unique Mealtime Needs within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)

Meeting a student’s unique mealtime needs is a complex process often requiring specialized interprofessional evaluation, intervention, and progress monitoring. Students who require support for mealtime participation have needs that vary in type, resources required, intensity, and duration. Using MTSS as an organizing framework, this full-day course will equip school leaders in establishing and sustaining individualized programming while adhering to multiple requirements under USDA, IDEA, Section 504, state law, and local policies. The session will investigate best practices, relevant statute and policies, and existing state and local resources for supporting students with unique mealtime participation needs and provide teams with planning time. 

Interprofessional teams are encouraged to attend and will be given priority during registration. Only ONE representative from each discipline per public school unit (PSU) or local education agency (LEA/Charter) should register to attend.

Please contact your discipline’s state/regional consultant with any questions.