What It Defines
It defines explicit criteria based on available student data, including data source, condition, threshold or value, and activation status.
Tier 2 Identification Decision Rules
Tier 2 Identification Decision Rules is a practitioner-only PBIS tool for Tier 2 teams. It helps them define objective criteria using available student data and apply those rules consistently so students can be identified for targeted support review.
Create a sample rule, apply it to fictional data, and review which students meet, do not meet, or cannot be evaluated.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
How Results Should Be Read
A rule match means a student meets configured criteria for Tier 2 consideration; it is not the same as final intervention placement.
Important Limits
The tool does not invent thresholds, select interventions automatically, create clinical conclusions, or hide the logic behind a match.
Does this tool decide who receives Tier 2 support?
No. It applies configured criteria for team review; the team makes final support decisions.
What happens when student data are missing?
Missing data are marked as cannot evaluate, not treated as evidence that the student does not meet criteria.
Can rules be tested before they are official?
Yes. Draft rules can be configured separately from active criteria.
What is saved from the demo?
The tool and rule configuration are saved; fictional student data and sample matches are not.