Early Intervention Program (EIP)

Early Intervention Program (EIP)

August 2009

Purpose

The Early Intervention Program (EIP) is…• designed to serve students who are at risk of

not reaching or maintaining academic grade level performance

• additional instructional opportunities for students

• focused on reaching grade level performance in the shortest possible time.

Instructors

EIP must be staffed by certified teachers.

Paraprofessionals may assist kindergarten EIP teachers for the purposes of reducing the student-teacher ratio to meet class size reduction rules.

Every student should participate in:•Universal screeners•Standards-based instruction•Differentiation – including flexible grouping•Progress monitoring with multiple formative assessments•Positive behavior support

Tier 2•Targeted students participate in learning that is different, research-based and includes on-going progress monitoring•For EIP services to be considered a Tier 2 intervention, the instruction that is occurring during this intervention would be in addition to Tier 1 and be evidence-based.

Delivery Models

• Augmented• Reduced Class Size• Pull-Out• Self-Contained• Reading Recovery

• Segment lengths – 45 minutes K – 3rd

50 minutes 4th - 5th

Method 1:• K – 1 GKIDS• 2 – 5 CRCT

Method 2:• EIP Rubrics• Local Rubrics, Checklists and Assessments• WAP-T and MODEL for ELL students

For grades 2-5, Method 2 allows up to 3% of the students to qualify for EIP.

Eligibility Criteria

Kindergarten Eligibility

EIP Rubrics

• Teachers will rate indicators in reading and/or math based on student performance

• Students may qualify specifically for reading and/or math or both

• Checklist is aligned to current curriculum rollout

EIP RubricsUpdated rubrics and other resources are available on the EIP website: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_services.aspx?PageReq=CIServEip

Eligibility with Local Assessments:• For CCSS, the following eligibility criteria will be

used:– 1st level

• Does the child fall in the eligibility range in Reading or Math using the CRCT (Does Not Meet) or GKIDS

– 2nd level • Does the child meet eligibility using the DOE EIP Rubric?

– 3rd level (Local Assessment)• Does the child’s score in Reading or Math on the universal

screener (GRASP or DIBELS) fall below the cut score?

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Formative Assessments

Students placed in EIP must be administered continuous assessments that will reflect achievement gains throughout the academic year.

Instruction Within the EIP Intervention

Instruction should be differentiated in:

Content: Multiple options for taking in information

Process: Multiple options for making sense of the ideas

Product: Multiple options for expressing what they know

Environment: Multiple arrangements and settings to foster engagement and relevance.

Teachers should adapt instruction to the students’ differences and modify their instruction to meet students’ varying learning preferences, readiness levels, and interest.

Challenging instructional activities that are intensively focused on students academic deficiencies designed to enable the student to achieve grade level performance in the shortest possible time.

Accelerated Instruction

More time for student learning and academic instruction beyond the regularly scheduled academic classes that is focused on the knowledge and skills the student has not mastered

Additional Instruction

Parental Involvement How should parents be notified of student

participation in EIP?• Before services begin, the school shall provide a ten calendar-day notice for an opportunity to conference with the student’s

parents or guardians and the student to discuss the student’s performance and the role of the Early Intervention Program.

• EIP funds may not be used for parent workshops.

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Class Size

Pull-out maximum class size is now 11 – 16.

Class Size

Class Size

Assessment and Accountability

Eligibility records and exit documentation must be maintained at the local school and made available for monitoring upon request.

Exit Criteria

• Meets or Exceeds Standards on GKIDS• Meets or Exceeds on CRCT• Local Assessments and/or rubrics and/or

checklists indicate “on grade level” performance

First EIP report

• A meeting will be scheduled soon to discuss our first EIP report and minor changes.

• The report is due to the DOE at the time of the October FTE count.