Response to Intervention RtIRtI is an instructional approach

focused on the prevention of learning difficulties

Agenda•Overview of RtI•From SST to RtI Exceed•RtI Exceed •What is it? How will we use it?

WHAT IS RTI?

Response to intervention integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavioral problems. With RTI, schools use data to:

Identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes Monitor student progress Provide evidence-based interventions and adjust the

intensity and nature of those interventions depending on a student’s responsiveness

- National Center for Response to Intervention

WHY RTI?No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and 2004

Individualswith Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) both: Focus on prevention Fund intervention for at-risk students Use assessment to drive instruction Provide instruction for K–3 students,

including K–12 special education Provide common curriculum for all students An opportunity to reduce special ed referrals

and see how many students we could reach without special ed referrals

A TIERED APPROACH

WHAT DOES EACH TIER INVOLVE?

Tier I: Core classroom instruction that all students receive, assessment of student progress three times per- Units of Inquiry, Envision Math, benchmark assessments, FOSS, Estrellita/Bien Dicho, Grammar book (French) year, and ongoing professional development

Tier II: Intervention (additional instruction) and frequent progress monitoring (e.g., every 2 weeks) that struggling learners receive

Tier III: More intensive intervention and frequent progress monitoring that students with extreme learning difficulties receive when not making adequate progress in Tier 1 and 2

What RtI IS? What RtI is NOT?•A way to provide strong instruction for ALL students•A structured way to provide intervention within the classroom•A process for monitoring student progress•A team effort•A way to ensure that all kids get the interventions they need to be successful.

•A way to get kids in Special Education•The responsibility on 1 teacher• A replacement for good core instruction

TIER 1- COMMON EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS Units of Inquiry Envision Math Benchmark assessments FOSS Estrellita/Bien Dicho & Grammar book (French)

year SBRC and common body of evidence Middle School- Common grading policies by

content area K-5 Common homework

TIER 2 INTERVENTIONS

Power hour Interventions provided by the classroom

teacher Learning Upgrade/ MS Advisory Small group double dosing- Supported by

resource staff

What happens when Tier 2 interventions don’t work?

WHAT DID THE DATA SHOW? Results from Pilot Power Hour and Overall CST

results: English Learners reached their targets! School wide, students in all other grades improved

between 5% to 12% on the CST But our 4th grade Power Hour English Language

Learners averaged a tremendous improvement of 21.7%!

Reclassification data: ’07 10 RFEP students ‘o8 15 RFEP students ’09- 21 RFEP students ‘10- 37 RFEP students

That’s an improvement of 145% over 2 years!

TIER 2- MONITORING STUDENTS What methods and programs to use How do we monitor student progress

Teachers select and plan for target students Monitoring sheets are submitted 4 times a year Benchmarks assessments 3 times a year English learner progress monitoring Parent contact Lunch time detention/ teacherease assignment

monitoring

SHOULD INTERVENTIONS BE PROVIDED IN STUDENTS’ FIRST LANGUAGE, SECOND LANGUAGE OR BOTH?

Tara Fortune and Mandy Menke: Struggling Learners & Language Immersion Education

Provides an overview of the research and suggests that: Consider the needs of each learner More English doesn’t equal better results BUT less

Spanish will affect the development of strong Spanish skills

Spanish speakers initially will benefit from Spanish interventions- monitor and add English interventions

FROM SST TO RTI EXCEEDWhat’s the same? Students that are at-risk will continue to be

monitored and supported Interventions by classroom teacher and

resource staff RtI meetings will still be scheduled by the

counselorWhat’s different? SST meeting will now be called RtI meetings Interventions will be documented in Exceed

prior to an RtI meeting Interventions will need to be data driven and

documented