RTI SAT 504

Who wants to be an expert?Presented by

Sue BroemmerACE Conference

Marriott HotelAugust 6, 2010

Albuquerque, New Mexico

SAT stands for ____?___

a. Students and teachers

b. Secretaries and teachers

c. Student assistance team

d. Saxophones and trumpets

SAT is what part of Response to Intervention?

a. Tier IA

b. Tier IB

c. Tier II

d. Tier III

Who handles SAT?

a. General ed

b. Special ed

c. Counselors

d. Administrators

Under what circumstances can a student be sent directly to

SAT?

a. Parent request

b. Urgent/crisis situation

c. Because the teacher wants it

d. Because the superintendent wants it

What step is required only for K-3 students to go to SAT?

a. Observation

b. A classroom improvement plan

c. An AIP

d. Dual Discrepancy documentation

RTI is ____?___

a. Reacting to Investigation

b. Reading takes Instruction

c. Response to Intervention

d. RATs taking Inventory

RTI is not closely related to what?

a. PBS

b. WHO

c. 504

d. SAT

Dual Discrepancy measures what?

a. Rate of growth and rate of achievement

b. Level of intelligence to achievement

c. Compares student achievement across the state

d. Compares student achievement across the nation

PBS is a program to assist in developing student skills in

what?a. Language

b. Behavior

c. Instruction

d. Physical body systems

A 504 plan is ___?____

a. A financial document

b. A plan to level the academic playing field for students

c. A plan for getting students into Special Ed programs

d. A plan schools develop to get additional funding

What type of plan is a 504 ___?___

a. A federal plan

b. A state plan

c. An Albuquerque plan

d. An A.P.S. plan

Who should not be at a 504 meeting?

a. The mayor

b. The SAT chairperson

c. The parents

d. A local school administrator

How often are 504 files reviewed?

a. Weekly

b. Monthly

c. Annually

d. Only when needed

The main purpose of RTI is what?

a. To prepare a student for Special Education

b. To keep parents from bothering teachers

c. To keep students in the least restrictive educational environment

d. To ensure getting federal funding

How often should progress monitoring occur?

a. Daily

b. Weekly

c. Monthly

d. Only at grading periods

Which students are in Tier IA

a. Special education students

b. ELL students

c. All students

d. AIP students

Once a student goes to SAT

a. He gets out when goals are met

b. He does directly to Special Education

c. He never gets out

d. He starts getting help from an SLP

A CIP (classroom improvement plan or ___?__ must be completed in Tier IB.

a. AIP

b. SIP

c. BIP

d. IEP

Students in what grades are eligible for AIPs?

a. Grades 9 – 12

b. Grades 1 - 8

c. Grades 6 – 8

d. Grades K - 3

Parents must be notified of what?

a. Any SAT meeting regarding their student

b. Only if their help is required

c. Only if the student is going to be referred for Special Ed screening

d. A student’s Dual Discrepancy status

Under most circumstances a student should not have __?__

a. A BIP and a FBA

b. A 504 and an IEP

c. A CIP and a 504

d. A 504 and a SLP

Help in working with students in SAT may be obtained by

what means?

a. E-mailing the RTI Hotline

b. Calling the NMPED

c. Checking with another school

d. Calling Rose Ann McKernan

In Tier IB a student is ___?__

a. Given extra easier worksheets

b. Made to do extra work

c. Allowed to skip the hard work

d. Given extra small group help during classtime

If a student is to be recommended for summer

school, he should have what?a. A current AIP/CIP

b. A current demonstrated need

c. A SAT conference

d. All of the above

Who implements an SIP?

a. The Instructional Coach

b. The classroom teacher

c. The SAT chairperson

d. The principal

Who should not be a SAT chairperson?

a. The Head Special Education teacher

b. An educational assistant

c. A Physical Education Coach

d. A secretary

SAT files remain active until ___?____

a. The student changes schools

b. A SAT meeting is held to close a file

c. The student is promoted

d. The student moves to another district

The SAT is guided by __?__

a. The Instructional Council

b. The principal’s policies

c. Federal, state, and school district’s policies

d. The parent-teacher organization

When are interventions required to be done?

a. At home

b. During the school day

c. In after-school programs

d. In lunchtime programs

Who must be a member of the SAT committee?

a. The nurse

b. The social worker

c. An administrative representative

d. The school’s head Special Education teacher

In New Mexico, there are __?__ tiers in RTI.

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

When should the first SAT meetings be held?

a. When the school year begins

b. After the 1st grading period

c. During the 1st parent conference time

d. Before the winter break

Dual Discrepancy is used in __?__.

a. Science and math

b. Science and social studies

c. Reading and social studies

d. Reading and math

504 Plans can require __?__

a. Hospitalization

b. Monitoring the student

c. Private tutors

d. One-on-one teaching

A copy of a 504 Plan does not go to whom.

a. The office of Instruction and Accountability

b. The principal

c. The Special Education Department

d. The parent

Fall AIPs are automatically generated based on the spring

DBA for all students but _?_

a. Kindergartners and 1st graders

b. 8th graders

c. 2nd through 5th graders

d. Middle schoolers

504 Plans cannot be implemented for students who

are __?__a. Actively using

drugs and/or alcohol

b. Needing help because of a parent’s condition

c. In need of extra time to complete school work

d. Being treated by a doctor

How often should SAT committees meet?

a. Once a week

b. As often as necessary to accommodate student needs

c. Once a month

d. Once a grading period

PBS is based on Tiers just like RTI. How many tiers does

PBS have?

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

Who writes SIPs?

a. The principal

b. The SAT committee

c. The Instructional Coach

d. The Head Special Education teacher

What are the two prongs of Section 504?

a. Non-discrimination and special education placement

b. Accommodations and reservations

c. Accommodation and non-discrimination for individuals with disabilities

d. Plans and lawsuits

Non-discrimination means that special education and disabled

students have access toa. Students are

allowed to compete and win even if they are not qualified

b. Accommodations have to be made so that students are always in a positive situation

c. What is in the IEP and services and educational opportunities available to all other children

d. Only what is in their IEP

An example of “Leveling the playing field” is

a. Adopting a district policy forbidding peanuts on APS campuses

b. Providing a hearing impaired student with interpreters when he/she tries out for the sports team

c. Making tryouts for students with disabilities easier than for all other students

d. Training all other participants in how to play with the disabled students

Parents must agree with a 504 Plan that includes reasonable accommodations or

the school staff ___?__

a. Must continue to meet and plan until the parent agrees

b. Does whatever they think is best and moves on past the parent objections

c. Attempts to meet the parent’s reasonable requests but moves forward with reasonable accommodations

d. Gives up and calls the district coordinator for Section 504

Why do school administrators NOT hate the phrase “reasonable

accommodations”a. It is too fuzzy and

is a source of argument and disagreement

b. It makes lawyers rich

c. It allows flexibility at the school to meet the student’s needs within that environment

d. It gives the parents a million options to consider

QuestionsIf you have questions about any of the topics discussed in this session, please feel free to contact :

The RTI Hotline at rti@aps.edu. In most cases you will receive a response within 24 hours.

Thank you!