RTI/MTSS Implementation at the Secondary Level

John A. Holmes High School’s Ongoing Journey

Dr. Todd J. Korbusieski – Asst. Principal

Mrs. Karen Molloy – Guidance Dept. Chairperson

Mrs. Elizabeth Huff – 9, 11 Guidance Counselor

Secondary RTI Challenges

Elementary/Middle RTI model is not a good “fit” for high schools

Lack of appropriate universal screening

Subject specific coursework required for graduation

Up to 8 different teachers a year

Shorter time frame on 4x4 schedule (90 days instead of 180)

Our Goal for RTI/MTSS at Holmes

In order to improve learning and achievement, we must provide instruction at the appropriate instructional level for each student

The focus is on improving school wide instruction through a variety of curricular, behavioral and logistical interventions

Providing students with the supports needed to be successful in a rigorous high school program

Shifting Gears (In Other Words…)

…focusing on interventions to help rather than on what is wrong with the student

…focusing on solutions rather than the problem

…focusing on addressing the needs of ALL students having difficulty, not just those with labels

…focusing on ALL educators being responsible for ALL students

How is This Different?Changes the individual teacher’s focus especially

in the secondary setting

Eliminates the “wait to fail”mentality so we can try and catch as many as we can before they fail

Early and ongoing interventions to prevent failure

More efficient use of resources

Increased communication between the school, students and parents

3 Pronged Approach to Universal School Change

Academic

Behavioral

Logistical

Academic Changes

Common Core/Essential Standards Training

PLCs

1:1 Technology Initiative

Collaboration Days

Shared Pacing Guides

Collaborative Benchmark Testing

EC Curriculum Assistance Classes

CC/ES Staff Development

Received intensive dept. by dept. curriculum training

Paid summer hours to collaborate on common course pacing guides

Collaboration days during the school year for common planning

Benchmark test analysis meetings with school administration at individual student level

Professional Learning Teams

Cross curricular groups of 6 – 8 professionals

Meet weekly for 45 minutes

1:1 technology initiative, iPad use and applications for the classroom

TPACK

Technology differentiation

Real World problem and project based lessons

Academic Pyramid

APEX/NCVPS/

COAIndividualized

PEPs and tutoring

1:1 iPad Initiative w/ TPACK

Academic recognitionEffective teaching practices

Behavioral Changes

Educators Handbook

Positive Behavior Interventions and Support

Increased choices for students

Behavior Pyramid

Individual Behavior

Plans

Group counseling

ACES Matrix

Positive Recognitions

School Wide Rules and Procedures

Educators HandbookStandardizes and streamlines discipline referral

process

All staff has access to the system

Increases response time to discipline issues

Allows for appropriate discipline consequence to be assigned

Generates user friendly reports for discipline data

Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS)

School-wide approach to behavior

Individual teachers reward positive behaviors in their classrooms

School wide celebrations for students with “clean” discipline records each 9 weeks including prize drawings

Administration utilizes this with teachers also

Matrix aligned with 1:1 iPad initiative

PBIS continuedNamed a Green Ribbon School for the 2012-13

school year

Named a Model School for the 2013-14 school year

Goal is to continue to accentuate the positive in our students and correct the negative as needed

Logistical Changes

Ace Time

APEX Credit Recovery

RTI Committee

Guidance Checksheets

Collaboration with COA and NCVPS

Summer School

Ace TimeDedicated daily time for remediation and

acceleration activities

Opportunity for APEX credit recovery

Mandatory tutorings – 1 per student each 9 weeks, below a 77 in any class

Access to computer labs and media center

Open teacher classrooms – Band, Agriculture, Cabinetmaking, Art

Ace Time cont.Lunch

Intramurals – basketball, flag football, lacrosse, strength training

Team Practices

Guidance Services – community presentations

Club Meetings

Department Meetings for Faculty

Detention Hall

REGULAR BELL SCHEDULE 7:30 Teachers at Duty Stations 7:40 Warning Bell 7:45 - 9:14 1st Period 9:18 - 10:47 2nd Period 10:51 -12:20 3rd Period 12:20 – 1:26 Ace Time

12:20 – 12:54 Lunch A12:24 Tardy

bell12:54 Switch Bell12:54 - 1:26 Lunch

B12:59 Tardy

Bell 1:30 Warning Bell for 4th Period

1:31 - 3:00 4th Period 3:00 Dismissal (Students are reminded that unless they are engaged in a school activity such as sports, clubs, extra help, etc. they are to leave campus at 3 PM)

  MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

A Science Dept. Meeting Social Studies Dept. CTE Dept. Meeting Math Dept. Meeting

English Dept. Meeting

B   E.C. Dept. Meeting   World Cultures Dept. P.E. Dept. Meeting

           

OPTIONS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

A

Math I& II, Alg. 2, Tutoring Science Tutoring Social Studies Tutoring English Tutoring Microsoft Tutoring

Spanish I & II Tutoring Biology (Graban) Tutoring AP US History E.C. Case Managers (Smith) Multimedia Tutoring

Horticulture Tutoring Spanish III & IV Tutoring ROTC Drill/Raiders ROTC Marksmanship Career Mgmt. Tutoring

Personal Finance Tutoring Foods Tutoring E.C. Case Managers (Smith) Cafeteria ROTC Drill/Raiders

SkillsUSA (B. O'Kelley) Animal Science I &II Detention Computer Lab FFA/Bass Fishing Club

Cafeteria ROTC Marksmanship Computer Lab Courtyard Computer Lab

Computer Lab Cafeteria Courtyard Detention Media Center

Courtyard Computer Lab Media Center Intramurals Courtyard

Detention Courtyard Intramurals Media Center Detention

Intramurals Detention Cafeteria Athletic Team Meetings Cafeteria

ROTC Drill/Raiders Intramurals   SGA (Loeffler) Key Club (Biggs/Smith)

Media Center Media Center      

  Robotics(Fagerlin)      

         

         

           

B

English Tutoring Health Sciences Tutoring Math II, AFM, Calc. Tutoring Social Studies Tutoring Marketing Tutoring

Parenting Tutoring Foods Tutoring Band Tutoring E.C. Tutoring/Case Managers Science Tutoring

Cafeteria Marketing Tutoring Chorus Tutoring Cafeteria Earth (Graban) Tutoring

Computer Lab ROTC Marksmanship Cafeteria Computer Lab Music/TheatreTutoring

Courtyard Cafeteria Computer Lab Courtyard Cafeteria

Detention Computer Lab Courtyard Detention Computer Lab

Intramurals Courtyard Detention Intramurals Media Center

Media Center Detention Intramurals Media Center Courtyard

ROTC Drill/Raiders Intramurals Media Center ROTC Marksmanship Detention

  Media Center ROTC Drill/Raiders Spanish Club FCA (Mattera)

  Math Club (Irvin)     ROTC Drill/Raiders

  Play Rehearsal (C.O'Kelley)      

         

  Monday A B Tuesday A B Wednesday A B Thursday A B Friday A B

Cafeteria 1 D. Norman Guidance B. Bowen T. Grimes E. Huff C. Stegall D. Norman T. Grimes A. Taylor C. Williams

Cafeteria 2 S. Byrum J. Silver B. Brown E. Huff B. Brown J. Tomlinson J. Fagerlin J. Silver E. Whitehurst D. Irvin

*Cafeteria 3 C. Williams E. Ankum J. Silver L. Turner R. Ward S. Graban L. Leary E. Ankum H. Daniels R. Mock

Cafeteria 4 W. Mattera J. Tomlinson A. Trowbridge N. Briggs R. Mock J. Giorgione S. Astepenus A. Valentine S. Christopher Throckmorton

*Courtyard 1 J. Loeffler D. Shaw E. Whitehurst B. O'Kelley V. Agraz N. Castiglione B. O'kelley J. Giorgione N. Castglione A. Trowbridge

Courtyard 2 J. Fagerlin H. Daniels Throckmorton S. Karl A. Taylor B. Atkinson N. Moore S. Atstupenas

Courtyard 3 A. Taylor N. Moore W. Mattera L. Leary J. Silver S. Karl R. Ward W. Walker E. Ankum J. Loeffler

Hallway 1 C. O'Kelley E. Huff N. Briggs D. Shaw L.Brooks B. Bowen S. Graban E. Huff S. Byrum C. Stegall

Hallway 2 Guidance A. Valentine Guidance Guidance Guidance R. Rippy Guidance Guidance Guidance A. Valentine

 

Woodard St. S. Astepenus T. Grimes L.Brooks R. Rippy W. Mattera S. Christopher L. Biggs W. Mattera L. Turner B. O'Kelley

Computer Lab T. Mercer A. Norris T. Mercer A. Norris T. Mercer A. Norris V. Agraz A. Norris T. Mercer A, Norris

APEX Credit RecoveryRigorous curriculum aligned to Common

Core/Essential Standards

Average course length is 135 hours

Leveled courses from remedial to AP

Have 61 students enrolled in over 120 courses

Multipurpose – Alternative Center, Credit Recovery, regular classroom use by teachers

Summer School

Summer school has been revamped to meet the changing needs of our students.

Summer school was mainly for seniors who still needed to complete English IV and the graduation project. Other students needing an English credit could apply if there was room.

Served up to 20 students with 1 full time teacher.

It met for 17 straight days from 8 AM to 1:30 PM.

Summer School

The new model serves any student with the need for academic credit recovery.

Mix of face to face and online instruction (APEX)

It meets 2x a week (Tuesday and Thursday) from 8 AM to 12:30 PM for a period of 6 weeks. Students are expected to work whenever they want on their off days.

4 part time teachers in the Core subject areas

49 students with the potential to recover 98 credits

Small classes means more individualized instruction

COA and NCVPSCollaboration with College of the Albemarle and

North Carolina Virtual Public School

Able to offer a large number of on-line and face to face courses

Academic and vocational certification courses offered

Students can earn a full year or more of college credit before graduation from high school

RTI CommitteeProvide monitoring for student grades, behavior

and attendance

Increases communication between the school, students and parents

Dedicated weekly meetings

Student referrals generated in house and by instructional staff

Referral forms

RTI Forms

Parent Information Form

https://docs.google.com/a/ecps.k12.nc.us/document/d/1TMWd5jcPg0ySYIrAQmYOVIN5_7aJxMwDFlcBRLVk3nc/edit

Student Referral Form

https://docs.google.com/a/ecps.k12.nc.us/document/d/1Wgj8cNJh91F-ZB3bKVETDat7jVZnC1zHJGMXT6MGcBA/edit

RTI Committee Members

School Administration

Guidance Counselors

Instructional Technology Facilitator

EC teacher

Regular Ed teacher

Behavior Specialist

School Nurse

School System Psychologist

RTI Committee in ActionPut in picture here Running record of

meetings is kept and shared with members using Google Docs

Students are brought to meetings so they can be part of the “cure”

Interventions are discussed and implemented

Each staff member is assigned a student to track and to contact parents

New This YearFormalize RTI referral process, provide training on

forms to all staff

Have RTI days to involve parents in discussions about their children

Rotate RTI meeting times to include more teachers

Use Google Docs spreadsheets to track student interventions and progress

Increase homeroom time with students

Adding STEM curriculum to CTE offerings

eMail Addresses

Todd J. Korbusieski – tkorbusieski@ecps.k12.nc.us

Karen Molloy – kmolloy@ecps.k12.nc.us

Elizabeth Huff – ehuff@ecps.k12.nc.us